THE CHARLATANS - SOME FRIENDLY LP 1990 A1 B1 PVC SLEEVE EX
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Description
FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
'Liverpool'
(SITU 30L) Situation Two records
Originally released 1990
A1 B1 matrix numbers
Includes stickered PVC sleeve
Limited edition
You're Not Very Well
White Shirt
The Only One I Know
Opportunity
Then
109 Pt 2
Polar Bear
Believe You Me
Flower
Sonic
Sproston Green
Emerging out of semi-nowhere -- well, Northwich -- the Charlatans were saddled with a name that lent itself to jibes about their quality, perceived bandwagon jumping and the burden of being a one-hit wonder with "The Only One I Know." Then Some Friendly, the group's debut, planted itself at the top of the UK charts; while the rest of the '90s were up-and-down for the band, this album set the band on its way. Drawing on Blunt's background in mod and psych outfits, Collins' outrageously funky keyboards and Burgess' unexpected star quality -- even if his voice wasn't the strongest -- Some Friendly is just that, a friendly and fun vibe. Some of the lyrics betray Burgess' sharp-tongued punk background -- "You're Not Very Well," the opener, expresses anything but sunny sentiments -- but otherwise Some Friendly delivers everything from '60s beat groove to Madchester bagginess with verve. True, the group was still following in the Roses/Mondays slipstream -- "Fool's Gold" was the blueprint for much of the album -- but the individual delights of the slow trance "Opportunity," "Polar Bear"'s upfront rhythms and "Flower"'s slightly ominous funk all show the band's abilities well. "The Only One I Know" remains the best-known cut, Blunt's crisp bass and Collins' Deep Purple-inspired keyboards providing its charge. But Some Friendly's hidden masterpiece comes at the very end -- "Sproston Green," a monster jam based on Collins' supreme keyboard work, with Burgess' soaring lyric matching the massive surge of the music. It remains the concluding number of the band's sets to this day for good reason.
The record has light/faint superficial/hairline surface marks and grades EX.
The inner sleeve has hardly any wear and grades EX+.
The main sleeve has hardly any wear and grades EX+.
The PVC sleeve has hardly any wear apart from some very light ring wear/rubbing marks and grades EX+.
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