ARGENT All Together Now 1ST UK Issue`YELLOW LBL`F/BACK A1/B1+ INSERT RARE MINT-
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Description
Artist: Argent
Title: All Together Now
Details: - 1st UK Issue of this Prog Rock Classic in near perfect condition in `Flapback` Gatefold sleeve with Rare 1st Issue large 4 page booklet - matrix EPC -S64962 A1/EPC -S64962 B1, mothers B12/2A
Argent are an English rock band founded in 1969 by keyboardist Rod Argent, formerly of The Zombies. All Together Now, released in 1972, was the bands third album, It was Argent's first hit album and features their most successful single "Hold Your Head Up," which reached number five in both the U.K. and U.S. singles charts It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. Other featured songs include "Tragedy," "I Am the Dance of Ages" and "He's a Dynamo."
In the Q & Mojo Classic Special Edition Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock, the album came thirty-third in its list of "40 Cosmic Rock Albums".
Label: Epic
Catalogue No: EPC 64962
Year: 1972
Country of Issue: UK
Vinyl: (Mint-) Plays Superb, even under Halogen Spotlights cant really see any scuffs maybe just one.
Sleeve: (Mint-) As new copy of this very fragile sleeve, perfect Spine, No edgewear or Ringwear looks `shop release` condition, which is amazing as it has one of those `thin card` flapback Gatefolds that always get creased - superb condition
Labels: As New no visible spindle lines this LP has had minimal play
Please note I use lots of photos to show as accurately as possible what you are getting (also I dont cut the corners of the record sleeve off the picture!!)
Music: Full length version of `Hold Your Head Up` rocks as you would expect, `Pure Love` shows their progressive abilities to the full moving through its different parts, an essential album for the complete collection!
Trivia: Mr. Big recorded a cover of Rod Argents "Hold Your Head Up". Uriah Heep also covered the song on their 1989 album Raging Silence. Steppenwolf covered "Hold Your Head Up" on their 1982 album Wolftracks. Some of Ballard's compositions became hits when they were covered by other artists, including Rainbow, Kiss, Petra, Hello & Santana
- "Hold Your Head Up" (Rod Argent, Chris White) - 6:18
- "Keep On Rollin'" (Argent, White) - 4:32
- "Tragedy" (Russ Ballard) - 4:50
- "I Am the Dance of Ages" (Argent, White) - 3:46
- "Be My Lover, Be My Friend" (Argent, White) - 5:21
- "He's a Dynamo" (Ballard) - 3:48
- "Pure Love" (Argent, White) - 13:07
Post/Packing: UK - £4.50 (Recorded Delivery), Europe £5.50, Rest of World £9.00
I use professionally made packing with card stiffeners & record removed from album cover - see photo
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