BRINSLEY SCHWARZ Brinsley Schwarz LP CAPITOL 1970 US orig ST-589 NICK LOWE
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BRINSLEY SCHWARZ
BOB ANDREWS, BRINSLEY SCHWARZ, NICK LOWE, BILL RANKIN
Pub rock, the English roots rock movement of the early '70s, would never have earned a cult following
if it wasn't for Brinsley Schwarz. Initially, Brinsley Schwarz was a rambling, neo-psychedelic
folk-rock band that borrowed heavily from Crosby, Stills & Nash and the Grateful Dead.
Following a disastrous publicity stunt to promote its debut album, the band went into seclusion
outside of London and developed a laid-back, rootsy sound inspired by Eggs Over Easy, an
American band that had been playing a mixture of originals and covers in English pubs.
Following their conversion to pub rock, the Brinsleys ditched their pretensions of stardom
and became a down to earth, self-effacing rock & roll band. Between 1971 and 1974,
Brinsley Schwarz toured England innumerable times, playing pubs across the country. Along the way,
they established a circuit for similar bands like Dr. Feelgood and Ducks Deluxe to follow
"BRINSLEY SCHWARZ"
1970 LP CAPITOL RECORDS STEREO ST-589
PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. ORIGINAL COPY (WINCHESTER PRESSING)
SINGLE SLEEVEHEAVY CARDBOARD COVER
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LABEL: CAPITOL - GREEN LABEL w/PURPLE TARGET - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: ST-589
Catalog on labels: ST-589 (ST 1-589) / ST-589 (ST 2-589)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): ST-1-589-W3 —?
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): ST-2-589-W3 —?
On labels: Mfd. by Capitol Records. Inc...........Marca Reg. U.S. Pat. No. 2.631.859
Produced by Brinsley Schwarz and Dave Robinson
Recorded in England
On back cover: Produced by Brinsley Schwarz and Dave Robinson
All selections published by Wellchart Music - BMI
Recorded in England
Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., A Subsidiary Of Capitol Industries, Inc.,.......
tracklisting
Side A: HYMN TO ME - SHINING BRIGHTLY - ROCK AND ROLL WOMEN - LADY CONSTANT
Side B: WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST? - MAYFLY - BALLAD OF A HAS-BEEN BEAUTY QUEEN
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RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Brinsley Schwarz's eponymous debut is the stuff of rock legend because it is the punch line to a great story. Listening to Brinsley Schwarz, it's easy to see why they weren't turned on by the Brinsleys: this is a bizarre, naïve blend of Crosby, Stills & Nash, Dylan & the Band, and Buffalo Springfield, with a heavy dose of early Yes. It's filled with awkward steps and bad judgments, fueled by the group's romanticized view of Californian hippies. Consequently, it's hard not to cringe or chuckle by their hippie affectations, whether it's the lyrics ("she was my lady/had no plans to make her my wife") or the a cappella folk-rock harmonies that come out of nowhere on "Lady Constant" (it doesn't help that they sing "colored serpent coiled around your waist") or the bongo solo that ends "Shining Brightly." But, amidst all this hippie posturing, there some weird touches, like the multi-octave chromatic guitar break on "Hymn to Me" or the heavy prog jam of "What Do You Suggest?" and "Ballad of a Has-Been Beauty Queen" that illustrate how English the Brinsleys still were at this stage...(AllMusic)
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