STEVE LINNEGAR's SNAKESHED SOUTH AFRICA NM 1st PRESS
£
75
$
99
£ 75
Sold For
Jan 30, 2011
Sold Date
Jan 23, 2011
Start Date
1
Number Of Bids
Greece
Country Of Seller
eBay
Sold at
Favourite Auctions
To save auctions to your favourites, please login
If you don't have an account, please register
Description
BAND:STEVE LINNEGAR's SNAKESHED
TITLE:CLASSIC EPICS
LABEL:SNAKE RECORDS private pressing
catalogue: LK 1000
COUNTRY of release:SOUTH AFRICA
YEAR:1982
Tracks:
- Tao Ch'ang Wu Wei (Linnegar/Kopelowitz)
- Tao Riders (Linnegar)
- Monitoring (Linnegar)
- Kamakura Dragons (Linnegar)
- Lamplight Shines (Linnegar)
- Desert (Linnegar)
- I Will Cry (Linnegar)
Produced by Steve Linnegar & Peter Hubner except 'Lamplight Shines' produced by Steve Linnegar
Sound Engineer: Peter Hubner
Recorded Emcee Studios except Lamplight Shines recorded at Alvic Studios
Musicians:
- Martin Kopelowitz: guitars, vocals
- Steve Linnegar: guitars, vocals
- Peter Hubner: keyboards
- Jethro Butow: guitar
- Gerald Stockton
- Cedric Samson: drums
- Ashley Kelly: bass
- Les Goode: bass
- Sean Wright: drums
- Alan James
- Victor Sweeney: drums
- Ray Birch: guitar
- Roger Farbey: violin on 'Lamplight Shines'
Release information:
1982, Snake Records, Cat. Number LK 1000
Review:
Despite the decidedly Oriental look to the cover, and song titles like 'Tao Ch'ang Wu Wei' this classic epic is neither Tai Chi nor feely, more drum stick than chop stick and as removed from saki as it is from sakkie.
Released in 1982, this album harks back to the American rock of the late 70's. It's textured rock that is laid back and perfect for mellowing out to with a few good friends and a bottle of wine. The electric guitar, although rocking is played down and is subtly interwoven with the acoustic strumming creating a silky backdrop for the sweetly subdued, almost whispered vocal harmonies, the effect of which at times is quite startling.
There are deviations from this formula with 'Kamakua Dragons' where the electric guitar comes more to the fore and features a harsher screech-edged vocals. The hillbilly violin on Lamplight Shines add another texture to the album. But the centre piece and indeed THE classic epic of the album is 'Desert'. A vast song, spanning over 13 minutes, it builds from a strummed intro adds an aching landscape of electric guitar and sax and is polished with gently atmospheric and psychedelic vocal performance. There is a hint of 'Hotel California' flowing through this masterpiece.
Ignoring some questionable lyrics ('Ooh I've got a heart/Don't hit me you tart' from 'Kamakura Dragons'), this is an album of fragile, beautiful rock that has been known to change hands on the internet at a price in excess of US$160! It's not surprising that people are prepared to pay these sums of money for an album that has the word classic written all over it (well at least once in the top left hand corner of the cover).
condition:
condition: Sleeve:EX Vinyl: NM
the sleeve is absolutely clear , no creasing, no yelloeing no writing perfect spine, light edgewear on the opening.. A tiny repaired cut on the oppeing. Spine is perfect.
the vinyl got only very few tiny light paper scuffs per side that are not affect the audio quality.Vinyl Looks and Sounds great, as new ! perfect copy!
I do accept Bank transfer from EEC countries, BUT NOT IMO or any other type of CHECK.Post I do offer money guarantee….IF FOR ANY REASON YOU ARE NOT COMPLETELY SATISFIED WITH THE ITEM YOU WON , And You think The Description was not correct, WE GIVE YOU A FULL REFUND ON YOUR MONEY WITHIN 48 HOURS OF ITEM RETURN. I DO NOT REFUND BEFORE ITEM IS BACK. NO EXCEPTIONS ON THIS RULE.
All Items Are shipped from ATHENS Greece not from UK.
S&H to UK and EEC is 5.6 GBP for the first LP, 6.5 GBP for 2 LP sets of 2 LPs, and 2.5 GBP for each LP after.
S&H to the rest of the World is 6.4 GBP for the first LP, 8.5 GBP for 2 LP sets of 2 LPs, and 2.5 GBP for each LP after.
s&h to Greece is 4 GBP fro any order size!!!
Items that cost more than 50 GBp must be shipped with insurrance that is 3.5 GBp more. Please Do not pay before you receive our invoice. Thanks!
price rating
![FRANK ZAPPA studio tan JAPAN orig LP [FREE P+P]](https://www.popsike.mobi/php/thumbnail.php?url=https://www.popsike.pics/pix/20091220/370309529426.jpg)
