NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy 1970 UK LIBERTY

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Oct 17, 2014 Sold Date

Oct 7, 2014 Start Date

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NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy 1970 UK LIBERTY

THE NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND
Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy

1970 UK LIBERTY (LBG 83345) FIRST PRESSING
ONCE PLAYED AND PRETTY MUCH AS-NEW THROUGHOUT

The first album issued by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band after they had temporarily disbanded in 1969, this greatly expanded their audience, due primarily to the Top 10 hit cover of Jerry Jeff Walker's "Mr. Bojangles" (which actually wasn't a hit until early 1971). The group moved into a more accessible rock-oriented fusion of country, bluegrass, pop, and rock & roll, relying primarily on smartly chosen covers of tunes by the likes of Walker, Mike Nesmith, Randy Newman, and Kenny Loggins. Few bands had incorporated instruments more commonly associated with country and bluegrass, particularly mandolin and banjo, as comfortably into a rock setting prior to this release, and their well-crafted harmonies help put the songs over for those not-steeped-in backwoods sounds. It was an extremely diverse program for a country-rock album, too, moving from rustic instrumentals and snippets of tapes of elderly musicians performing rural Americana to the Buddy Holly cover "Rave On."

PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE LIBERTY LABELS
MATRIX: LBG 83345 A-3 / LBG 83345 B-2
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/GO and 1/H (an EMI pressing)
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL OUTER TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE "Printed and made by the E. J. Day Group, London and Bedford”
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN" PRINTED IN BLACK

Side 1:
Some Of Shelly's Blues (3:12)
Prodigal's Return (3:16)
The Cure (2:11)
Travelin' Mood (2:35)
Chicken Reel (0:59)
Yukon Railroad (2:20)
Livin' Without You (1:58)
Clinch Mountain Backstep (2:16)
Rave On (2:50)
Billy In The Low Ground (1:14)
Side 2:
Jesse James (0:49)
Uncle Charlie Interview (2:27)
Mr. Bojangles (3:34)
Opus (1:3)7
Santa Rosa (2:21)
Propinquity (2:18)
Randy Lynn Rag (1:17)
House At Pooh Corner (2:37)
Swanee River (0:36)
Uncle Charlie Interview - The End - Spanish Fandango (2:34)

LABELS: NEAR MINT/MINT
An immaculate set of clean, unmarked labels which have just one tiny spindle trace on one side, none on the other
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT+
Essentially like-new but under bright light some misting is visible - this has no effect on the sound
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT+
Fantastic LP with superb sound - strong, loud, crystal clear, sharp and bright and my play-check at volume found nothing but an occasional tick and touch of surface on the final track on Side One (all from manufacture rather than play) - a wonderfully fresh piece of work - very highly recommended indeed
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Just a little feathering on the opening edge otherwise, as crisp, clean and sharp as the day it was made

POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd Class Recorded Delivery)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)

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