ROY BUCHANAN: 1972 UK POLYDOR DEBUT 1st PRESS MINT-
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Oct 8, 2012
Sold Date
Sep 28, 2012
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£ 24
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ROY BUCHANAN: 1972 UK POLYDOR DEBUT 1st PRESS MINT-
ONE PLAY, TOP ALBUM FROM THE INFLUENTIAL BLUESMAN
ROY BUCHANANUK POLYDOR (2391 042 SUPER) FIRST PRESSING (August 1972) OF ROY BUCHANAN'S EPONYMOUS SOLO DEBUT LP
LOVELY COPY - ONCE PLAYED - SUPERB SOUND QUALITY
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST RED POLYDOR LABELS WITH "MADE IN ENGLAND" CREDIT
MATRIX: 2391042 A//1 ? 420 11 10 / 2391042 B//1 ? 420 11 13
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT SLEEVE "Printed and made by the E. J. Day Group, London and Bedford"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED POLYDOR COMPANY INNER SLEEVE
The recording and production on this, Roy Buchanan's first record for Polydor, is delightfully bare, sparse in ornamentation, and full of bum notes and aborted ideas that would be deleted on most commercial releases.
It is a loose, highly improvised affair that amply demonstrates why the leader is one of the under appreciated giants of rootsy guitar.
Straddling country, blues, and traditional rock & roll, Buchanan's playing is fiery and unpremeditated. His tone is delightfully raw and piercing, his solo ideas impetuous and uncluttered. On the instrumental tracks, such as his famous reading of "Sweet Dreams" or Buchanan's own "The Messiah Will Come Again," one can see why he was such an influence on Jeff Beck, another master of the instrument known for his genre-blending and ragged spontaneity.
There is a slight Michael Bloomfield influence felt in Buchanan's blues playing, most evident in the first chorus of "John's Blues" and the quasi-Eastern ornamentations on "Pete's Blue." He plays with pitch, placing notes in unexpected places, constantly keeping the listener guessing.
The country tracks, such as "I am a Lonesome Fugitive" and Hank Williams' "Hey, Good Lookin'," benefit greatly from Chuck Tilley's understated vocals. Despite Tilley's presence, the main focus on this record is Buchanan's wailing guitar, which punctuating the vocals with bluesy cries and country moans.
The strongest track on Roy Buchanan is "The Messiah Will Come Again." This song opens with Buchanan's mumbled spoken word intro over quiet organ and then yields to spine-tingling, sorrow-laden Telecaster that cries and screams in existential torment before giving way in turn to percussive flurries that make less sense as melodic improvisation than as cries of passion.
This is raw guitar playing and music making, not for the faint of heart. Fans of blues or country guitar, or those just curious why Jeff Beck would dedicate "'Cause We've Ended As Lovers" from Blow By Blow to Buchanan, would do themselves a favour by picking up this album
Side 1:
Sweet Dreams (3:33)
I Am A Lonesome Fugitive (3:43)
Cajun (1:34)
John's Blues (5:04)
Haunted House (2:44)
Side 2:
Pete's Blues (7:15)
The Messiah Will Come Again (5:53)
Hey, Good Lookin' (2:16)
LABELS: MINT-
Clean, bright and factory-fresh labels with just one light spindle trace on one side, none on the other
VINYL Visual: MINT-
Both surfaces are unmarked and shine like new (there is a small pressing blemish - present from manufacture - on "Hey Good Lookin'" but this has no audio impact whatsoever)
VINYL Audio: MINT-
Superb sound quality - crystal clear, clean, sharp and finely detailed and my play-check at loud volume found no audio issues of note - plays beautifully
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT++
All edges are sharp and square with no wear of note - all spine text is clear and bold. The only thing preventing a higher grading is a little rubbing to the surfaces and couple of marks to the white back (very light - no ring present)
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £12.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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