ERIC BURDON & THE ANIMALS "Winds of Change" 1967 UK MGM
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Aug 16, 2010
Sold Date
Aug 6, 2010
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£ 22
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ERIC BURDON & THE ANIMALS "Winds of Change" 1967 UK MGM
VERY 1st PRESSING, 1G & 1G, G&L FLIPBACK, EMITEX INNER
ERIC BURDON & THE ANIMALS
Winds of Change
ORIGINAL UK MGM (CS 8052) FIRST PRESSING (November 1967) OF ERIC BURDON & THE ANIMALS' FIRST PSYCH OUTING "Winds of Change" - A DARK, SERIOUS AND SOMBRE AFFAIR
PRESSED ON QUALITY HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL WITH THE FIRST YELLOW/BLACK MGM LABELS WHICH HAVE AN EMBOSSED 'KT' TAX CODE ON SIDE ONE AND THE "SOLD IN UK..." STATEMENT
MATRIX NUMBERS: MGS 1050-1 / MGS 1051-1
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/G and ?/G (there is no mother visible on Side Two but I assume it's a 1 which marks this copy out as one of the first 300 ever pressed - could even be the very first copy ever made!!)
THE LP IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FRONT LAMINATED TRI-FLIPBACK SLEEVE "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending"
AND COMES COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL GREASE-PROOF PAPER LINED EMITEX INNER SLEEVE
Winds of Change opened the psychedelic era in the history of Eric Burdon & the Animals -- although Burdon's drug experiences had taken a great leap forward months earlier with his first acid trip, and he and the group had generated some startlingly fresh-sounding singles in the intervening time, it was Winds of Change that plunged the group headfirst into the new music.
The record was more or less divided into two distinctly different sides, the first more conceptual and ambitious psychedelic mood pieces and the second comprised of more conventionally structured songs, although even these were hard, mostly bluesy and blues-based rock, their jumping-off point closer to Jimi Hendrix than Sonny Boy Williamson.
The band's new era opened with waves washing over the title track, which included sitar and electric violin, while Burdon's voice, awash in reverb, calmly recited a lyric that dropped a lot of major names from blues, jazz, and rock.
"Poem by the Sea" was a recitation by Burdon, amid a swirl of echo-drenched instruments, and it led into one of the group's handful of memorable covers from this period, "Paint It Black" -- driven by John Weider's electric violin and Vic Briggs' guitar, and featuring an extended vocal improvisation by Burdon, their approach to the song was good enough to make it part of the group's set at the Monterey International Pop Festival that June, and also to get a spot in the documentary movie that followed.
"The Black Plague" opens with a Gregorian chant structure that recalls "Still I'm Sad" by the Yardbirds, and was another vehicle for Burdon's surreal spoken contributions.
There were also, as with most of the group's work from this period, a few easily accessible tracks that could make good singles, in this instance "Good Times" and "San Franciscan Nights," a Top Ten record in various countries around the world in the last quarter of 1967.
Burdon was so inspired by Jimi Hendrix's music that he wrote one of the psychedelic era's rare "answer" songs, "Yes I Am Experienced," as an homage to the guitarist; the latter's influence could also be heard in "It's All Meat," the LP's closing track, and a song that calls to mind an aspect of this band that a lot of scholars in earlier years overlooked -- the fact that Briggs, Weider, et al. had the skills to make music in that style that was convincing and that worked on record, on their terms
Side 1: Winds Of Change / Poem By The Sea / Paint It Black / The Black Plague / Yes I'm Experienced
Side 2: San Franciscan Nights / Man-Woman / Hotel Hell / Good Times / Anything / It's All Meat
LABELS: The labels are clean and unmarked with moderate spindle traces (the embossed KT tax code is clear and prominent) - EXCELLENT
VINYL Visual: The vinyl surfaces retain their original deep, glossy sheen with some hairlines/brush marks and a small 'stain' on Side One - but none of these marks have any major audio consequence - visually VERY GOOD / VERY GOOD++
VINYL Audio: Excellent audio reproduction throughout with a clean, crisp, sharp and vibrant sound (nice strong cut). On playback at a loud volume there are no scratches, no sticks or jumps, just a little surface noise on the run-ins and between some (not all) of the tracks and on some (again, not all) of the quieter sections (this lessened considerably on my second/third play throughs so I think it will reduce on subsequent plays). There are three 'ticks' at the very beginning of the LP - but only the occasional isolated 'pop' elsewhere - nothing major - it still provides a great listen. All frequencies are bright and clear and the whole LP plays very well throughout with no discernible groove-wear, no distortion, sounds great and is strictly graded VERY GOOD (Side One) / VERY GOOD++ (Side Two) for audio (as it stands, but I think it will sound better with more play)
SLEEVE: The G&L front laminated flipback cover has crisp, sharp edges which are practically unworn. The spine has some light creasing but all text is clear and bold. The front laminate has a deep, glossy sheen with little rubbing, just some light half-moon creases towards the opening edge. The back has a couple of pale stains - nothing major - but is otherwise, clean and fresh with no damage to the flipback sections. Overall, a very well preserved sleeve - EXCELLENT
And the original EMITEX inner is clean, fresh and unmarked with just a small central split to the bottom edge (3 cms) - VERY GOOD+
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