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| Paladin - Charge!
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(Bronze ILPS-9190 UK-72 VG+ 800:-)
Paladin may only have ever released two albums, but their second "Charge" is an absolute classic of early 70's melodic prog. There are many different styles and sounds on the album, yet the whole is nothing less than a coherent masterpiece.
The Roger Dean sleeve may not be an absolute guarantee of quality, but Paladin sit well with their peers such as Yes, Uriah Heep, etc., whom Dean graced with his artwork.
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| Patto - Patto
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(Vertigo VEL-1001 US-71 VG+ 600:-)
A classic set from Patto – a group who were never huge at the time, but who've gone onto become one of the best-remembered acts from the Vertigo Records scene – thanks to the sound of this amazing debut!
The record is extremely hard to peg – it is both freewheeling and down to earth at the same time – a hard thing to pull off!
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| Pet Shop Boys - Discography
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(Parlophone PMTV-3 UK-91 VG+ 1250:-)
Pet Shop Boys formed in London in 1981 and consists of Neil Tennant (main vocals, keyboards, occasional guitar) and Chris Lowe (keyboards, occasional vocals). They are listed as the most successful duo in UK music history by The Guinness Book of Records.
"Discography" is a collection of the Pet Shop Boys’ hit singles. Only six of the eighteen songs had previously appeared on an album in their single versions.
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| Pet Shop Boys - Discography
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(Parlophone 168-797994-1 EU-91 VG+ 750:-)
Pet Shop Boys formed in London in 1981 and consists of Neil Tennant (main vocals, keyboards, occasional guitar) and Chris Lowe (keyboards, occasional vocals). They are listed as the most successful duo in UK music history by The Guinness Book of Records.
"Discography" is a collection of the Pet Shop Boys’ hit singles. Only six of the eighteen songs had previously appeared on an album in their single versions.
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| Pink Fairies - Never Neverland
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(Polydor 2383.045 UK-71 VG+ 500:-)
The fantastic debut of the Pink Fairies – easily one of the shaggiest, headiest bands on the UK scene at the start of the 70s – and a group who rose from the ashes of the equally important Deviants! The record's an unusual mishmash of modes – a set that confidently swaggers between psych, hard rock, and maybe even a bit of proto-punk.
The B-side plays with some occasional background noise, but nothing too serious.
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| Pink Fairies - What a Bunch of Sweeties
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(Polydor 2383.132 UK-72 VG+ 400:-)
Freaky fuzz from the Pink Fairies – a seminal UK group who were maybe trapped in a space between late psych and early glam – and somehow equally important to both!
There's lots going on in the set – modes that are as offbeat as styles put forth by The Fugs in the late 60s, but a lot sharper overall from a musical perspective – especially in the way the group uses great guitar work and a few catchy numbers to sew the whole thing together.
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| Pink Floyd - Obscured by Clouds
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(Harvest SHSP-4020 UK-72 VG+ 800:-)
"Obscured By Clouds" provided the musical backdrop of the French film 'La Vallée' by director Barbet Schroeder. With many shorter, rockier pieces and with the renunciation of sound experiments it offers at first sight unusual material, the band shows itself here (for many for the last time...) as a real rock band.
1st UK pressing with "A1/B1" matrix which was quickly rejected because of too much high-end EQ (see "Pink Floyd in Pompeii" film).
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| Pink Floyd - Ummagumma
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(Harvest SHDW-1/2 UK-69 VG/VG+ 500:-)
Pink Floyd's first double album from 1969 featured live recordings from concerts at Mothers Club in Birmingham and the College of Commerce in Manchester on disc one, and solo compositions and performances by each member of the band on the second disc (including Roger Waters' timeless Grantchester Meadows and the ambitious David Gilmour suite The Narrow Way), recorded at Abbey Road studios.
First issue without a boxed EMI logo on the label. On the D-side label, there is the misspelling: "The Gand Vizier's Garden Party."
On the back of the sleeve is another misspelling: "Printed and made by Ernest J Day & Co. Ltd. Londen".
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| Pop, Iggy - Brick by Brick
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(Virgin America VUSLP-19 Aus-90 VG+ 500:-)
"Brick by Brick" refined Iggy's gifts without watering them down, adding a polish that focused his talents rather than blurring them.
Working with a mixture of L.A. session heavyweights, "Brick by Brick" leans to tough, guitar-based hard rock, leavened with a few more pop-oriented tunes that still speak of a hard-nosed lyrical approach. This was Iggy Pop's strongest work since "Lust for Life", and marked a new high point in his career as a songwriter.
Australasian pressing on YELLOW vinyl.
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| Pop, Iggy - Brick by Brick
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(Virgin America VUSLP-19 EU-90 VG+ 300:-)
"Brick by Brick" refined Iggy's gifts without watering them down, adding a polish that focused his talents rather than blurring them.
Working with a mixture of L.A. session heavyweights, "Brick by Brick" leans to tough, guitar-based hard rock, leavened with a few more pop-oriented tunes that still speak of a hard-nosed lyrical approach. This was Iggy Pop's strongest work since "Lust for Life", and marked a new high point in his career as a songwriter.
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| Pop, Iggy - Nightclubbing
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(Swingin' Pig TSP-067-2 Lux-90 VG+ 500:-)
James Newell Osterberg, known professionally as Iggy Pop, was the vocalist and lyricist of proto-punk band The Stooges. He had a long collaborative and personal friendship with David Bowie over the course of his career, beginning when both musicians relocated to West Berlin to wean themselves off their respective drug addictions and Pop began his solo career by collaborating with Bowie on the 1977 albums "The Idiot" and "Lust for Life". Throughout his career, he is well known for his outrageous and unpredictable stage antics, poetic lyrics, and distinctive voice.
This set from the "Lust for Life Tour" was recorded at the Montezuma Hall, San Diego CA November 16, 1977.
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| Presley, Elvis - Behind Closed Doors
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(Audifön AFNS-66072-4 [bootleg] VG+ 600:-)
Elvis Presley was rock 'n' roll. He sang like a dream, he was sexy enough to send girls swooning, and he exuded enough cool not to have the boys resent him.
Totally bizarre 4LP Box Set, with unpolished takes, some even complete with what sounds like tape-splicing. How cool is that? And the 10-minute version of Dylan's 'Don't Think Twice, It's Alright' is one of the wicked-coolest things The King ever recorded! Amazingly weird, but in a good way - Long live The King!
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| Prince - Royal Jewels
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(Blue Lake PR01 US-89 VG+ 500:-)
Prince Rogers Nelson can get funky, he can rock up a storm, he can croon a soulful ballad, he can spin out webs of jazz piano, he can hip and he can hop. And he can do it all, often brilliantly. Prince takes chances and often fails - but every one of his albums is chock full of gems.
Here is one of the rarest bootlegs of His Royal Badness himself. Six sides filled with rare, unreleased studio sessions from Paisley Park, takes from the 'Camille' LP, unreleased outakes from 'Purple Rain', material from the 'Chocolate' LP, and alternate takes from 'Sign O' the Times'. A true collectors item from one of the greatest artists ever!
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| Proby, P.J. - Three Week Hero
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(Liberty LDL-83219E UK-69 VG+ 375:-)
James Marcus Smith was an American singer born 6 November 1938, Houston, Texas. Although he was initially based in the US, he later moved to the UK and found more success there.
Rare 1969 UK 12-track vinyl LP produced and arranged by John Paul Jones and featuring all members of Led Zeppelin as backing band. The medley 'Jim's Blues'/'George Wallace Is Rollin' In This Morninˈ', features all four members with Robert Plant playing harmonica and tambourine. Fully laminated pinched spine picture sleeve. Apart from a bit of laminate lift at the spine the sleeve is in wonderful condition - the vinyl has a few small marks and is rated Very Good+. A great copy of the rarest Proby Liberty LP!
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| Professionals - I didn't see it Coming
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(Virgin V2220 UK-81 VG+ 350:-)
Give guitarist Steve Jones and drummer Paul Cook credit: Instead of resting on their 1977-era laurels, they reasserted themselves on what wound up being their only joint post-Sex Pistols album.
The band's approach is direct as its music. Jones upholds his reputation as punk's answer to Chuck Berry, while Cook's support is steady and unflinching. Former Subway Sect bassist Paul Meyers and guitarist Ray McVeigh lend quiet, unassuming support.
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| Pulsar - Strands of the Future
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(Decca TXS-R-119 UK-77 VG+ 400:-)
Pulsar was one of the finest symphonic progressive rock bands from France. They were masters of mood and atmosphere and have often been compared to early Pink Floyd. The music is drawn out and extremely cinematic, with sparse percussion, mournful vocals and liberal utilization of moog and mellotron for a positively haunting effect.
Their second album, “The Strands Of The Future”, is a French progressive rock classic that vaulted Pulsar into the big leagues of French rock, selling 40.000 copies within its first six months, behind only Ange at the time.
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