QUARZ QUARTZ 1st JET RECORDS RARE 12" VINYL ALBUM LP - NWOBHM - BLACK SABBATH

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QUARTZ - QUARTZ 1st. - JET RECORDS - UAG 30081 in Picture Sleeve with inner Lyric Sleeve - Rare UK Original first Press 12" Vinyl LP Record 33 rpm (Deleted) / NWOBHM, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Classic Rock, 70's Metal, Tony Iommi, Black Sabbath.

Side 1.

1. Mainline Riders 03:32

2. Sugar Rain 04:44

3. Street Fighting Lady 04:48

4. Hustler 04:50

Side 2

5. Devil's Brew 03:50

6. Smokie 01:08 instrumental

7. Around and Around 05:00

8. Pleasure Seekers 03:50

9. Little Old Lady 04:34

p 1977

Produced by Tony Iommi and Chris Tsangarides.

all songs written by Quartz

Mike Taylor Vocals

Malcolm Cope Drums

Derek Arnold Bass

Geoff Nicholls Guitars, Keyboards

Mick Hopkins Guitars

A Birmingham band with their beginnings in 1974, Quartz signed to Jet in 1976 under the name of Bandy Legs. Hopkins played in The Idle Race with Jeff Lynne (also in The Move, E.L.O., etc.) in the early 1970s. Hopkins and bassist Arnold had also previously played together in Copperfield. Quartz came out of the British hard rock hotbed of Birmingham to join the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement in the late '70s. With a lineup that included John Bonham-associate Mike Hopkins and future Black Sabbath keyboardist Geoff Nichols, they were actually founded under the name Bandylegs but changed when Jet Records showed interest in the band. They signed a contract with the label and toured with both AC/DC and Sabbath before beginning work on their first album. The tour with Black Sabbath turned out to be quite fruitful, as they gained a tour manager (Albert Chapman) and a big fan in Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi. Iommi took over the production duties on their eponymous debut, drafting Queen's Brian May into the sessions to play some guitar. The album was important to the emerging scene, and they joined Diamond Head and Def Leppard in being one of the first bands to make heavy metal faster and less plodding. Quartz stayed relevant to the genre for their short time together, but by 1983 their irreconcilable differences split the band apart.

Tony Iommi performed some harmony guitars, but is uncredited as he was signed to a different label at the time.

Brian May edited an unnamed song during the album sessions, but is unknown if that version ended up on the album.

Ozzy Osbourne sang backing vocals on an unknown song, but those tracks were edited out in the mix.

Cut at I.B.C. Studios, England.

Recorded and mixed at Morgan Studios, London.

Record is in very good condition with a few surface marks on vinyl but plays near perfect picture cover/sleeve as a bit of edge wear + creases, due to 35 + years of storage, has being stored out of direct sunlight.

And now for the boring stuff all postage costs also include packaging cost and all parcels will be sent out on the nearest Friday afternoon or Saturday morning after payment due at the latest ( but will try to post before) due to being unable to get to the Post Office during week due to work commitments sorry for any inconvenience and hope this does not deter you from bidding many thanks Nigel.

p.s. Record will be packed in cardboard and the picture sleeve (if there is one) will be packed in cardboard separately and put in to a Grey Mailing Postage Poly Plastic Bag which will be wrap in loads of sellotape.

p.p.s Most of the Records / Cds I am selling are from my own music collection.

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