Russell Morris Rare 1st LP Bloodstone NM ’71 HMV Matt Taylor Rick Springfield
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Russell Morris Rare 1st LP Bloodstone NM ’71 HMV Matt Taylor Rick Springfield
Russell Morris
BloodstoneRare Original OZ 1st LP released in 1971 on HMV Records. Cat: OCSD7679. Comes with lyric insert which is in Excellent condition.
Morris has always garnered respect and recognition within the industry (he was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2008); it’s just that no one believed journeymen artists like him who actually know how to write and perform songs could sell records anymore. Things were entirely different back in the early 1970s when Morris was one of the country’s major record sellers. Under the direction of wildcard producer Ian “Molly” Meldrum, the ‘The Real Thing’ / ‘Part Three into Paper Walls’ suite remains an audaciously magnificent psychedelic artifact of the highest order. He was still being feted as a pop star, however, having to record pop confection such as ‘It’s Only a Matter of Time’ and ‘Rachel’. The hard-rocking 1970 single ‘Mr. America’ was his first real stab at song writing (he’d co-written the ‘Paper Walls’ segment with ‘The Real Thing’ song writer Johnny Young) and it gave him a taste of where he really wanted to be a respected singer/ song writer in his own right. He broke away from his manager Meldrum, and with the assistance of producer Howard Gable spent many months perfecting his craft with the Bloodstone album. It featured an all-star cast of session players from the upper echelons of the then current Aussie rock fraternity: guitarists Phil Manning, Brian Holloway, Billy Green, Rick Springfield and Charlie Gould; bassists Barry Sullivan, Duncan McGuire and Bob Arrowsmith; drummers Barry Harvey, Mark Kennedy, John Creech and Ron Sandilands; piano players Warren Morgan, Brian Cadd and Peter Jones; organ player Bruce Rowlands; harmonica player Matt Taylor; steel guitarist Dave Kelly; and backing vocalists Springfield, Creech, Cadd, Beeb Birtles and Marcie Jones. Country rock in flavour with some lovely guitar playing and prog moments, lovely production and great selection of Australian talent on this fine album.
Tracks : O Helley/ Jail Jonah’s daughter/ Saints and sinners/ Our hero is dead/ Heaven shines/ The cell/ The gambler’s lament/ Goodbye/ Ride your chariot/ Lay in the graveyard/ Sweet sweet love.
There are a few tiny spindle marks on label and the very tinest tear on centre hole of A-side of label. Record has a few very light scuff marks and is in Near MInt condition. Gloss cover has some ring wear on back and one small surface tear on back top right and a few tiny surface tears around edges and is in VG++ condition.
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Wrapping method: All records are sent in stiff cardboard mailers then wrapped in brown paper and sealed around edges with brown packaging tape. Records are taken out of sleeve to avoid seam splits and ring wear.
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If paying by direct deposit please put Ebay Item number as reference. 632 (GS 6.9.8 (632))price rating
