BARBARA KEITH Self Titled from 69 VERVE PROMOTIONAL-STRONG COUNTRY-ROCK FLAVOR
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$ 38
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Aug 16, 2014
Sold Date
Aug 1, 2014
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BARBARA KEITH Self Titled from 69 VERVE PROMOTIONAL-STRONG COUNTRY-ROCK FLAVOR
A MINT MINUS LP ON VERVE 3084
FROM 1969 A WHITE LABEL PROMOTIONAL ISSUE STILL WITH SHIRNK WRAP OVER AND DJ LABEL ON FRONT
Q: WHAT'S SO GREAT ABOUT A PROMOTIONAL LP? A: PROMOTIONAL LPS GENERALLY SPEAKING WERE THE FIRST PRESSINGS OF A PARTICULAR ISSUE TO BE HANDED OUT TO RADIO STATIONS, PERSONNEL AND OTHER PROMOTIONAL VENUES. MANY BELIEVE THE PROMO COPIES TO BE SUPERIOR IN SOUND QUALITY, SINCE THEY CAME OFF THE MOTHERS FIRST.
PRODUCED BY PETER ASHER AND RECORDED BY VAL VALENTIN AT A&R STUDIOS IN NEW YORK IN OCTOBER, 1969
TRACKS AS SHOWN ON THE LABEL PHOTOS
BACKGROUND INFO FROM ALLMUSIC.COM WEBSITE:
Review by Richie Unterberger
Barbara Keith's solo debut is sometimes confused with her 1972 Reprise album in discographies, since both releases were self-titled. This Verve 1969 release, though, is an entirely different record. It's respectable, slightly above-average late-'60s singer/songwriter music, with a strong country-rock flavor (with frequent steel guitar) on many though not all of the tracks. The best part of the LP is Keith's voice, which has a slight shake that is reminiscent of Marianne Faithfull's timbre, though Keith's range is much higher than that of the post-mid-'60s Faithfull (it's hard to imagine Faithfull hitting the highest notes in "Midnight Vow," even in her youth). The songwriting is just OK, varying from amiable mid-tempo country-rock to the gospel-tinged piano contemplation of "Walk a Little Closer." The sorrow-tinged melancholic ballads work best, like "The Ones Who Really Care" (where the similarities to some of Faithfull's work become striking), "To See the Morning Gone," and "Blue Eyed Boy." The more up-tempo "Stranger Song" has a nice happy-sad feel as well that's rather uncommon to country-rockish releases of the time.
COVER STOCK STILL WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP INTACT. CORNERS WITH SMALL ROUGH SPOTS AND OUTER LAYER LOSSES ON POINT. THERE IS A LARGE OUTER LAYER LOSS ON BACK COVER STOCK IN THE A OF BARBARA, EVEN THOUGH SHRINK STILL INTACT. NOTWITHSTANDING, A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS, SO PLEASE DO LOOK AT THE COVER PHOTOS TO ASCERTAIN COVER CONDITION.
SPINDLE HOLE WITH A FAINT RUB MARK. SIDE ONE LABEL WITH A LITTLE RIPPLING. THE HIGH LUSTER VINYL BLANK AT FIRST GLANCE OUT OF THE SLEEVE APPEARS UNUSUALLY PRISTINE AND TO HAVE NOT BEEN PLAYED, MUCH LESS TOUCHED, BEFORE NOW. UNDER BRIGHT ANGLED LIGHT AND ASSIDUOUS EXAMINATION A FEW LIGHT SURFACE RUB MARKS AND OR PAPER SLEEVE STORAGE IMPRESSIONS.
FROM A NOTED JAZZ REVIEWER'S PRIVATE COLLECTION
RARELY SEEN LP WHICH NOW FETCHES 100 PLUS WHEN SEEING THE LIGHT OF DAY
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