1970 Orig GRAVY TRAIN 1st LP HARD PROG PSYCH BEGGARS OPERA TULL WARHORSE
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CLEAN 1970 U.K. PROGRESSIVE COLLECTIBLE
GRAVY TRAIN
\ USA - POLYDOR - 24 4056
CLEAN MINT VINYL ... The 1970 first pressing (and more psychedelic) GRAVY TRAIN, a highly respected progressive UK band who made at least 3 sought after albums....
GRAVY TRAIN from Lancashire UK were formed in 1970 by guitarist/vocalist Norman Barrett. They managed to get a contract with the famous Vertigo label. And their first outing aptly named "Gravy Train" hit the street in early 1970...They were strong enough to make two more hailed albums ("Ballad Of A Peaceful Man" and "Staircase To The Day")...
This group put out their first two albums on the great Vertigo label and is a typical release from this progressive label from those years. While not a full-blown progressive band as they have a more psychedelic feel, this is one of those early progressive albums that comes along with a fuzz guitar and no keyboard. It does contain many elements you might expect on a psychedelic rock band with heavy progressive influences (it even has a long pieces dedicated to Syd (Barrett) along with some lengths in the solo's dept including delicious flutes and good interplay between all members. The singer has one of those voices that can set you back, as it is a bit aggressive but should not deter you if you are into Van der Graaf Generator, Gnidrolog or Audience... Highlights include, "The New One", "Dedicatuon To Syd", "Enterprise", and "Think Of Life".
With a blues-rock basis and a hard rocking sound that related them to other great British proto-prog bands such as Beggar's Opera and Warhorse, Gravy Train allowed themselves to be prog via the introduction of complex structures and arrangements for their compositional ideas: a big influence is Jethro Tull as it was during the latest 60s, a mandatory mention indeed, but there is also the influence of Traffic, both of them recycled with a slightly harder edge despite the featured role that J. D. Hughes' sensational flute inputs. That's what you can expect from their 1970's eponymous debut album. While the blues thing still bears an obvious presence (check out 'Coast Road' and the sung parts of 'The New One'), the band shows that they can create very good progressive music in pieces such as 'The New One', 'Dedication to Syd', 'Enterprise' and the robust 16 minute long closer. 'Dedication to Syd' provides a certain aura of psychedelic fun amidst the exhibition of rocking power and prog-fashioned complexity. 'Enterprise' is arguably the gem of the album, alternating carefully composed passages and aggressive jamming in a solid manner: Hughes manages perfectly well to keep his flute interventions from getting drowned by the storming guitar in the middle section. The long closing track can be described as a recapitulation of all three musical sources that Gravy Train has been handling throughout the preceding repertoire: blues-rock, psychedelic hard rock and prog. The odd time signatures and crafty tempo shifts that take place here and there are firmly sustained by drummer Barry Davenport, who uses his jazz-friendly sensibilities for good effect. Being as it is the most recurrent wind instrument in the group's sound, Hughes does not limit himself to it, but he also plays some damn good saxophones (alto and tenor): every time it appears, the sax turns out to be an adequate complement to Norman Barrett's guitar riffs and leads, especially on the bluesier side of Gravy Train's music. Track 5, titled 'Think of Life', is the most lively and least demanding piece in the repertoire, something more focused on typical early 70s hard rock with a psychedelic touch. Gravy Train's eponymous album proves a more than worthy item for any good progressive and psych collection. This work shouldn't be as overlooked as it usually is, but again, we can rely on that any genuinely devoted collector will be able to appreciate "Gravy Train" as it deserves.
A:
The New One 5:16
Dedication to Syd 7:27
Coast Road 6:52
Enterprise 6:25
B:
Think of Life 5:12
Earl of Pocket Nook 16:15
CONDITION: The Cover: Solid collectible is clean VG++ with nothing more than a 'touch' of light shelf wear starting, small delete drill at top left ... no split seams, no bends, and no writing...
The Vinyl: highly glossy over both sides, strong M- beautiful audio is really clean and excellent all the way through...clean Polydor labels.
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
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