ALAN PARSONS PROJECT The Turn Of A Friendly Card 1980 UK w/BLACK INNER - NM
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Aug 26, 2016
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Aug 16, 2016
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ALAN PARSONS PROJECT The Turn Of A Friendly Card 1980 UK w/BLACK INNER - NM
THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECTThe Turn Of A Friendly Card
1980 UK ARISTA (DLART 1) FIRST PRESSING
AN OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL COPY - BARELY, IF EVER PLAYED
PRESSED WITH FIRST ISSUE UK ARISTA PICTURE LABELS
MATRIX: DLART 1 A//1 ▽ EAH 11 1 / DLART 1 B//1 ▽ EAH 11 1
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL SINGLE SLEEVE WITH A LIGHT GLOSS FINISH AND BACK PRINTED LYRICS
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL BLACK DIE-CUT INNER SLEEVE
With two of the Alan Parsons Project's best songs, the lovely ballad "Time" and the wavy-sounding "Games People Play," The Turn of a Friendly Card remains one of this group's most enjoyable albums. Parsons' idea, the subject of the album's six tracks, centres around the age-old temptation of gambling and its stranglehold on the human psyche. On "Games People Play," vocalist Lenny Zakatek sounds compelling and focused, giving the song a seriousness that aids in realisation of the album's concept. With "Time," it is Eric Woolfson who carries this luxurious-sounding ode to life's passing to a place above and beyond any of this band's other slower material. The breakdown of human willpower and our greedy tendencies are highlighted in the last track, entitled "The Turn of a Friendly Card," which is broken into five separate parts. "Snake Eyes," sung by Chris Rainbow, is the most compelling of the five pieces, and ties together the whole of the recording. As in every Parsons album, an instrumental is included, in this case an interesting number aptly titled "The Gold Bug." Like most of the band's instrumentals, its flow and rhythm simulate the overall tempo and concept of the album, acting as a welcome interlude. Although short, The Turn of a Friendly Card is to the point and doesn't let down when it comes to carrying out its idea
Side 1:
May Be A Price To Pay (4:52)
Games People Play (4:17)
Time (5:05)
I Don't Wanna Go Home (4:54)
Side 2:
The Gold Bug (4:28)
The Turn Of A Friendly Card (16:19)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean labels - no discernible spindle traces
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT+
Both surfaces shine like-new with nothing but harmless hairlines - no doubt from manufacture as this copy has seen little, if any play
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays as-new - just a touch of low-level static but I did not clean this copy so this will no doubt disappear after a clean/few spins
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Clean and solid with nothing but some soft shop creases/rub to the spine and a thumb crease at the opening edge
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd class standard)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
I will combine postage for items purchased within any 10 day period (@£2 for each additional LP).
However, at the end of each 10 day period, all outstanding items will need to be paid for in full and will be posted to you.
Any items purchased after payment will be included in the next 10 period.
I am continually adding new items which may be of interest to you and it is impractical for me to allow payment to be postponed indefinitely in the expectation that you might wish to bid on future items. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way I will email you when payment has been received to let you know when the item will be posted. Please leave feedback upon receipt of the item so that I know you have received it safely. Thanks 775 (GS 7.0.3 (775))
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