PETER HAMMILL Chameleon In the Shadow of the Night 1973 UK 1st PRESS MINT-
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PETER HAMMILL Chameleon In the Shadow of the Night 1973 UK 1st PRESS MINT-

EARLIEST 1/G MOTHERS/STAMPERS - TEXTURED GF - UNPLAYED

PETER HAMMILL
Chameleon In the Shadow of the Night


UK CHARISMA (CAS 1067) VERY FIRST PRESSING (1/G 1/G mothers and stampers, released May 1973) OF PETER HAMMILL'S SECOND SOLO LP "Chameleon In the Shadow of the Nigh"
ESSENTIALLY A VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR RELEASE WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ALL BAND MEMBERS, PRODUCTION BY JOHN ANTHONY AND WITH PAUL WHITEHEAD ILLUSTRATING THE SLEEVE

LOVELY COPY - POSSIBLY NEVER BEEN PLAYED AND SOUNDING SENSATIONAL THROUGHOUT - EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN

PRESSED WITH THE FIRST LARGE MAD HATTER LABELS WITH 'MANUFACTURED AND DISTRIBUTED BY B&C RECORDS LTD' STATEMENT
MATRIX: CAS 1067 A-2 U and CAS 1067 B-1 U (etched 'Sofa SoGood')
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/G and 1/G (one of the first 300 copies off the press)
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL OUTER TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH ARTWORK BY PAUL WHITEHEAD, INTERNAL PRINTED LYRICS AND FACTORY SEALED LEFT SIDE EDGE "Printed and made by the E. J. Day Group, London and Bedford", "Marketed by B&C Records Ltd., 37 Soho Sq., London. W1."
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN" TEXT PRINTED IN GREY

PETER HAMMILL - acoustic & electric guitars, electric & grand pianos, harmonium, mellotron
HUGH BANTON - bass, organ, piano
GUY EVANS - drums, percussion
DAVE JACKSON - acoustic & electric saxophones, flute

Boasting much stronger compositions than the preceding Fools Mate, Chameleon In the Shadow of the Night is regarded as one of Peter Hammill's best albums.
Although Hammill is still in piano/acoustic guitar mode, the passion in his vocals is nearly unparalleled.
But what separated Hammill from other early-'70s folk-rockers was that he had a knack for injecting art rock into his compositions and singing his mellow songs in a rough (rather expectedly laid-back) style.
The opening track "German Overalls" could be compared to David Bowie's early acoustic period, as well as "What's It Worth" (the latter containing flute work that complements Hammill's acoustic strumming nicely).
But Hammill successfully slips back into rock territory with "Rock and Rôle," which contains some great, dirty sax work.
The album's production is very straightforward (nearly without any studio enhancement), which helps bring out the intensity of Hammill's stark arrangements

Side 1: GERMAN OVERALLS / SLENDER THREADS / ROCK AND ROLE / IN THE END
Side 2: WHAT'S IT WORTH / EASY TO SLIP AWAY / DROPPING THE TORCH / ( IN THE ) BLACK ROOM / THE TOWER

LABELS: MINT
Clean, bright, factory-fresh labels with no spindle traces or indeed any signs of use
VINYL Visual: MINT-
Both sides shine like-new
VINYL Audio: MINT-
An impressively recorded and engineered album which delivers crystal clear, deep, rich and strong audio reproduction throughout.
My play-check at very loud volume found no major audio issues of note - just some very soft background on some of the quieter moments (impossibly minor, non-intrusive and really barely worth a mention) otherwise, flawless - superb copy - don't come much better
SLEEVE: MINT-
The textured gatefold is clean and unmarked with crisp, sharp and square edges and spine - no real wear of any kind to speak of - lovely example

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: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £12.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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