PAUL & LINDA McCARTNEY Ram 1971 UK APPLE 1st PRESS
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Oct 31, 2011
Sold Date
Oct 21, 2011
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PAUL & LINDA McCARTNEY Ram 1971 UK APPLE 1st PRESS
FULLY LAMINATED GF, APPLE INNER, DEEP, RICH, WARM SOUND
PAUL & LINDA McCARTNEYRam
UK APPLE (PAS 10003) FIRST PRESSING (May 1971) OF PAUL & LINDA McCARTNEY'S SUPERB "Ram" LP
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST DARK GREEN APPLE LABELS
MATRICES: YEX 837- 1 / YEX 838- 1
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 (with 4 stamped underneath) /OP and 1/PP
THE ALBUM IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL GATEFOLD SLEEVE BEAUTIFULLY LAMINATED ON BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE with Green Apple, "Printed and made in England", "An Apple Record An EMI Recording" AND "© McCartney Productions Inc. 1971." STATEMENTS
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL APPLE INNER SLEEVE
After the breakup, Beatles fans expected major statements from the three chief songwriters in the Fab Four.
John and George fulfilled those expectations -- Lennon with his lacerating, confessional John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, Harrison with his triple-LP All Things Must Pass -- but Paul McCartney certainly didn't, turning toward the modest charms of McCartney, and then crediting his wife Linda as a full-fledged collaborator on its 1971 follow-up, Ram.
Where McCartney was homemade, sounding deliberately ragged in parts, Ram had a fuller production yet retained that ramshackle feel, sounding as if it were recorded in a shack out back, not far from the farm where the cover photo of Paul holding the ram by the horns was taken.
It's filled with songs that feel tossed off, filled with songs that are cheerfully, incessantly melodic; it turns the monumental symphonic sweep of Abbey Road into a cheeky slice of whimsy on the two-part suite "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey."
All this made Ram an object of scorn and derision upon its release (and for years afterward, in fact), but in retrospect it looks like nothing so much as the first indie pop album, a record that celebrates small pleasures with big melodies, a record that's guileless and unembarrassed to be cutesy. But McCartney never was quite the sap of his reputation, and even here, on possibly his most precious record, there's some ripping rock & roll in the mock-apocalyptic goof "Monkberry Moon Delight," the joyfully noisy "Smile Away," where his feet can be smelled a mile away, and "Eat at Home," a rollicking, winking sex song.
All three of these are songs filled with good humour, and their foundation in old-time rock & roll makes it easy to overlook how inventive these productions are, but on the more obviously tuneful and gentle numbers -- the ones that are more quintessentially McCartney-esque -- it's plain to see how imaginative and gorgeous the arrangements are, especially on the sad, soaring finale, "Back of My Car," but even on its humble opposite, the sweet "Heart of the Country."
These songs may not be self-styled major statements, but they are endearing and enduring, as is Ram itself, which seems like a more unique, exquisite pleasure with each passing year.
Side 1: TOO MANY PEOPLE / 3 LEGS / RAM ON / DEAR BOY / UNCLE ALBERT-ADMIRAL HALSEY / SMILE AWAY
Side 2: HEART OF THE COUNTRY / MONKBERRY MOON DELIGHT / EAT AT HOME / LONG HAIRED LADY / RAM ON / THE BACK SEAT OF MY CAR
LABELS: EXCELLENT
Clean, bright and unmarked labels with light/moderate spindles
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT
The surfaces retain their original deep, glossy sheen with just a few marks visible under normal light and hairlines under bright light - none of these have any significant audio impact
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT
Outstanding audio on this first pressing - a beautifully recorded album with rich, detailed and an incredibly warm sound - gorgeous audio reproduction.
My play-check at loud volume revealed no major audio issues of note - no scratches, no loud clicks/pops and barely any surface noise - just a touch on the run-ins and between some of the tracks (very minor and non-intrusive) otherwise, sounds great
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
The gatefold cover is clean, bright and fresh with strong vibrant colour and a deep glossy sheen to the laminated surfaces - it still creaks when opened.
All edges are crisp and square with just one 'bump' to the bottom corner and some fading to the yellow colour on the spine - all spine text is clear and bold
INNER SLEEVE: VERY GOOD++
The Apple inner sleeve is clean and fresh with just a small central split to the bottom edge preventing a much higher grading
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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
POST & PACKING
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