PJ HARVEY - DRY - RARE DEBUT Vinyl LP Nr Mint
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HERE UP FOR AUCTION IS THE 1992 DEBUT VINYL LP BY PJ HARVEY CALLED ‘DRY’ - PURE 10 - 1992 - THE COVER, INNER AND VINYL ARE EXCELLENT. BELOW ARE A REVIEW AND THE TRACKING DETAILS. I HAVE OTHER RECORDS BY SIMILAR ARTISTS UP FOR AUCTION AT THE MOMENT SO WHY NOT CHECK THEM OUT. MULTIPLE PURCHASES P&P IS 50P PER RECORD. ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE EMAIL ME AND I WILL TRY TO HELP. THANKS FOR LOOKING.
REVIEW
Review
Polly Jean Harvey arrives fully formed as a songwriter on PJ Harvey's debut album, Dry . Borrowing its primitive attack from post-punk guitar rock and its form from the blues, Dry is a forceful collection of brutally emotional songs, highlighted by Harvey's deft lyricism and startling voice, as well as her trio's muscular sound. Her voice makes each song sound like it was an exposed nerve, but her lyrics aren't quite that simple. Shaded with metaphors and the occasional biblical allusion, Dry is essentially an assault on feminine conventions and expectations, and while there are layers of dark humor, they aren't particularly evident, since Harvey's singing is shockingly raw. Her vocals are perfectly complemented by the trio's ferocious pounding, which makes even the slow ballads sound like exercises in controlled fury. And that's the key to Dry : the songs, which are often surprisingly catchy -- "Dress" and "Sheela-Na-Gig" both have strong hooks -- are as muscular and forceful as the band's delivery, making the album a vibrant and fully realized debut.
Tracks
1 Oh My Lover - Harvey - 4:00
2 O Stella - Harvey - 2:30
3 Dress - Ellis, Harvey - 3:16
4 Victory - Harvey - 3:16
5 Happy and Bleeding - Ellis, Harvey - 4:48
6 Sheela-Na-Gig - Harvey - 3:10
7 Hair - Harvey - 3:47
8 Joe - Ellis, Harvey - 2:33
9 Plants and Rags - Ellis, Harvey - 4:09
10 Fountain - Harvey - 3:53
11 Water - Harvey - 4:32
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