BLODWYN PIG Ahead Rings Out 1969 UK PINK BLOCK ISLAND 2nd PRESS
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BLODWYN PIG Ahead Rings Out 1969 UK PINK BLOCK ISLAND 2nd PRESS
BLODWYN PIGAhead Rings Out
1969 UK ISLAND (ILPS 9101) PINK BLOCK LABEL PRESSING
A WELL PLAYED COPY WHICH STILL DELIVERS GREAT SOUND WITH LITTLE TO FAULT
MATRIX: ILPS + 910*1 + A / ILPS + 9101 + B2
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE Printed and made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd., London W11.”
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL DIE-CUT INNER SLEEVE
None of Jethro Tull's progressive rock tendencies or classical influences followed Mick Abrahams into his creation of Blodwyn Pig, even with the inclusion Jack Lancaster's sax- and flute-playing prowess.
Instead, Abrahams built up a sturdy British blues-rock sound and used Lancaster's horn work to add some fire to the band's jazzy repertoire.
Ahead Rings Out is a stellar concoction of gritty yet flamboyant blues-rock tunes and open-ended jazz grouped around Mick Abrahams' cool-handed guitar playing, but it's the nonstop infusion of the other styles that makes the album such a solid listen.
After only one album with Jethro Tull, Abrahams left to form this band, and it's evident that he had a lot of pent-up energy inside him when he recorded each of the album's tracks.
With a barrage of electrifying rhythms and fleeting saxophone and woodwind excursions, cuts like "Sing Me a Song That I Know," "Up and Coming," and "Backwash" whip up highly energetic sprees of rock and blues.
Most of the tracks have a hearty shot of rock up the middle, but in cuts like "The Change Song" and "Backwash," the explosive riffs are accompanied by a big band style of enthusiasm, adding even more depth to the material. Andy Pyle's bass playing is definitely distinct throughout each track and is used for anything but a steady background, while labelling Ron Berg's drumming as freewheeling and intemperate would be an understatement.
It's apparent that Blodwyn Pig's style is indeed distinct, releasing a liberated and devil-may-care intensity while still managing to stay on track, but the fact that each cut convokes a different type of instrumental spiritedness is where the album really gains its reputation.
Wonderfully busy and even a tad motley in some places, Ahead Rings Out shows off the power and vitality that can be channeled by combining a number of classic styles without sounding pretentious or overly inflate
Side 1:
It's Only Love (3:22)
Dear Jill (5:08)
Walk On The Water (3:43)
The Modern Alchemist (5:34)
Side 2:
See My Way (5:00)
Summer Day (3:43)
Change Song (3:42)
Backwash (0:51)
Ain't Ya Coming Home, Babe? (5:35)
LABELS: EXCELLENT
Clean, unmarked labels with moderate spindle traces
VINYL Visual: VERY GOOD
Some marks and dulling but most of these will be inherent in the pressing as these early Islands never did look the best even when new.
None of these marks however have any major effect on the sound
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT / VERY GOOD
Apart from some ticks on Side two the whole set plays with nothing else to fault.
No scratches, groove wear or distortion, plays get, sounds great
SLEEVE: VERY GOOD
Wear to the edges, surfaces and spine but good and solid without any structural damage and no marks or writing
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINERS, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £20.00 (International Signed For delivery)
DUE TO THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES I WILL ONLY BE POSTING ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY
Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
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 1247 (GS 8.2 (1247))
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