1970 BRITISH ORIG MINT FAMILY "ANYWAY" SEARING ROGER CHAPMAN VOCS psych prog
$
39
$ 39
Sold For
Apr 16, 2017
Sold Date
Apr 11, 2017
Start Date
$ 10
Start price
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USA
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ORIGINAL 1970 BRITISH FIRST PRESSING THICK CUSTOM PLASTIC FLIP-TOP COVER
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~FAMILY~
A N Y W A Y
UK - REPRISE - RSX 9005
RARE ... 1970 BRITISH only release (not issued in the USA) ... housed in a THICK custom designed plastic FLIP-TOP over-cover with grainy texture ....the actual cover with POP-ART design ...
The back of the plastic cover has gold leaf "FAMILY" text, very unique package and quite solid LP:
Roger "Chappo" of the razor blade vibrato voice. A unique instrument akin to the phenomenon of bleeting like a lamb.
Harder edged and more menacing than anyone we can think of ::::
One of several features that took Family somewhat out of the narrower burgeoning then (1970) prog scene! So what did we get with their fourth album..released in November 1970 and which eventually made #7 in the UK album charts? Well we got a half live, half studio set (4 tracks per side )* which had the band displaying all facets of their musical development. The live side (one) was recorded at the Fairfield Halls in Croyden the previous July. It starts off with the blistering 'Good News Bad News' , Chapmans searing voice over a heavy riff that King Crimson would have been proud to own and is 8 mins plus of staccato menace...you can picture Rog at his trademark tambourine destruction best. The more mellow 'Willow Tree' follows, a song that still had some backwash from the bands earlier psych roots and is a good counter point to the opening number. After this comes the acoustic rollicking 'Holding The Compass' which one may venture to suggest Peter Gabriel deep mined for 'Salisbury Hill' and is one of several tracks that echo the yet to come Italian prog scene. Then on to 'Strange Band' which is more of a companion piece to the opener, with the violin making King Crimson comparisons more apt. The unruly gallop of the songs middle is barely contained yet is corralled in for a tight ending. Side 2 opens with 'Part Of The Load' which has a sudden funky bass riff as the anchor for what I assume was a deliberately slightly out of sync double vocal track...Chapman almost echoing himself to good effect....and highlights a typical Family construction, that of angular and argumentative verses and bridges that move in to very melodic and all but catchy (gulp!) chorus hooks. The title track follows with an acoustic /mellotron base and a plaintive vocal and echoing percussion build it in to something that you would hear time and again from bands such as Banco and the Italian scene. 'Normans' is a strange one. An instrumental that appears to follow the trait of many bands of the time and picks up on an almost music hall lilt and has a melancholic tone that does not outstay its welcome. Finally the 6 min plus 'Lives and Ladies', a powerful anti war song that the sainted John Peel played often. It contrasts the by now familiar acoustic stylings (a la Italian prog) with a keening electric lead wail....infact this is one of very few Family tracks to feature a Charlie Whitney guitar solo...he wasnt really that kind of upfront player...but here it works just fine if closer to blues rock than out and out prog. All in all an album that captures the eclectic yet powerful band at close to their best.
- Roger Chapman/ vocals, percussion
- John 'Charlie' Whitney/ guitars, bass
- John Weider/ guitars, violin, bass, percussion
- Robert Townsend / drums, percussion
- John 'Poli' Palmer/ vibes, piano, flute, percussion
Good News, Bad News (8:06) Willow Tree (4:39)
Holding The Compass (4:28)
Strange Band (3:34)
Part Of The Load (4:40)
Anyway (3:28)
Normans (4:21)
Lives and Ladies (6:37)
CONDITION: The cover: rated: M- TOP COPY, both the grainy thick flip-top plastic over-cover and custom designed cover underneath is in TOP LEVEL condition, 46 years of age and was the LAST great FAMILY LP! Still has a fresh appearance -- there are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing ... VERY collection worthy UK rarity...
The vinyl: Rated: M- a rare copy that is not visually affected by plastic condensation that sometimes causes surface noise. This copy a clean, clear survivor, looks and plays TOP LEVEL! Both UK Reprise labels are clean
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
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