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| Camel - Mirage
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(Deram SML-1107 UK-74 VG+ 500:-)
English progressive rock group Camel formed in 1971 with an original lineup of Andrew Latimer, Peter Bardens, Doug Ferguson and Andy Ward.
Released in 1974, ‘Mirage’ saw Camel take their unique prog brilliance to a new level. The album includes two of the band’s best-known songs in “White Rider” and “Lady Fantasy” and the quality of all five tracks on the album is unquestionable.
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| Chapman, Tracy - Tracy Chapman
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(Elektra 960774-1 EU-88 VG+ 375:-)
One of the most striking debut albums ever released, this album instantly established Chapman as a musical force, and with good reason.
Immediacy, integrity of purpose and unqualified artistry are apparent in nearly every song. And while "Fast Cars" remains Chapman's best-known work, "Talkin' Bout a Revolution" is that rarest breed: a song which is both topical and timeless. Any exploration into Chapman's work should begin with this at times stunning effort; it is a disc of remarkable uniformity and clarity that Chapman has yet to improve on.
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| Clash - Black Market Clash
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(Epic/Nu Disk 4E-36846 US-80 VG+ 300:-)
Springing from west and south London, adding catchy sloganistic socio-political lyrics to their brand of garage rock 'n' roll, The Clash soon explored wider musical horizons than most of their contemporaries, incorporating reggae, dub, rockabilly, hip hop and funk influences into their music and a whole lot more.
This 10" is a collection of singles, b-sides and various odds and ends, pulled together in the middle peak of the Clash's career, filled with lots of worthwhile moments.
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| Cochran, Eddie - Box Set
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(Liberty ECB-1 UK-88 VG+ 500:-)
An often-overlooked rock 'n' roll legend, Edward Raymond Cochran's contributions to music can't be measured by his activity in the record charts alone. The stompin' teenage anthem for all generations "Summertime Blues" was his only song to hit the Top-10.
On Sunday, April 17, 1960, Cochran and Gene Vincent were on their way to the airport to return to the United States when the car went off the road and hit a lamppost. Vincent suffered broken ribs and sustained injuries to an already weak leg that left him with a limp for the rest of his life. Cochran died in hospital that day from severe head injuries, aged 21.
The 5LP Box Set "A Complete History in Words and Music
1938-1960" also contains a 31 page booklet with full discography and many rare photographs.
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| Colosseum - Valentyne Suite
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(Vertigo VO-1 UK-70 VG/VG+ 500:-)
Although Colosseum are probably best known as a hard rocking progressive band, they certainly had plenty of jazz touches – and this album spawned the great groover "Elegy", which has become something of a jazzy dancefloor classic over the years!
Overall, the record's got some very tight drumming, plenty of hard-wailing organ work, and a basic groove that takes off where the beat groups of the 60s left off – pushing into more expansive, more progressive jazz territory.
2nd UK pressing on the B&W Vertigo label. The sleeve shows some wear and is graded VG; the vinyl is VG+.
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| Costello, Elvis - Goodbye Cruel World
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(F-Beat ZL-70317 Hol-84 VG+ 225:-)
If there was ever an album showing an artist in transition then this is it. Elvis was continuing his move from popular music star to deep thinking artist, but here he had a crisis of confidence writ large which was not surprising given his personal issues at that time, including a divorce.
Dutch pressing; this copy has been signed by Elvis on the front.
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| Cream - Cream 1966-1972
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(Universal 535484-1 EU-14 SS 1500:-)
Cream’s studio and live LPs from 1966-1972 are brought together in a boxed set for the first time. Each LP will have exact reproductions of original artwork to retain authenticity, and will be pressed on 180 gram heavyweight audiophile vinyl and contained in a rigid slipcase box.
The 1960s British rock supergroup power-trio’s sound was characterised by a hybrid of blues rock, hard rock and psychedelic rock combining psychedelia-themed lyrics, Eric Clapton's blues guitar playing, Jack Bruce's operatic voice and prominent bass playing, and Ginger Baker's jazz-influenced drumming.
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| Creatures - Feast
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(Wonderland SHELP-1 UK-83 VG+ 375:-)
1983 was a very strange year for Siouxsie and The Banshees. Steve Severin and Robert Smith got together on a side project called The Glove, to release an album of trippy pop aimed at the Japanese market called ‘Blue Sunshine’. At the same time Siouxsie and Budgie, who were now a couple, formed The Creatures and disappeared into the humid forest together to come up with a tropical lust-drenched music more visceral than much of the Banshees’ output.
The Creatures’ first full-length release drips with sex, humidity, narcotics and ritual; but is timeless. This is due in no small part to the mainly acoustic instrumentation, which is stripped down to drums, percussion, marimba and Siouxsie’s voice, all reverbed and processed to give the dense, trippy effect. No guitars are used and it sounds unlike anything anyone else was doing in 1983.
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| Curved Air - Airconditioning
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(Warner Bros WSX-3012 UK-70 VG+ 500:-)
Curved Air's debut album perfectly demonstrated the band's innovative musical approach, blending classical, electronic and folk music influences in their work and featuring Sonja Kristina's sublime vocals.
This was one of the very first mass-produced 'progressive rock music' picture discs to be produced and was released in a limited edition of 10,000 pressings.
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