THE GREASE BAND: 1971 DEBUT UK HARVEST 1st PRESS ONCE PLAYED
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54
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£ 54
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Jun 20, 2014
Sold Date
Jun 10, 2014
Start Date
£ 20
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Great Britain
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THE GREASE BAND: 1971 DEBUT UK HARVEST 1st PRESS ONCE PLAYED
FLAWED 1st A1 B1 MATRIX w/1G 1G MOTHERS/STAMPERS
THE GREASE BANDThe Grease Band
UK HARVEST (SHVL 790) VERY FIRST PRESSING (May 1971) OF THEIR DEBUT LP - ONCE PLAYED
RARE A-1 B-1 MATRIX AND EARLIEST 1/G 1/G MOTHERS/STAMPERS MARKING THIS COPY AS ONE OF THE FIRST 300 MADE
I SELDOM USE THE WORD RARE BUT THE LAST COPY I SOLD (NO EMI) HAD THE A-3 B-3 MATRIX WITH MOTHERS/STAMPERS 1/R 1/H SO VERY FEW COPIES WERE ISSUED WITH THE A1/B1 MATRIX (2000 at the most)
IN FACT UNTIL TODAY I WAS NOT EVEN AWARE THERE WAS AN A1 B1 FOR THIS LP
ON LISTENING TO THE RECORD IT BECAME CLEAR WHY IT WAS QUICKLY RECUT AS AT TWO POINTS ON SIDE TWO THE GROOVES COME CLOSE TO TOUCHING AND THE RECORD STICKS
THIS WAS WITH MY NORMAL TRACKING WEIGHT OF 1.5g BUT WHEN I INCREASED THE TRACKING TO 2g IT PLAYED WITHOUT FAULT
THERE CAN'T BE MANY OF THESE AROUND (MOST WERE PROBABLY RETURNED TO THE RECORD STORE) AND APART FROM THESE FLAWS THE RECORD PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY WITH JUST A FEW CLICKS BETWEEN THE FINAL TWO TRACKS ON SIDE TWO
THE TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS CLEAN, SHARP AND FRESH
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE UK HARVEST LABELS
"THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD" RIM TEXT - NO EMI BOXED LOGO
MATRIX NUMBERS: SHVL790 A-1 / SHVL790 B-1
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/G and 1/G
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL OUTER TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. “ DATE CODED ’7105’ (1971, May)
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED HARVEST COMPANY INNER SLEEVE
Faded old-world flowers adorn both sides of the cover with a big strip of black grease disturbing the lovely imagery on the back.
Beginning with Arthur Crudup's "My Baby Left Me," like that other band of famous backup players, the Section, how can this be anything but very musical? Guitarist/vocalist Henry McCullough's "Mistake No Doubt" has eerie backing vocals and is suitably well done, as is his "Let It Be Gone," and though this is far from commercial, it is important to have this document of the guys who made magic behind Joe Cocker in 1969 and Marianne Faithfull in the mid-'70s.
This came right in the middle, and the Grease Band's collaborative effort, "Jesse James," could be mistaken for Doug Yule singing Lou Reed's "Train Comin' Round the Bend." It's got that chug-a-lug subdued rock sound.
With Henry McCullough's Wings connection, The Grease Band gets a touch of the Beatles' guilt-by-association mystique. As intriguing and wonderful as this album is, had Joe Cocker guested on bassist Alan Spenner's "Down Home Mama" or had Marianne Faithfull taken on the traditional "To the Lord," there would have been that something extra, that intangible that makes records so very special.
On their own, they sound like a cousin to the Band, and even cover Dylan on the follow-up to this Shelter Records debut.
Recorded in London, it is vintage stuff, and 100 years from its making will no doubt be respected for the historic and studious record that it is. For the time The Grease Band was released, though, the four players barely looking up from the album cover appear like backing musicians, and that lack of identity is what separates this very good music from music that is considered great. Five Henry McCullough originals, one by Alan Spenner, and three Grease Band collaborations do make it, as stated, a good Wings spin-off project for collectors of Beatles-related music
Henry McCullough lead guitar, vocals
Alan Spenner bass, vocals
Neil Hubbard rhythm guitars, backing vocals
Bruce Rowland drums, percussion, harmonium, backing vocals
Side 1:
My Baby Left Me (3:03)
Mistake No Doubt (4:14)
Let It Be Gone (4:27)
Willie And The Pig (4:15)
Laughed At The Judge (5:33)
Side 2:
All I Wanna Do (3:56)
To The Lord (4:19)
Jesse James (4:44)
Down Home For Momma (6:26)
The Visitor (2:37)
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A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVES WITH ANTI-STATIC LINERS, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
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UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
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