P J HARVEY The Peel Sessions 1991-2004 LP ISLAND 2006 EU orig+inner+ins 1709885
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THIS IS THE 2006 EUROPEAN ORIGINAL PRESSING on ISLAND Records. SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVE + SMALL INSERT. The cover is in VG+ condition: normal wear BUT sticker mark on rear (top right corner), mild creases on edges, surface ringwear, some gray marks on front (right edge, bottom left corner), left spine is fully readable; INNER SLEEVE in great condition (mild creases); please for details see photos (with and without flashlight). Vinyl is in EX condition (barely played) and plays wonderfully.
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P J HARVEY
PJ Harvey The most challenging singer/songwriter to emerge in the '90s, her brutally honest lyrics match well to a progression of raw musical styles. During the alternative rock explosion, several female singer/songwriters rose to prominence, but few have proved as distinctive or as widely praised as Polly Jean Harvey. Over the course of her career, Harvey established herself as one of the most individual and influential songwriters of her era, exploring themes of sex, love, and religion with unnerving honesty, dark humor, and a twisted theatricality."THE PEEL SESSIONS 1991 - 2004"
2006 LP ISLAND RECORDS 1709885 MADE IN EUROPE ORIGINAL PRESSING SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVE + SMALL INSERT
NOTES: Includes printed inner sleeve and small promotional insert. Some copies came with a free poster [THIS ONE NOT].
Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode: (text) 6 02517 09885 5 Label Code: LC 0407
LABEL: ISLAND - WHITE LABEL - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine, rear, inner) 1709885 Catalog on labels: 1709885
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped/Etched): 1709885 A-2 JONZ Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped/Etched): 1709885 B-2 JONZ LOUD
On labels: rim text reads "℗ 2006 Universal Island.........Made in the EU......BIEM/SABAM BBC
On Inner Sleeve: Photo + Tracklist + Credits + Notes On Back Cover: Tracklist ℗ 1996 Universal Island Records Ltd........© BBC1996.
tracklisting Side A: OH MY LOVER - VICTORY - SHEELA-NA.GIG - WATER NAKED COUSIN - WANG DANG DOODLE Side B: LOSING GROUND - SNAKE - THAT WAS MY VEIL - THE WICKED TONGUE BEAUTIFUL FEELING - YOU COME THROUGH
grading RECORD EX but (please, read above description) SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Part of a series commemorating the second anniversary of legendary BBC DJ John Peel's death, PJ Harvey's The Peel Sessions 1991-2004 feels like a thank you and goodbye to a longtime friend. It should almost go without saying that these performances are great. As good as PJ Harvey's albums are, her concerts are even more striking, and her rapport with Peel just adds to the intimacy and intensity of these songs. The tracks from the October 1991 session that kick off the album account for a third of the entire album and may actually be better than the versions of these songs that ended up on Dry almost a year later. "Oh My Lover"'s lumbering guitars and "Victory"'s heavy, almost tangible basslines capture the formidable power and tightly controlled dynamics of the PJ Harvey trio at the time. However, the ecstatic version of "Water" is the standout, harnessing the full range of Harvey's amazing voice, from gently phrased verses to gasping shrieks at the song's end. From here, The Peel Sessions 1991-2004 takes some interesting twists and turns. Harvey hand-picked all the songs included here, and she makes some surprising choices (though maybe they shouldn't be, considering that she often puts unexpected songs in her live shows). Her version of Willie Dixon's "Wang Dang Doodle" (which also appeared as a B-side on the Man-Size single) is one of her most ferociously sexy and playful performances from the Rid of Me/4-Track Demos era, and it doesn't disappoint here; "Losing Ground," the creepy biblical punk of "Snake," and "This Wicked Tongue," a snarling rocker that was only on the Japanese version and first U.K. pressing of Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea, are equally raw and direct. On the other hand, the almost-folk of "That Was My Veil" and hypnotic restraint of "Beautiful Feeling" show that the more reflective sound Harvey developed later in the '90s was just as gripping. Interestingly, the only single included from her post-Dry work is the final song, "You Come Through," which she performed at the Peel tribute held six weeks after his death (making lyrics like "golden wishes to your health and mine" that much more poignant). Here, as with most of her career, Harvey doesn't go for the easy choices -- something she and her friend definitely had in common...(AllMusic)
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