NATIONAL HEALTH Of Queues And Cures 1978 UK CHARLY 1st PRESS CANTURBURY PROG NM
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Nov 9, 2015
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Oct 30, 2015
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NATIONAL HEALTH Of Queues And Cures 1978 UK CHARLY 1st PRESS CANTURBURY PROG NM
NATIONAL HEALTHOf Queues And Cures
UK CHARLY RECORDS (CRL 5010) FIRST PRESSING (December 1978) OF NATIONAL HEALTH'S SECOND LP
THE LAST GREAT FLOURISH OF THE CANTERBURY SCENE
MATRIX: CRL 5010 A1 RAYS / CRL 5010 B1
“OF QUEUES AND QURES” ON THE LABEL
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL SINGLE SLEEVE "Printed and made in England by Gothic Print Finishers Ltd., London SE9 2EQ"
Of Queues and Cures is one of the last and finest examples of the instrumental Canterbury sound on record during the 1970s. This somewhat sweeping claim for National Health’s second album is made not only because of the complexity and quirkiness heard throughout, but because of the presence -- quite rare in the years to follow -- of fuzz organ, here played by Dave Stewart prior to his departure from the group and the return of the arguably jazzier and less fuzz-inclined Alan Gowen as sole keyboardist. Aficionados know that the fuzz organ, as played by Stewart in this band and his preceding Hatfield and the North, Caravan’s Dave Sinclair, and of course Soft Machine’s Mike Ratledge, was central to the Canterbury sound, and although Ratledge was the groundbreaker, Stewart really pushed the envelope on this one. Phil Miller’s “Dreams Wide Awake” calms down in its midsection, but it begins with one of the most crazed organ solos put to wax by anybody, Canterbury or not. “Phil made the mistake of asking me to go a bit mad on the organ solo at the beginning of the number,” Stewart commented with characteristic Brit understatement in the liners. And “a bit mad” it is indeed, as Stewart begins his solo -- over a rocking vamp from guitarist Miller, bassist John Greaves, and drummer Pip Pyle -- with the burning tone typical of the style but escalates the mayhem and transforms the organ into a roaring, screaming beast, upping the ante on Keith Emerson during his organ-stabbing days with the Nice.
Elsewhere, the politeness factor of Hatfield and the North and earlier National Health is roughed up by newcomer Greaves, formerly of Henry Cow. Greaves croons (as he is credited) through the skewering of TV addicts during Pyle’s “Binoculars,” a tune that could be applied to smart phones and video games today. “The Collapso” is crammed full of change-ups apparently designed to thwart attempts at dancing, and features steel drums from guest Selwyn Baptiste, as well as the sound of Pyle breaking glass from a greenhouse during an interlude sounding suspiciously close to the beginning of Stravinsky's "Ebony Concerto."
In “Squarer for Maud,” Stewart seems provoked by a brief spoken word interjection from the erudite Peter Blegvad to get down and dirty on acoustic piano, followed by more of that quintessential organ fuzz on an extended segment leading to a multiple-explosive finale.
And the entire album is given a suite-like feel by the bookended themes of “The Bryden 2-Step,” more scalar and less tuneful than “Tenemos Roads” from National Health but given added power from its layered buildup and the presence of cellist Georgie Born.
Side 1:
The Bryden 2-Step (For Amphibians) (Part 1) (8:52)
The Collapso (6:22)
Squarer For Maud (12:05)
Side 2:
Dreams Wide Awake (8:54)
Binoculars (11:58)
Phlakaton (0:08)
The Bryden 2-Step (For Amphibians) (Part 2) (5:46)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels with just a couple of light spindle traces
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like-new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
My play-check at volume found little to fault this barely played copy - an occasional light touch of low-level surface on the quietest moments - nothing unexpected and nothing I found intrusive - plays beautifully throughout - best I’ve heard - very highly recommended indeed
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Fine example - crisp, clean and sharp - little to fault - just one soft crease to the top corner
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