SAVOY BROWN BLUES BAND "SHAKE DOWN" 1ST DECCA MONO

	£		101
	$		134

SAVOY BROWN BLUES BAND "SHAKE DOWN"

ORIGINAL COPY. FIRST UK PRESSING. Released 1967 . Mono. "unboxed" Decca Records, catalogue number; LK 4883, Matrix numbers; ARL 7887-1A ARL 7888-1A.

Very rare debut LP by the Blues legends on the 1st pressing unboxed Decca label.

The last comparable condition copies sold on eBay for 199 euros, £114, $152.

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This record has been professionally cleaned on the £1800 Loricraft PRC 4 Mk3 record cleaning machine (google `Garrard 501 Loricraft') using L'Art du Son cleaning fluid and placed in a Nagaoka antistatic inner sleeve.

We then we grade the record visually and audibly.

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Sleeve Condition : EXCELLENT.

Laminated front sleeve in great shape, spines are mint apart from very light corner rubs, has a small stain on the back side as per photo.

Vinyl Condition, Visual: EXCELLENT-NEAR MINT.

A lovey shiny copy with only minor hairline surface marks that don't affect sound quality.

Vinyl Condition, Audible: EXCELLENT-NEAR MINT.

Plays beautifully with only very minor crackles mostly on the beginning of each side.

Label Condition : NEAR MINT-MINT.

Unboxed Decca label has some very light spindle marks, otherwise mint, no ring wear.

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Track listing:

Side 1:

I Ain´t Superstitous

Let Me Your Baby

Black Night

High Rise

Rock Me Baby

I Smell Trouble

Side 2:

Oh! Pretty Woman

Little Girl

The Doormouse Rides The Rails

It´s My Own Fault

Shake Em On Down

The band was formed and led by guitarist Kim Simmonds, whose dominating personality led to a myriad of personnel changes. Others have attributed the constant lineup adjustments to the "creative accountancy" employed by the band's manager, Harry Simmonds, brother of Kim.

The original line-up included singer Bryce Portius, keyboardist Bob Hall, fellow guitarist Martin Stone, bassist Ray Chappell, harmonica player John O'Leary and drummer Leo Manning. Portius was one of the first black blues musicians to be a part of a British rock band. This line-up appeared on the band's 1967 debut album, Shake Down, a collection of blues covers.

Their 1969 single "Train to Nowhere" (with singer Chris Youlden), was viewed by many as the last gasp of the blues scene in the United Kingdom. They developed a loyal core following in the United States, due to songs such as "I'm Tired", a driving, melodic song from their album, A Step Further. They were one of the bands that UK Decca (US London/Parrot) stuck with through the lean times until they started selling records (it took four or five albums until they started to sell in the U.S.) In the late 1960s and 1970s, the band managed to penetrate the Billboard Hot 100. Superstardom perpetually evaded them, perhaps in part because of their frequent line-up changes, but despite that, Hellbound Train (1972) was a Top 40 album for them in the U.S.

While the band is still active today, touring the world and recording regulary, only Simmonds has stayed since the beginning. Guitarist "Lonesome" Dave Peverett, bassist Tony Stevens, and drummer Roger Earl went on to form Foghat.[1] Original member and harmonica player, John O'Leary, is still active on the British blues circuit with The John O'Leary Band. Another singer, Dave Walker, would later join Fleetwood Mac and Black Sabbath. Their bassists included Andy Pyle, who played with Mick Abrahams from Jethro Tull in Blodwyn Pig, later with The Kinks and Gary Moore, and Andy Sylvester, also with Chicken Shack. Savoy Brown also provided an outlet for the keyboardist and guitarist, Paul Raymond, who later went on to join UFO.

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