BILLY PRESTON Encouraging Words 1970 UK APPLE 1st PRESS MINT-
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125
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166
£ 125
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Dec 6, 2012
Sold Date
Nov 26, 2012
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£ 24
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BILLY PRESTON Encouraging Words 1970 UK APPLE 1st PRESS MINT-
ONCE PLAYED - EARLIEST 1/G MOTHERS/STAMPERS - RARE LP
BILLY PRESTONEncouraging Words
1970 UK APPLE (SAPCOR 14) FIRST PRESSING OF BILLY PRESTON'S "Encouraging Words"
POSSIBLY PLAYED (or part played) ONCE AND DELIVERING BEAUTIFULLY DEEP, RICH AND WARM SOUND (produced by George Harrison)
THIS IS A LOVELY COPY OF BILLY PRESTON'S RAREST ALBUM
CRITICALLY REGARDED AS ONE OF THE FINEST NON-BEATLE APPLE RELEASES
PRESSED WITH DARK GREEN APPLE LABELS WITH "An EMI recording"AND "Mfd in UK" STATEMENTS
MATRIX: SAPCOR 14 A-1U / SAPCOR 14 B-1U
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/G and 1/G (the ultimate first pressing - one of the first 300 copies made - could even be the very first)
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FULLY LAMINATED AND DEEPLY GLOSSY SLEEVE "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd."
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE EMI INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN" TEXT PRINTED IN BLACK
Encouraging Words was about as fine an album as Apple Records ever issued by anyone who wasn't a member of the Beatles, and it's also better than many of the Apple albums issued by the ex-bandmembers; but it's also among the most obscure of any album that the label ever issued by a major artist -- without a hit single to drive its sales, the LP never did more than brush the very bottom of the charts, and it was quickly lost amid the financial collapse of the label and the implosion of the Beatles' business ventures; even many Billy Preston fans never had a chance to find out it was there, obscured as it was by his subsequent chart success with "Outta Space" on the A&M label.
A bold and searing effort mixing gospel, soul, and rock sounds about as well as any record cut that year, Encouraging Words lived up its killer musical pedigree, partly an offshoot of the evolution of the Let It Be and All Things Must Pass albums, and of sessions that Preston and George Harrison had produced for Doris Troy; but it also picked up where Preston's playing for Ray Charles had left off in 1968.
The surging, soaring blues "The Same Thing Again," and the driving rocker "You've Been Acting Strange," both Preston originals, were worth the price of the album, but for those requiring familiar fare, Preston's renditions of "My Sweet Lord," "All Things (Must) Pass," and "I've Got a Feeling" are here too, the first two as stunning gospel numbers (the second with some gorgeous jazz and classical embellishments) that make the Harrison versions seem pallid; and the latter a delightfully funky rendition that makes the Beatles' recording sound like a classy demo
Side 1:
Right Now (3:13)
Little Girl (3:28)
Use What You've Got (4:21)
My Sweet Lord (3:21)
Let The Music Play (2:42)
The Same Thing Again (4:32)
Side 2:
I've Got A Feeling (2:49)
Sing One For The Lord (3:47)
When You Are Mine (2:44)
I Don't Want You To Pretend (2:35)
Encouraging Words (3:32)
All Things Must Pass (3:38)
You've Been Acting Strange (3:20)
LABELS: MINT-
Clean, bright and fresh labels with one or two light spindle traces on Side Two (most likely from just one play), no spindle traces on Side One
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces retain their original deep glossy sheen and shine like new - there are some light and superficial brush marks but these have no audio significance
VINYL Audio: MINT
Superb sound quality - crystal clear, deep, rich, warm and detailed and my play-check at loud volume found nothing to fault - plays beautifully throughout - lovely copy - practically untouched
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
The sleeve is very thin and flat with crisp, sharp edges and spine - all spine text is clear and bold.
The laminated surfaces have a deep, glass-like glossy sheen and apart from some inevitable record impression from 40+ years of storage (showing as 'ring' on the black surfaces), the sleeve is in great shape
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £12.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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