Phil Manning-It's Blues 1988 Aust blues LP M- Autographed Chain

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Phil Manning-It's Blues 1988 Australian acoustic blues LP. This is up there with The Foreday Riders Blues Band's self-titled album as one of Australia's rarest blues releases. It was Phil's first entirely solo album and the first release (TM 101) on his newly formed Tamborine Music label (He had just moved to Mt Tamborine in Qld). There were only 250 copies pressed on vinyl, most of which were sent as promos to radio stations. It was also released on cassette, with cassette copies sold extensively at gigs and by mail order. It was not intended to be so limited on vinyl but by the time Phil got around to repressing the vinyl (late 80's), the pressing plant had closed down (along with all the others) and he couldn't get it redone. He sold thousands of cassette copies of this and the follow up cassette-only release Live At The Storey Bridge (TM 102) album at gigs and by mail order but vinyl copies were lilmited to the first pressing and neither album has ever been issued on CD. A number of reference sources mistakenly list it as a cassette-only release. Can't Stop (TM 103), released in 1992, became his first CD release. This could be your one and only opportunity to purchase this incredibly rare vinyl album, in superb condition and autographed by Phil! When considering the relative scarcity of this album, other mega rare releases such as the first left-handed copies of Chain's Toward The Blues and Extradition's impossibly rare Hush album both had pressings of at least 500.

Tracks: see scans

Lable:Tamborine Music Cat# TM 101. Record is visually in M- condition. Cover is also M- with just one small price sticker residue mark on front top RH cnr. Signed by Phil on front cover in black permanent marker. (see scans)

The following paragraphs come from wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Manning_%28musician%29

Philip John "Phil" Manning (born 1948) is an Australian blues singer-songwriter and guitarist. Manning has been a member of various groups including Chain and has had a solo career. As a member of Chain, Manning co-wrote their January 1971 single "Black and Blue", which became their only top 20 hit. The related album, Toward the Blues followed in September and peaked in the top 10 albums chart.

Philip John Manning was born in Devonport, Tasmania in 1948. He has a brother Dennis Manning who is also a musician. Phil Manning's early bands were Anonymous Incorporated and Cocaine Spell – he was in the latter with guitarist, Charlie Watts, and the pianist, John A. Bird. Manning moved to Melbourne by 1966 and, late that year, joined The Blue Jays with Bird on keyboards, Vince Maloney (ex-Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs) on guitar, Manning on guitar and Tony Worsley (Tony Worsley & the Fabulous Blue Jays) on vocals. Bay City Union were an electric blues band, which had formed in Brisbane and relocated to Melbourne in December 1966. Manning had joined on vocals and guitar, and played alongside Glenn Wheatley on guitar and Matt Taylor on vocals and harmonica. Manning left by 1968 to join Laurie Allen Revue (see Bobby & Laurie).

Late in 1968, Manning joined The Beaten Tracks (originally from Perth) and in December the group were in Melbourne and recruited Wendy Saddington (ex-James Taylor Move) on vocals. They changed their name to The Chain and later to Chain to provide electric blues-rock. Chain have had numerous line-up changes and hiatuses, their most famous line-up are Manning and Taylor with Barry Harvey on drums and Barry Sullivan on bass guitar (both ex-Thursday's Children, Wild Cherries).

Chain's January 1971 single, "Black and Blue" reached the top 20 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart. Manning co-wrote the song with fellow members Harvey, Sullivan and Taylor.[1] They had a second top 40 hit with "Judgement" issued in July. Also in July, teen newspaper, Go-Set published its annual popularity poll and Manning was voted at No. 3 for 'Best Guitarist'. The related Chain album, Toward the Blues followed in September and peaked in the top 10 on the Albums Chart. Manning has returned to Chain periodically for performances and further recordings, while contemporaneously maintaining his solo career.

Manning left Chain in July 1971 to work with Warren Morgan (ex-Chain, Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs) on keyboards in a band called Pilgrimage. They issued a single, "Walk in the Light" in November and supported United Kingdom progressive rock group, Pink Floyd, in September and pop artist, Elton John, in October. He briefly returned to Chain from November for three months before joining Leo deCastro's Friends. In April 1972, Manning formed Willy & the Philtones which was renamed Band of Talabene in July with Tony Buettel on drums, Phil Gaunt on bass guitar and Tony Naylor on guitar. In December he joined Mighty Mouse which at various times included Harvey, Sullivan, Ian Clyne on keyboards, and Mal Capewell on sax and flute. By February 1973, Mighty Mouse was renamed as Chain (their 15th line-up) and Manning left by July 1974.

In December 1974, Manning released his debut solo album, I Wish There Was a Way, on Mushroom Records and Festival Records. Australian music historian, Ian McFarlane, described the album as in a "mellow, reflective singer/songwriter mode". The album spawned two singles, "Love Is the Mender" in December and "I Wish There Was a Way" in March 1975. In May, he formed the Phil Manning Band with Greg Cook on guitar and synthesiser (ex-Cam-Pact, Mándu Band), Bruce Devenish on drums and Eddie McDonald on bass guitar (ex-Bakery). They recorded the pop single "Train to Ride" which was issued in October. However in September the line-up had changed to Steve Cooney on guitar, Tony Doyle on drums and Paul Wheeler on bass guitar (ex-Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs, MacKenzie Theory). The group disbanded in March 1977 and Manning joined John Paul Young's backing band the Allstars for three months.

In July 1977 he formed Manning Keays Band with Jim Keays on vocals (ex-The Masters Apprentices) and Peter Cuddily on bass guitar (ex-Space Waltz), John Grant on keyboards (ex-Freeway), Andrew Kay on violin and keyboards, and Robert Ross on drums. When Keays left later in the year, the soul pop group was renamed as Manning and released a self-titled album in May 1978. Manning provided the singles "When a Man Loves a Woman" (a Percy Sledge cover) in December 1977 and "Call Me" in April 1978. In July a new line-up of Phil Manning Band was Cuddily, Grant, John J Hackett on drums (ex-Rum Jungle) and Midge Marsden on guitar. His brother, Dennis, briefly joined on keyboards and in May 1979 they issued the single, "Just the Way It Goes". Dennis had left, Robbie Geapon replaced Cuddily on bass guitar and Bob Bickerton (ex- Mándu Band) replaced Hackett on drums to record an album, Live on Polydor Records, for New Zealand release only, in 1979.

The Matt Taylor Phil Manning Band was formed in Perth in late 1980 with his former Chain band mate. The group included Roy Daniel on bass guitar and Ric Whittle on drums and recorded an album, Oz Blues and a single "Spring Hill" both issued in June 1981. This group disbanded by December and a new line-up of Phil Manning Band was formed with Chris Copping on keyboards (ex-Procol Harum), Kerryn Tolhurst on guitar (ex-The Dingoes), and Wayne Duncan on bass guitar and Gary Young on drums (both ex-Daddy Cool). Copping was replaced by Mick O'Connor on keyboards. By 1983, with only Duncan and Young remaining, they became the Phil Manning Trio. In December he reformed Chain with Taylor and remained in the group until 1986.

Manning relocated to Queensland and recorded an acoustic solo album, It's the Blues, which was issued in early 1988 on his own label, Tamborine Music. In 1990, he followed with a cassette-only album, Live at the Storey Bridge. Manning's material for the two albums included originals together with cover versions of Blind Blake, Big Bill Broonzy, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters and Paul Simon. Three more albums followed in the 1990s, Can't Stop (November 1992), The Back Shed (March 1995) and Two Roads (August 1997). Take Note was issued in 2000 and Migrants Dance in 2003. A compilation album, The Essential Acoustic Collection was released in 2006 and Checkmate Move followed in 2010.

Vinyl:
M, mint condition, unplayed, with no marks on playing surface and labels as new.
M-, mint minus, either unplayed, with minimum scuffs caused by paper sleeve, or played once or twice only and still as new.
EX, excellent condition, record played carefully, very clean surface, minimum scuffing. 
VG, very good condition, scuffing or signs of groove wear but no bad scratches. Only minor pops or crackles.
G, good condition, well played with plenty of scuffs, light scratches and groove wear.Noise evident but no jumps.
F, fair condition, playable but heavily scuffed or scratched, with a lot of surface noise. Maybe minor jumps from scratches.

Covers:
M, Mint - As New
Ex, Excellent – Very little ware – no marks or worn corners
VG, Very Good  – some minor wear and some minor marks visible 
G, Good – worn cover, may have creased corners, heavier marks, small tears but still complete
F, Fair – cover is worn and maybe torn.

(+ or - means a little better or worse).

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