Alan Price A Price On His Head UK 1967 LP Decca Recs
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Alan Price A Price On His Head UK 1967 LP Decca Records Catalogue Number LK 4907 (Mono). Alan Price's second album consolidated the change of direction he'd started in early 1967, when his cover of Randy Newman's "Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear" became a big hit. Moving away from the jazzy Animals-styled R&B-rock that he'd presented on his first album and singles, Price moved into a more original, if less powerful, brand of Newman-influenced vaudevillian pop. The Randy Newman influence isn't a matter of conjecture; about half of the songs were covers of songs by Newman (who had yet to release his first album at the time A Price On His Head was issued), often of tunes that remain obscure even to serious Newman fans. The effect is something like hearing an even jauntier, more light hearted Georgie Fame, as even Price's own compositions bore a strong Newman influence in their emphasis on poppy craft and wit. Breaking up the Newman and Price songs were covers of Bob Dylan's "To Ramona" and the little-known Gerry Goffin - Carole King number "On This Side of Goodbye." Sleeve EX- Record EX (Great copy!) P&P UK £5.50 (1st Class Recorded) Overseas at cost
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