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| Young, Neil - Freedom
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(Reprise 925.899-1 EU-89 VG+ 300:-)
Throughout his extraordinary career, Neil Young's Americana-rooted songwriting has dipped into a staggering variety of styles and tones. The Canadian transplant's high, watery tenor emotes with an elasticity that can effortlessly traverse into falsetto with natural warmth and heavenly tremolo.
"Freedom" was Young's return to form after almost a decade of electronic experiments and mediocre novelty music. "Rockin' in the Free World", a howling anthem about homelessness, depression, and drug dealing, bookends the album - and, in 1989, proved the singer/songwriter hadn't completely dropped into obscurity.
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| Young, Neil - Neil Young
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(Reprise Records – RSLP 6317 UK-68 VG 800:-)
During his time in Buffalo Springfield, Neil Young had demonstrated an eclecticism that ranged from the rock of "Mr. Soul" to the complicated, multi-part arrangement of "Broken Arrow." On his debut solo album, he continued to work with arranger Jack Nitzsche to record a restrained effort on which the folk-rock instrumentation, most of which was by Young, overdubbing himself, was augmented by discreet string parts.
1st UK pressing with alternate mixes of "If I Could Have Her Tonight", "Here We Are In The Years" and "What Did You Do To My Life", identified by "✳T" in runouts.
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| Young, Neil - Ragged Glory
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(Reprise 7599-26315-1 EU-90 VG+ 500:-)
Having re-established his reputation with the musically varied, lyrically enraged "Freedom", Neil Young returned to being the lead guitarist of Crazy Horse for the musically homogenous, lyrically hopeful "Ragged Glory".
The album's dominant sound was made by Young's noisy guitar, which bordered on and sometimes slipped over into distortion, while Crazy Horse kept up the songs' bright tempos. Despite the volume, the tunes were catchy, with strong melodies and good choruses, and they were given over to love, humor, and warm reminiscence.
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| Zappa, Frank - 200 Motels
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(United Artists UDF-50003 UK-71 EX 400:-)
200 MOTELS is the soundtrack to Frank Zappa's wacky 1971 motion picture of the same name, which starred Ringo Starr and Keith Moon, among others. Although it enjoyed success as a "midnight movie" in the '70s/early '80s, 200 MOTELS is a difficult movie to comprehend, since the storyline is very abstract (some have hinted that it was made up on the spot!). But even when his music is difficult to understand, Zappa includes many interesting twists and turns, and the soundtrack for 200 MOTELS is no different.
Original UK 2LP set; comes with a superb 16-page full colour booklet packed with stills from the film (the poster though, is missing). The sleeve has shows minor wear.
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| Zappa, Frank - Apostrophe (')
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(Discreet K-59201 UK-74 VG+ 400:-)
Frank Zappa's music has always been fascinating, confusing and unpredictable. Bringing together every single musical genre, instrument and sensibility, Zappa's vast output is a legacy of some of the most complex and brilliant music of this century.
Arguably the most popular album in the Frank Zappa catalog, "Apostrophe(‘)" has consistently been a best-seller. Continuing from the commercial breakthrough of "Over-Nite Sensation", this album is a similar mix of short songs showcasing Zappa's humor and musical arrangements.
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| Zappa, Frank - Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar
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(CBS 66368 Hol-81 VG+ 400:-)
Frank Zappa's music has always been fascinating, confusing and unpredictable. Bringing together every single musical genre, instrument and sensibility, Zappa's vast output is a legacy of some of the most complex and brilliant music of this century.
This 3LP Box contains instrumentals, recorded between 1977 and 1980. Until the release of this album, only a few people realized what the hard-core Zappa fanatics had known all along... that FZ can play the guitar!
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