Orig. Robert Wyatt MATCHING MOLE s/t 1st LP 1972 CBS UK Textured 1st press PROG.
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MATCHING MOLE s/t
ORIGINAL 1972 CBS STEREO PRESSING, CATALOG#. S 64850 / 61850, MADE IN UK.
Great and sought-after Prog. Rock classic!
Original genuine UK 1st pressing with slightly textured cover and the small caption on the front cover top left hand corner "Can also be played on mono equipment. See note over". This copy includes also the official CBS Records INNER SLEEVE.
Matching Mole were part of the Canterbury scene and best known for the song "O Caroline". Robert Wyatt formed the band in October 1971 after he left Soft Machine and recorded his first solo album The End of an Ear. He continued his role on vocals and drums and was joined by David Sinclair, of Caravan, on organ and piano, Phil Miller on guitar and Bill MacCormick, formerly of Quiet Sun, on bass. The name is a pun on Machine Molle, the French translation of the name of Wyatt's previous group Soft Machine.
Their first, eponymous album was released in April 1972, the bulk of which was composed by Wyatt himself, with the exception of "O Caroline" (a Dave Sinclair composition with lyrics by Wyatt about his recent breakup with girlfriend Caroline Coon) and Phil Miller's "Part Of The Dance". For their second album, Matching Mole's Little Red Record, released in November 1972 and produced by Robert Fripp, Sinclair was replaced by New Zealand-born keyboard player and composer Dave MacRae who had already played a guest role on the first album. This album was more of a team effort, with Wyatt concentrating on lyrics and vocal melodies and leaving the composing to his bandmates.
Matching Mole disbanded in late September 1972 immediately upon completion of a European tour supporting Soft Machine, with Sinclair and Miller going on to form the more successful Hatfield and the North. A new lineup consisting of Wyatt, MacCormick, ex-Curved Air keyboardist Francis Monkman and jazz saxophonist Gary Windo was due to record a third album in 1973. This was cancelled when Wyatt fell from a window in June 1973, and was paralysed from the waist down, and therefore unable to continue drumming.
- Bass Guitar – Bill MacCormick
- Electric Piano – Dave McRae*
- Engineer [Aided By] – Richard Dodd
- Engineer [Assisted By] – Phillip Beckwith
- Engineer [Sound] – Mike FitzHenry
- Executive Producer – Sean Murphy
- Guitar – Phil Miller
- Illustration [Cover] – Alan Cracknell
- Mellotron, Piano, Drums, Voice – Robert Wyatt
- Piano, Organ – David Sinclair
- Producer – Matching Mole
- Written-By – Sinclair* (tracks: A1), Miller* (tracks: A4), Wyatt* (tracks: A1 to A3, B1 to B4)
RECORD: VG++. VINYL HAS SEVERAL PLEASANT SURFACE SCUFFINGS AND SOME VISIBLE MARKS THAT FORTUNATELY SEEM NOT TO AFFECT THE PLAYING. HIGHLY-COLLECTIBLE NICE COPY.
COVER: EX, JUST VERY SLIGHT RINGWEARS, OTHERWISE PERFECT. SUPERB SHAPE.
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