VIVIAN STANSHALL “Sir Henry at Rawlinson End” prog rock LP FAMOUS CHARISMA NM

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Artist:   VIVIAN STANSHALL

Title:   “Sir Henry at Rawlinson End”

Label:   FAMOUS CHARISMA LABEL.  Stereo pressing on medium weight vinyl.  Labels are tan with black text.  Catalog number is CAS 1139.

Year:  1978

Review: 

To call Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (the first of Stanshall's Sir Henry spoken-word sagas) bizarre is like saying Carter has a few little liver pills. The former Bonzo Dog Band frontman lets his imagination run riot on what is, essentially, a parody of British radio serials mixed with his interpretation of P.G. Wodehouse, all tempered by the deflating sensibility of, say, Monty Python.  Does it make sense?  No.  Is there a plot?  No.  Does it matter?  Not a bit.  Stanshall is superbly entertaining, a wordsmith who can trip from the sublime to the louche in the wink of an eye, from wicked puns to appalling jokes in a tale (of sorts) set in a country estate, and told in more accents than you can shake a stick at.

The music (uncredited, but quite probably former bandmate Neil Innes) ranges from '20s perky to neo-village brass band, making an apt accompaniment for the words.  Allow yourself to get lost in the world of Rawlinson End for a while.  It might be disorienting, but it's also quite enchanting.  With Stanshall as your guide you'll get thoroughly lost, but come the end, you really won't care.  He's so verbally adept that his web of words will leave you happily caught.  So maybe, ultimately, it really is completely mad.  It doesn't matter.  It's madness touched with genius in conception and performance, and that's always been a rare enough commodity.  Stanshall's individual, eccentric talent shines like the dong with the luminous nose.

(courtesy Chris Nickson, allmusic.com.)

Condition: 

DISC:  Vinyl is NEAR MINT with 100% of original gloss, as clean as can be found.  Appears to have been played one or two times at most, and handled with care.  Labels are clean.  Fidelity is superb.  A gorgeous disc you will never need to upgrade.

JACKET:   Jacket is EXCELLENT with nice bright artwork.   Seams, spine, and surfaces are excellent.  A bit of minor wear and creasing at corners.  Reverse is clean with no writing, stickers, or cutout indications.  Overall a very fine jacket. 

Poster insert is included in gorgeous NEAR MINT condition!

Track Listing: 

Side One:

• Aunt Florries’ Waltz
• Interlewd
• Wheelbarrow
• Socks
• The Rub
• Nice N Tidy
• Pigs Eve Purse

Side Two:

• 6/8 Hoodoo
• Smeeton
• Fool & Bladder
• Endroar
• Junglebunny
• The Beasht Inshide
• Rawlinsons & Maynards
• Papadumb

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