DAVY GRAHAM The Holly Kaleidoscope 1970 Decca original SKL 5056 VG/VG++
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On offer is a 1970 LP by DAVY GRAHAM called THE HOLLY KALEIDOSCOPE on DECCA, catalogue number SKL 5056.
Ritchie Unterberger has it about right: "Graham's final Decca LP was co-billed to his wife at the time, Holly Gwyn (credited simply as "Holly"), although she only appears on a few tracks. While it's a characteristic Graham effort, right down to the token Beatles covers (here they're ‘Blackbird”’ and ‘Here, There and Everywhere’), it's somewhat more sparsely arranged than most of his previous records. Given that Graham was never that good a singer, enlisting a female vocalist seemed a sensible enough move. But although Holly is a better singer than Davey, she's nothing special, with her presence amounting to neither a plus nor a minus on the whole. It's not one of Graham's more notable albums, but it's respectable, and the guitar work, of course, is nothing less than stellar."
No power on earth can make this anything other than VERY GOOD, with a scuffing that sounds more or less constantly as the record plays. This is especially disappointing, because visually, the LP would grade as EXCELLENT PLUS (the needle and the damage done, as the man said). This is a first STEREO pressing A label affixed to the rear sleeve gives the track listing. Such labels were usually the recourse when an error slipped into print. This suggests that this is an original pressing, although the album sold in such minuscule numbers that it was almost certainly never re-pressed after the first run.
Matrix numbers on run-out groove:
Side 1 – ZAL 9853 P-IW
Side 2 – ZAL 9854 P-IW
The sleeve is VERY GOOD++. There are signs of wear on the laminate front and the back isn’t 100% clean, plus the flap on the bottom has come unstuck. But overall a very respectable sleeve, with no writing or rips. It comes in the original blue STEREO poly-lined bag,which has “SKL 5056” in biro in one corner, which indicates that the record has never been separated from its original bag.
POSTAGE COSTS
UK (ROYAL MAIL, signed for, 2nd CLASS) £3.90
Europe (AIRMAIL INTERNATIONAL, signed for) £10.15
(Sorry for the price hike, but international rates have gone up since I last looked)
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