Pink Floyd - Arnold Layne - 1967 With Picture Sleeve
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THE PINK FLOYD
Arnold Layne / Candy And A Current Bun
GERMAN ISSUE 7" SINGLE, WITH ORIGINAL COLOUR PICTURE SLEEVE
Auction Starts At Just 99p With No Reserve.
Condition :-
Sleeve -
Unique Germany Only colour sleeve, generally in good order, there is some writting in biro on the front of the sleeve (see scans of actual item for more details) there is also a split on the left side and a couple of tape marks on the back, it's a wonder any of these have survived over 40 years in any condition considering the thin paper they are made of, this is fairly good and it would look great framed and can only go up in value.
Record -
In great condition with no scratches (looks almost like new !!), I have played both sides and it still sounds superb on both sides, with no clicks, skips or other deterioration in sound, I doubt if you will find this record in better condition.
Release Date - 24/4/67 (Germany)
Label - Columbia.
Matrix Side 1 - 7XCA 27877-1
Matrix Side 2 - 7XCA 27878-1
Cat No - C 23 493
This record has been in my collection for many years and has been very well looked after, it has been carefully stored out of the original sleeve to avoid any damage and will be carefully packed to guarantee safe arrival to it's new owner.
UK P+P IS BY RECORDED & INSURED DELIVERY @ £4.00
WORLDWIDE P+P RECORDED & INSURED @ £9.99
I am also selling a copy of "See Emily Play" in similar condition, I will only charge one postage charge if won by same bidder.
Record Review :-
The song's title character is a transvestite whose primary pastime is stealing women's clothes and undergarments from washing lines. According to Roger Waters, "Arnold Layne" was actually based on a real person, and that this person routinely stole underwear from the mothers of Barrett and Waters during their childhood days in Cambridge.
However, despite finding a place in the Top 20, the song's unusual transvestism theme attracted the ire of Radio London, which deemed the song too far-removed from "normal" society for its listeners before eventually banning it from radio airplay altogether.[1]
Producer Norman Smith wanted the band to re-record the Joe Boyd-produced song after they had signed up with EMI. While Waters and keyboardist Richard Wright were willing to do this, Barrett, on the other hand, was entirely satisfied with the existing studio cut, and argued against recording another version. Attempts were made to re-record the song at the insistence of EMI (who at the time only wanted to use in-house producers) but, perhaps due to Barrett's indifference to doing so, the re-recordings never got very far and the Boyd-produced session was used.
Boyd mentioned in several interviews over the years that "Arnold Layne" regularly ran for 10 to 15 minutes in concert (with extended instrumental passages), but the band knew that it had to be shortened for use as a single.
"Candy and a Currant Bun" was the B-side to Pink Floyd's first single, Arnold Layne. When performed live in 1967, the song was known as "Let's Roll Another One" and contained the line "I'm high - Don't try to spoil my fun", but the record company forced Syd Barrett to rewrite it without the controversial drug references.[1] It features the first released Waters scream, which would reappear in Careful with that Axe, Eugene, Run Like Hell and others.
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