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| XTC - Waxworks/Beeswax
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(Virgin V2251/OVED9 UK-83 VG+ 500:-)
Forty-seven years after their first release, XTC still come out bouncing with clever, infectious art-pop. Strummed guitars, vintage keys, snappy rhythms, and Andy Partridge's signature multi-layered vocal orchestrations are a treat for new and seasoned fans of British pop.
"Waxworks" was the first compilation album by XTC. It was initially released with "Beeswax" as a "free bonus album".
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| Yardbirds - For Your Love
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(Epic BN-26167 US-65 VG+ 800:-)
Back in 1965, this album seemed like a real mess, which was understandable, because "For Your Love" wasn't a "real" album, in the sense that the Yardbirds ever assembled an LP of that name or content. Almost all of the tracks featured departed lead guitarist Eric Clapton (who is mentioned nowhere on the LP), with current lead guitarist Jeff Beck on just three tracks.
The Clapton cuts, although primitive next to the material he was soon to cut with John Mayall, have an intensity that's still riveting to hear four decades later, and was some of the best blues-based rock & roll of its era. The three Beck sides show where the band was really heading.
The label on Side 2 of this copy has some damage.
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| Young, Neil - On the Beach
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(Reprise R-2180 US-74 VG+ 500:-)
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.
"On the Beach" was recorded with a stellar range of musicians, including Crazy Horse's rhythm section Billy Talbot and Ralph Molina, along with Levon Helm, Rick Danko, David Crosby and Graham Nash. Sessions were held at Young’s Broken Arrow Ranch in Northern California and Sunset Sound in Hollywood, and there was a definite feeling of expanding elements of musical styles being added to the playbook. This was Young at his most adventurous, and pointed to several new musical directions for him, yet to be defined.
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| Young, Neil - Time Fades Away
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(Reprise K-54010 UK-73 VG+ 350:-)
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.
"Time Fades Away" is taken from a tour in 1973, a tough time for Young, right after the death of Danny Whitten.
The tour lasted about 3 months and saw Young and his band travel throughout the USA and parts of Canada, playing full-sized arenas. During the tour, the band played a lot of "Harvest" songs, but the live album consists of new material.
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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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| Zappa, Frank - Strictly CommerciaL
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(Rykodisc RALP-40500 US-95 VG+ 800:-)
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 2LP 'Best of...' compilation was released in 1995, two years after his death.
Limited numbered edition (#05867) in Gold printing on back cover.
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| Zappa, Frank - Thing-Fish
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(EMI 24.02943 EU-84 VG+ 500:-)
'Thing-Fish' is a three record set and one and a half hour’s worth of music.
On some terms, it’s quite an ambitious undertaking. There is a libretto inside with all of the lyrics, dialogue and stage directions for the Broadway show Zappa has written about a bunch of paroled prisoners altered by chemicals so they have potato heads, duck lips and Catholic clothes growing out of their bodies.
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| Zombies - Odyssey and Oracle
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(CBS S63280 UK-68 VG(+) 6000:-)
An incredible album – one of the greatest rock albums of the 60s, and a record that should be placed right up there on the shelf next to 'Pet Sounds' or 'Forever Changes'!
The arrangements are sublime – proof that the Zombies were growing way past just a simple Brit Invasion style, into a world of complicated orchestrations, subtle songwriting, and some of the most baroquely beautiful vocals ever recorded in the history of pop music! The whole thing's amazing!
Original UK STEREO pressing. Label on Side 1 has glue residue from a removed sticker.
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