THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH The Going's Easy 1970 UK HARVEST 1st PRESS - EX+
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70
£ 53
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Mar 14, 2016
Sold Date
Mar 4, 2016
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THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH The Going's Easy 1970 UK HARVEST 1st PRESS - EX+
THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTHThe Going's Easy
UK HARVEST (SHVL 783) FIRST PRESSING (October 1970)
EXCELLENT ORIGINAL COPY OF THEIR SECOND LP
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE HARVEST LABELS WHICH CARRY "THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD..." RIM TEXT - NO EMI BOX
MATRIX: SHVL 783 A-1G / SHVL 783 B-1G
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/P and 1/GG
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL OUTER TEXTURED SOFT BACKED GATEFOLD SLEEVE "Printed and made by the E. J. Day Group, London and Bedford”
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED HARVEST COMPANY INNER SLEEVE
As had been the case with the Greatest Show on Earth's (GSOE) debut long-player, Horizons (1970), the follow-up, Going's Easy (1970), made very little impact despite their originality and certainly better-than-average material. The band's rather auspicious origins were the invention of EMI Records subsidiary Harvest, who set out to manufacture a British version of Blood, Sweat & Tears or Chicago -- both of whom successfully fused a brass and woodwind section into the framework of a rock & roll combo. After a less-than-stellar initial outing, GSOE returned to the drawing board and reconvened with a disc of longer and more jammed-out sides. They had also been listening to their stateside counterparts. The extended track "Borderline" is a group-credited composition that seems to lift several distinct features from the David Clayton Thomas version of Blood, Sweat & Tears. Colin Horton Jennings' (vocals/flute/guitar) bluesy lead vocals seem to practically mimic Thomas'. In fact, GSOE even goes one better than Blood, Sweat & Tears with an exceedingly heavier rock vibe. The acoustic and lilting "Magic Touch Woman" as well as the dark, pastoral "Storytimes & Nursery Rhymes" include some well-crafted harmonies that could easily be mistaken for latter-era Hollies. This is particularly interesting as the Hollies actually scored a minor hit with "Magic Touch Woman." "Love Magnet" is another lengthy track that features some of the band's best ensemble work. Mick Deacon's (vocal/keyboard) electric organ solo is especially noteworthy, giving GSOE a really jazzy workout. Lacking consumer or industry support, GSOE disbanded by mid-1971. Even while the group was able to sell out shows throughout the rest of Europe, the total lack of interest back home inevitably sealed their fate.
Side 1:
Borderline
Magic Woman Touch
Story Times And Nursery Rhymes
Side 2:
The Leader
Love Magnet
Tell The Story
LABELS: EXCELLENT
Clean, unmarked labels - moderate spindle traces
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT
Brush marks/hairlines are visible but no scratches - nothing of any audible significance
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT+/EXCELLENT
Plays beautifully throughout with a crisp, clean, sharp cut - great sound quality - two ticks noted on “Story Times And Nursery Rhymes” and a touch of surface on quieter sections of Side Two - nothing really and nothing else to fault - a fine copy
SLEEVE: VERY GOOD
A soft textured cover - easily worn, and this one has rub to the surfaces and a knock to the top spine corner - it is clean and undamaged however and all text on the wide spine is clear and bold - the inside is perfect
POST & PACKING:
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