TERRY REID seed of memory (UK 1976 A1 B1 ABC 5162) Graham Nash produced EX
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Mar 27, 2018 Sold Date
Feb 25, 2018 Start Date
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On offer here is a splendid copy of Seed Of Memory released in the Uk In 1976 on ABC Records by Terry Reid and produced by Graham Nash.

The disc is in excellent condition and sounds great on my B&O system with light background surface noise on lead ins and quieter passages. A few clicks near the end of the final track on Side 2. No scratches or discernible scuffs on this first pressing. It would doubtless benefit from a good clean to remove any finger marks.

The sleeve has not fared quite so well over the last 42 years, and there is spine, edge, ring and corner wear as shown in the photos, supplied with plain white inner of similar age, and overall grades VG.

AllMusic review

Terry Reid moved to California in the mid-'70s, befriending a number of musicians from those parts and broadening his sound in the process. One result was this album, produced by Graham Nash and featuring David Lindley on acoustic and slide guitars. Seed of Memory isn't as heavy as his earlier work, and not remotely the bold, strident virtuoso rock production of his first LP -- most of it, apart from the vaguely Led Zeppelin-ish "The Way You Walk," is fairly laid-back by Reid's standards. "Ooh Baby" tries for a kind of meld of funk and British blues. But several numbers, like "Brave Awakening," with its relaxed beat, high harmonies, and understated backing orchestration, or the ominous acoustic-textured "To Be Treated Rite," seem more like outtakes from Nash's Songs for Beginners or his subsequent albums, or one of Neil Young's mid-'70s albums, than they do like the work of one of England's most promising '60s bluesmen. The album ends on a disjointed note, with the ambitious but not wholly successful "Fooling You," which makes extensive use of the saxophone. It all just might not be what fans look for in Reid's work, and lacks some of the excitement of his other albums.


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