Hatfield and the North ORIG OZ Promo LP Rotter’s club EX ’75 Virgin L35484 Prog
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Hatfield and the North ORIG OZ Promo LP Rotter’s club EX ’75 Virgin L35484 Prog
Original OZ Promo LP released in 1975 on Virgin Records. Cat: L35484. Features a Promo sticker on label.
Displaying some of the most stunning musicianship ever associated with England's Canterbury scene, Hatfield and the North's second LP features, like their eponymous debut, Dave Stewart on keyboards, Phil Miller on guitar, Richard Sinclair on bass and vocals, and Pip Pyle on drums (supplemented by a few guest instrumentalists and the ever-ethereal Northettes with their "la la" backing vocals). The participants show an admirable sense of restraint and, like their Canterbury peers, are careful to avoid the pomposity and bombast of better-known prog rockers of the era, such as Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Yes. The Hatfields' convoluted instrumental passages segue into the occasional Sinclair vocal vehicle, in which the exemplary bassist sings in a polite and mellow croon that utterly avoids melismatic displays, histrionics, or over-emoting; in other words, his style closer to, say, Bing Crosby than, say, Joe Cocker would likely cause many 21st century pop music listeners to scratch their heads with bemusement. And the songs' rather whimsical lyrical content, while perhaps another conscious attempt to steer clear of the pretentiousness of the typically overbearing prog rock song style, certainly reflects a '60s/'70s mindset more than a 21st century one, so today's jaded listeners should realign their expectations.
Tracks : Share it/ Lounging there trying/ (Big) John Wayne socks psychology on the jaw/ Chaos at the greasy spoon/ The yes no interlude/ Fitter Stoke has a bath/ Didn’t matter anyway.
There are a few light spindle marks on labels. Record has some light scuff marks that cause a few light crackles and is in Excellent condition. Gloss cover has some ring wear and marks and is in VG+ condition.
Wrapping method: All records are sent in stiff cardboard mailers then wrapped in brown paper and sealed around edges with brown packaging tape. Records are taken out of sleeve to avoid seam splits and ring wear.
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