THIS IS THE 1965 UK ORIGINAL MONO PRESSING on COLUMBIA 'Black' label. FRONT LAMINATED SINGLE COVER + FLIPBACK.  The sleeve is in VG(+) condition: normal wear BUT discolouration/wear on corners/right edge(front), left edge (rear), surface ringwear, creases on edges/corners, some brownish stains on rear, left spine is fully readable, for details see photos (with and without flashlight). Vinyl [with  a lot  of noticeable hairlines/marks] is in VG= condition (clicks/crackles/some mild scratches throughout,on my stereo don't skip/stand or jump) but [because of a good recording and well printed] plays to my ears acceptable but, of course, with a lessening in sound quality.  VERY RARE ALBUM.

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MICK SOFTLEY

Mick Softley was a legendary folk-rock singer/songwriter of the 1960s who developed a cult following. He might have remained unknown to a broader public longer, but for the intervention of a younger friend, Donovan Leitch, who was enjoying some considerable success of his own -- in that he had actually started recording music and selling records, and acquired professional management -- and decided to share the good fortune...

"SONGS FOR SWINGIN' SURVIVORS"

tracklist

Side A: AFTER THE THIRD WORLD IS OVER - THE BELLS OF RHYMNEY - STRANGE FRUIT

BLUES FOR CUPID GREEN - ALL I WANT IS A CHANCE - THE WAR DRAGS ON

Side B: KEEP MOVIN' ON - JEANNIE - WHAT MAKES THE WIND TO BLOW

I'VE GOTTA DEAL YOU CAN'T TURN DOWN - WEST COUNTRY GIRL - PLAINS OF THE BUFFALO

1965        LP     COLUMBIA RECORDS    STEREO  33SX 1781

MADE IN ENGLAND    ORIGINAL PRESSING

FRONT LAMINATED SINGLE COVER + FLIPBACK

NOTES: on cover “Songs For Swingin’ Survivors”; on label “Songs For Swinging Survivors”.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: none

Other (on label, Side A): KT 

LABEL: COLUMBIA -  BLACK LABEL- SILVER TEXT (Columbia in Blue)

Catalog on cover: (rear)  33SX 1781

Catalog on labels: 33SX 1781 (XAX.2912) / 33SX 1781 (XAX.2913)

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): XAX-2912-1   G 1

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): XAX-2913-1   G 1

Other (on label, Side A): KT (embossed, near spindle hole)

On labels: rim text reads "The Gramophone Co. Ltd.........prohibited"

Sold in U.K. subject to resale price conditions, see price lists

℗ 1965

(Prod. by Eden-Stephens for Eve Folk Recordings)

Made in Gt. Britain

On back cover: Notes + Tracklist

Produced by Eden-Stephens for Eve Folk Recordings

℗ 1965

E.M.I. RECORDS (The Gramophone......

Made and Printed in Great Britain

6511  LL  Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending  33SX 1781

RECORD VG= but (please, read above description)

 SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)

Softley's debut LP is one of the rarest '60s British folk albums, and one of the most coveted by collectors. While it's not as musically impressive as it is collectable, it's notable as one of the first U.K. singer/songwriter folk albums in the contemporary style pioneered earlier in the U.S. by Bob Dylan and the North American performers Dylan inspired. Indeed, there were few others in Britain taking a similar approach at the time of Songs for Swingin' Survivors' release, with the exception of Donovan and perhaps Bert Jansch. Early Donovan is an unavoidable point of comparison when listening to this solo acoustic guitar album, both for the earnest social consciousness and romanticism, and also since Softley actually wrote a few songs covered by Donovan in 1965. One of them, "The War Drags On," appears here in Softley's own version, and while it's not as good as Donovan's, it's notable as one of the first protest songs to directly mention the Vietnam War. Softley isn't as good a singer or tunesmith as early Donovan, however; his voice is a bit on the nasal and restrained side, sometimes coming off a little like a male equivalent to how Marianne Faithfull sounded after her voice lowered. Other than "The War Drags On," the voice of protest is felt in "After the Third World War Is Over," but, in fact, Softley was a fairly versatile writer, espousing early Donovan-like romance in "All I Want Is a Chance" and "What Makes the Wind to Blow"; got-to-ramble troubadourisms in "Keep Movin' On"; and a surprisingly direct (for 1965) reference to cocaine addiction in the love lament "Jeannie." Not everything is youthful singer/songwriting, as there are also covers of "Strange Fruit," "The Bells of Rhymney," and Woody Guthrie's "Plains of the Buffalo," as well as a couple of folk-blues instrumentals. Though it might be a minor album in all, it's still a rather good one, more tuneful than many a mid-'60s folk record based around original material, with impressive guitar work...(AllMusic)