Nazareth Close Enough For Rock 'n' Roll Hard Rock LP Ex

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Your Custom Is Important To Us If you are not delighted with your product, return it to us for a full refund. If your item is lost in the post or is damaged, we will either offer you a replacement or a full refund - at your discretion. We never misrepresent our products - and always seek to describe them as fully and accurately as possibly. Where disputes do arise, we will do our best to resolve them. Product Type: 12-inch Vinyl LP << << Genre: Rock Hard >> Label: Mountain Artist/Group Nazareth Cat No.: TOPS 109 Title: Close Enough For Rock 'n' Roll Year: 1976

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This is a STEREO recording.

Collector please note: UK second pressing (matrix numbers A2/B2)

Condition Rating/General Comments

The vinyl record is excellent overall. Specifically, Side One is excellent plus, with only a few small, light abrasions. Side Two is excellent, with a few longer light abrasions/surface marks. None of these marks produced audible clicks or cause mis-tracking on our system - moving coil cartridge tracking at light weight recommended.

The labels are very clean, with only light signs of spindle wear around the hole of side one.

The gatefold sleeve is excellent, with light signs of wear along the edges and corners. There is some strong creasing in the rear, lower left corner, where there is also a small tear (approx. 1cm) running at a right angle from the sleeve opening edge. In this same corner, there is the beginning of a small saw cut, again less than 1cm in length, running along the lower edge.

The original card inner is likewise excellent - again, with light wear along the edges and corners. There is the beginning of a small saw cut (approx. 1 inch long) midway along the lower edge, and again - midway along the right hand edge.

Side One

Telegram (Part 1) On Your Way
Telegram (Part 2) So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star
Telegram (Part 3) Sound Check
Telegram (Part 4) Here We Are Again
Vicki
Homesick Again
Vancouver Shakedown

Side Two

Born Under The Wrong Sign
Loretta
Carry Out Feelings
Lift The Lid
You're The Violin

Album Review

After cornering the hard rock market in 1975 with the international success of Hair of the Dog, Nazareth surprised fans and listeners alike the next year when they traded that style for a softer, more AOR approach on Close Enough for Rock & Roll. The resulting album isn't as successful as their previous one, but is a tuneful affair that offers plenty of highlights for the Nazareth fan.

This time out, they go for an across-the-board experimental approach that covers everything from their traditional hard rock to country-rock and even straight pop tunes. The ultimate example of this experimentation is "Telegram," a four-part rock opera about life on tour for a rock band that starts as a frenzied rocker and ends a piano-led sing-along. Other strong tracks include "You're the Violin," a hard rocking love song that includes plenty of inventive guitar work to bring its music as love metaphors to life, and "Carry Out Feelings," a poppy love lament that successfully incorporates a reggae groove into the band's sound.

Although hard rock is downplayed in general on this album, Close Enough for Rock & Roll does sport a few sharp rockers: "Born Under the Wrong Sign" uses driving voice box guitar riffs to create a menacing atmosphere, and "Lift the Lid" is an effective slice of boogie rock.

All in all, Close Enough for Rock & Roll is too unfocused to fully succeed as an album but offers solid tunes and the quality musicianship necessary to back them up. Casual fans may want to pick up the album's radio hits on a compilation, but this album is a worthwhile listen for the hardcore Nazareth addict.

Did somebody mention hardcore Narareth addict? Well that's us - we were fans way back then and time hasn't dented our enthusiasm one bit! Also on offer then from our favourite Scottish rockers:

• Play 'N' The Game (UK first pressing)
• Expect No Mercy

Languishing in our shop at the moment (looking for one careful, appreciative ovwer) is Malice In Wonderland (Canadian pressing on A&M).

More great hard rock titles available in our shop - on both CD and vinyl.

We take great care when packaging our vinyl products, the vinyl record is placed outside of the sleeve to prevent saw cuts. The items are secured between two thick layers of card and all edges are sealed. The package is marked 'FRAGILE' and 'PLEASE DO NOT BEND, DROP OR THROW'.

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