IAN MATTHEWS SOME DAYS YOU EAT BEAR INSANELY RARE TEST PRESSING LP w/DIFF TRACK

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·       IAN MATHEWS – SOME DAY YOU EAT THE BEAR…AND SOME DAY THE BEAR EATS YOU – ORIGINAL 1974 ELEKTRA RECORDS STEREO LP EKS-75078

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       ULTRA-RARE TEST PRESSING

·       IMPOSSIBLY RARE, PROBABLY ONE-OF-A-KIND DISCARDED, TRIAL TEST PRESSING OF THE ALBUM WITH A DIFFERENT TRACK ("POOR DITCHING BOY") WHICH WAS OMITTED FROM THE ORIGINAL ALBUM RELEASE; THE TRACK IS THE ONLY ONE ON WHICH RICHARD THOMPSON PLAYS GUITAR, PROBABLY BEING A LEFTOVER FROM THE PREVIOUS RECORDING SESSIONS

·       PLAIN, WHITE, COLUMBIA, SANTA MARIA, CA TEST PRESSING LABEL WITHOUT ANY IDENTIFICATION MARKS WHATSOEVER EXCEPT FOR THE TECHNICAL AND LEGAL DISCLOSURE

·       THIS TEST PRESSING COMES IN ITS GENERIC, PLAIN, WHITE COVER WITH A TYPEWRITTEN DATA SHEET, WITH A TENTATIVE TRACK LISTING,  PROPOSED TITLE, ARTIST AND TIMINGS; LIST OF REVISIONS AND OTHER DETAILS

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       FAIRLY THICK VINYL PRESSING On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least thick, and  10 being the thickest), we assess the thickness of the vinyl as 6.

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       THE RECORD HAS A DATE STAMP OF 2-21-1974 HAND-ETCHED IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX)

·       PLEASE NOTE: THE MATRIX NUMBER IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD IS CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL, FIRST, 1974 PRESSING OF THIS ALBUM; THIS IS NOT, REPEAT: NOT A TEST PRESSING OF ONE OF THE SUBSEQUENT REISSUES OR REMASTERS.

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PLEASE NOTE: THIS TEST PRESSING APPARENTLY NEVER HAD A CUSTOM COVER;  THE ALBUM WILL BE SHIPPED IN A PLAIN, GENERIC [WHITE] CARDBOARD COVER. TEST PRESSINGS ARE RARELY – IF EVER – FOUND IN CUSTOM (STOCK) COVERS.

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Ian Matthews' fifth solo effort since leaving Matthews' Southern Comfort, Some Days You Eat the Bear and Some Days the Bear Eats You continues the country-rock of its predecessor, the Michael Nesmith-produced Valley Hi, but with more emphasis on the L.A. singer/songwriter sound and less on straightforward country. Though both records were recorded in Southern California, Nesmith brought a distinct Nashville flavor to Valley Hi, utilizing such country greats as steel guitarist Red Rhodes and fiddler Byron Berline. Here, Matthews (who handles the production duties) draws from the vast pool of L.A. session regulars, including Jackson Browne sideman David Lindley, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter from Steely Dan, and America's rhythm section. This -- along with the occasional saxophone and double-tracked lead vocal -- accentuates the pop sense evident just below the surface in Matthews' past work, giving Some Days You Eat the Bear a slightly more polished, commercial feel. For material, he once again borrows from the catalogs of favorites such as Jesse Winchester and Gene Clark (whose "Tried So Hard seems to be a leftover from the Valley Hi sessions), as well as covering now-classic tunes by the likes of Steely Dan, Danny Whitten, and Tom Waits, all of which suit his warm, emotive tenor nicely. There's also the usual peppering of fine originals, which at their best hold their own next to his choice of covers. Matthews' best song here is also one of his most enduring, the Hank Williams tribute "A Wailing Goodbye," in which he imagines himself attending the funeral of the country & western legend. A solid final album for Elektra, Some Days You Eat the Bear seems to serve as the bridge between his folk and country-rock days of the late '60s and early '70s and the more pop and rock direction that would dominate the next decade of his career.

(EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY BRETT HARTENBACH, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

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Richard Thompson has written several songs that could easily be taken for traditional British ballads. Some of them have an ancient flavor, but close attention to the lyrics gives them away as modern compositions; with others, just the opposite is true. Such is the case with "The Poor Ditching Boy," one of the gloomiest of Thompson's many famously gloomy songs, and also one of the most anachronistic. Guitar, mountain dulcimer, and fiddle support a song of romantic regret that centers on the image of a young and dangerously naïve ditchdigger who has been taken advantage of by a treacherous woman. It sounds for all the world like a cross between an Appalachian mountain ballad and an old English song, perhaps of the music hall variety, but certainly not like what it is -- a product of the early '70s. Perhaps not surprisingly, this is one of those Thompson songs that other artists have generally steered clear of, though his fellow Fairport Convention alumnus Iain Matthews recorded a version shortly after Thompson's was released, and an obscure contemporary folksinger named Dave Burland did the same in 1996.

(EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY RICK ANDERSON, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

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·       THE RECORD

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(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL  AS  NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs -  are (barely) visible, but are probably inaudible,  and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)            The record is pressed on a RELATIVELY  thick, inflexible vinyl. This is NOT a thin, flimsy ('dynaflex' type),  vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl, either.

(c)           Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

COVER : This reference pressing comes without any custom jacket, and will be shipped in its original plain, generic, white cardboard cover (NOT GRADED SEPARATELY, BUT IN A NICE CONDITION OVERALL)

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