PHILAMORE LINCOLN The North Wind Blew South LP EPIC 1970 US original JIMMY PAGE
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THIS IS THE US ORIGINAL PRESSING still on EPIC 'Yellow' label. SINGLE COVER + COMPANY INNER SLEEVE (in VG condition). The cover is in VG(+) condition, normal wear BUT discolourationon/wear on corners/spines (especially on bottom, without splits), cut corner (top right), creases on edges, surface ringwear/edgewear, bent on bottom right corner, left spine is partially readable, for details see photos. The vinyl is in VG+/EX condition (few light clicks) and plays wonderfully and without lessening in sound quality. RARE ALBUM.
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PHILAMORE LINCOLN
Philamore Lincoln has always been something of a shadowy figure in the psych pop universe, even among hardcore collectors. His lone album, originally released by Epic in 1970, never saw a legitimate CD reissue until 2010, and he seemed to have been swallowed up by the earth shortly after its initial unveiling. Helping to make the legend more tantalizing over the years were the rumors of Yardbirds members' involvement, partly spurred by Yardbirds bassist Chris Dreja's photo credit, but as it turns out, Jimmy Page did indeed add some guitar to the sessions. Given its release date, The North Wind Blew South sounds like it could have been sitting on the shelf for a couple of years, as the wispy, Donovan-like psych pop that takes up much of the album feels more like 1968 than 1970. The album is heavily front-loaded, opening with the dreamy but majestic title track before moving into the bouncy, orchestral psych pop of "You're the One" (with some tasty Page licks) and the good-timey, Small Faces-like "Lazy Good for Nothin'." Despite the anomalous greasy rocker "County Jail Band," North Wind stays largely on the soft side of psych pop, with "Early Sherwood" sounding like a Sunshine Superman outtake and "Temma Harbour" (later a British hit for Mary Hopkin) even dipping into a mellow bossa nova feel. The album ends on a curious note with the somewhat throwaway-sounding brassy blues instrumental "Blew Through," but overall, Lincoln's gentle vocals and breezy delivery perfectly suit his songwriting (he penned every tune here himself) and producer James Wilder finds just the right arrangement for each track, making this a bit of a lost classic of the U.K. soft-psych world...(AllMusic)
"THE NORTH WIND BLEW SOUTH"
1970 LP EPIC RECORDS BN 26497
PRINTED IN USA ORIGINAL PRESSING
SINGLE SLEEVE (THICK CARDBOARD COVER, AMERICAN STYLE)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: EPIC - YELLOW LABEL - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: BN 26497
Catalog on labels: BN 26497 XSB 151246 / BN 26497 XSB 151247
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): o XSB151246-3A P
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched [o, P Stamped]): o XSB151247-1C P
On labels: rim text <"Epic," Marcas Reg. T.M. Printed In U.S.A.>
On back cover: Tracklist + Credits
Manufactured by Epic...........Printed in U.S.A...........stereo record players.
tracklisting: please, for tracklist see pictures
grading
RECORD VG+ but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)
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