BAD COMPANY 'STRAIGHT SHOOTER' ORIG UK ISLAND '75 W/SHOOTING STAR ARCHIVE MINT-
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>Archive Copy<
Bad Company
'Straight Shooter'
Island, UK, 1975
ILPS 9304
THE BAND'S first album has always been regraded as one of the best debut records of all time. So good in fact that many doubted the possibility that their sophomore release would even come close to the standards already set. We needn't have worried as 'Straight Shooter' delivered everything and more.
Looking back its difficult to imagine just how the band managed to write such consummate material hot on the heels of their debut album - less than a year in fact. Every song here is a keeper - there's not one track that you could identify as a filler - and the arrangements are so dynamic and thoughtful. The lead track 'Good Lovin' Gone Bad' sets the scene - with its big hook and delicious riff. A Bad Co. classic from top to toe. 'Feel Like Makin' Love' moves the template one stage further...giving them the radio staple that they needed and a track that in retrospect would be identified as possibly their most accomplished work. 'Shooting Star' is the albums masterpiece, containing a lyrical tale that could be applied to any rock casualty but might have been specifically written with Paul Kossoff in mind.
Paul Rodgers excels on all levels utilizing his blues holler to maximum effect and crafting some of the greatest hard rock songs of all time. His rapore with guitarist Mick Ralphs is uncanny, the two locking into a lean and mean fighting machine rivalling Page and Plant.
Produced by Ron Nevison the album exhudes class and sophistication but doesn't hold back on the raw blues influences premiered in Rodgers and Kirke's previous band Free. This is with out doubt my personal favourite Bad Co album, a record that helped secure their reputation as one of the greatest British hard rock bands of the seventies.
Pressing: Island, UK, 1975 - Orig Island 'i' logo
Vinyl: Beautiful clean and shiny condition. No spindle marks and no signs or use whatsoever. One visible non sounding scuff side two. Grades as near MINT!
Cover: Again, no signs of use. Sharp corners, no dings, no bends, no ring wear, no split seams and no creases. Stiff, straight and fully formed spine! Beautiful and impossible to find like this 48 years after release. Looks and feels like it walked out of the factory yesterday. Grades as MINT!
Inserts: Cardboard inner sleeve with photos of the band
Matrix:
1st Pressing
Side One: ILPS 9304 A - 1U
Side Two: ILPS 9304 B - 2U
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