"SIGNED" WARREN ZEVON LP “Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School” orig ’80 NM SUPERB

$

153

Artist:  WARREN ZEVON                

Title:  “Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School”

Label:  ASYLUM.  Stereo pressing on medium weight vinyl.  Label is blue and white with black text.  Catalog number is 5E-509. 

NOTE:  This album came from the extensive personal collection of a former record store owner who retired from the retail music business in the early 80’s.  His albums have been stored virtually untouched and unplayed since that time in a climate controlled, non-smoking environment.  I will be selling many investment grade coloured vinyl LPs, promos, sealed LPs, and other rare collector items over the coming months.  If you desire MINT albums, you will not be disappointed.

Condition: 

DISC:  Vinyl is gorgeous NM, a beauty!  The playing surface is immaculate, with a high luster, played a small number of times and handled with care.  Plays beautifully with superb fidelity.  Labels are clean and pristine. 

JACKET:  Jacket is EXCELLENT with clean and bright panels.  Both front and reverse have some light scuffing.  Light wear on seams and spine.  Front panel has signature of WARREN ZEVON – guaranteed to be authentic. 

Overall this is a beautiful autographed jacket you will be proud to display!

Includes full-colour printed lyric sheet insert, in top condition.

Track Listing: 

Side One: 

• Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School
• A Certain Girl
• Jungle Work
• Empty-Handed Heart
• Play It All Night Long

Side Two:

• Jeannie Needs a Shooter
• Bill Lee
• Gorilla, You’re a Desperado
• Bed of Coals
• Wild Age

Review:

“Excitable Boy earned Warren Zevon a hit single ("Werewolves of London") and the mainstream success he richly deserved, but his new fame came with a price; the hard-living Zevon did not react well to the temptations that come with rock stardom, and in the wake of Excitable Boy he had developed a severe drinking problem.  Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School was cut as Zevon was working hard to stay clean and sober and put his career back on track, and it projects an ambition and strength of focus that was decidedly absent from Excitable Boy.  The album's rockers hit harder and cut deeper than any of his previous work, especially the twisted Southern gothic of "Play It All Night Long" and the mercenary's anthem "Jungle Work," while "Bed of Coals" and "Wild Age" found Zevon bravely addressing his own failings and expressing his need for a greater maturity in his life.  While the album was still short on subtlety compared to 1976's Warren Zevon, "Empty Handed Heart" proved Zevon could still write a straightforward song about love (not a happy one, but no one expected that from him anyway), and the two interludes for orchestra gave credence to Zevon's claims that he planned to write a symphony some day (and that it might even be worth hearing).  And if "Gorilla You're a Desperado" was a throwaway, it was a better waste of time than "Night Time in the Switching Yard" on Excitable Boy.  While Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School didn't quite return Zevon to the top of his game, it made clear that the quality of Warren Zevon was no fluke, and is a stronger effort than Excitable Boy in nearly every respect.”

(courtesy Mark Deming, allmusic.com.)

<< NOTE:  This item was personally signed in the presence of the person from whom I purchased this collection – the owner of a chain of record stores in the 1970s-80s, and knowing its source, I am able to unequivocally guarantee its authenticity.  >>

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