? UK 1970 SWIRL VERIGO ? AFFINITY ? POWERFUL UK PROG UNDERGROUND + LINDA HOYLE
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RARE!! 1970 FIRST U.K. SWIRL VERTIGO PRESSING
HIGHLY RATED BRITISH UNDERGROUND PROGRESSIVE
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AFFINITY
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\ UK - SWIRL VERTIGO - 6360 - 004
RARE ... 1970 FIRST PRINTING "SWIRL" VERTIGO ...
Scarce and sought ...ORIGINAL 1970 first pressing in thick gatefold cover ...highly rated progressive crew who pay an adventurous mix led by the great vocals of Linda Hoyle....
INCLUDES THE PLASTIC LINED PRINTED SWIRL VERTIGO INNER SLEEVE
AFFINITY was a short-lived band that released one album and one single in 1970 and then spilt up. They were a highly regarded band and looked upon with much promise as the one of the earliest inventive underground bands of the time to play progressive jazz-rock. With an effective blends of folk, jazz, soul, blues, and rudiments of modern-day psychedelia and progressive rock with lots of nice Hammond organ, it simply was not fair to put them into any one classification of music. With the powerful vocals of Linda Hoyle leading the way, it looked as though the band had quite a future ahead of them. It was not in the cards unfortunately. What they left for us was a superb achievement by any musical standards, and that includes the most important factors such as sound, production, and musicianship.
The original LP renders a gorgeous sound and highlights Ms. Hoyles' excellent vocals.
Formed from the ashes of forgotten sixties act Ice, the quintet was fronted by the powerful and ranging vocals of Linda Hoyle, who runs the gamut between from heavy rock (“Three Sisters”) to the smooth 'n' cool lounge grooves of “Cocoanut Grove” to an early version of a peppy girl-band sounding “Eli's Coming”. Her voice suits the music very well throughout, although the one place it is nearly absent she isn’t necessarily missed; on the clearly improvised cover of “All Along the Watchtower” -- the albums real surprise, it runs for over 11 minutes and it stands as one of the very best versions out there, and that includes Jimi HENDRIX's classic version.
This is very progressive music for its day; in fact, logic dictates that it was more than likely considered a little on the extreme side in 1970.
- Mo Foster / bass, bass (electric)
- Linda Hoyle / vocals
- Mike Jupp / guitar, guitar (electric), guitar (12 String)
- Lynton Naiff / piano, harpsichord, piano (electric), vibraphone
- Grant Serpell / percussion, drums
I Am And So Are You (3:31)
Night Flight (7:15)
I Wonder If I Care As Much (3:20)
Mr. Joy (5:02)
Three Sisters (4:57)
Coconut Grove (2:35)
All Along The Watchtower (11:36)
CONDITION: The cover: rated: "EX" (excellent), 47 years of age, fragile British gatefold and looks great! No issues other than light careful handling past use There are no bends, no delete marks, no split seams and no writing ... TOP collection worthy rarity ...
The vinyl: is all glossy, top clean, M- beauty, play grade is minty clean and enjoyable with no alarming problems ... the U.K. SWIRL VERTIGO labels are both clean
Plastic lined Swirl Vertigo inner sleeve with no rips no tears
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...
EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING
All imperfections are noted both cover & record
NOTE: All Items backed by money back guarantee! IF you have a problem PLEASE let us solve for you BEFORE leaving ANY negative feedback. Thanks! GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M Completely clean, no marks M- Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, no marks EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, clean VG+ a bit more scuff or markls still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean "trashed" VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 5 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END BIDDERS PLEASE = Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About Following Through The Transaction! ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING!
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