COMUS. FIRST UTTERANCE. DAWN DNLS3019. RARE
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COMUS
FIRST UTTERANCE
DAWN DNLS 3019
RARE AND COMPLETE
GROUP:- COMUS
TITLE:- FIRST UTTERANCE
LABEL:- DAWN DNLS 3019.
PRODUCER:- BARRY MURRAY.
STUDIO:- PYE during nov. & dec. 1970.
ENGINEER:- JEFF CALVER.
ARRANGEMENTS:- COMUS.
BAND MEMBERS:- GLEN GORING. 6-12 string acoustic, electric & slide guitars, hand drums & vocals.
ANDY HELLABY. Fender bass, slide bass & vocals.
COLIN PEARSON. violin & viola.
ROGER WOOTTON. acoustic guitar & lead vocals.
ROB YOUNG. flute, oboe & hand drums.
BOBBIE WATSON. vocals & percussion.
TRACK LISTING:- SIDE 1. 1. DIANA.
2. THE HERALD.
3. DRIP DRIP.
SIDE 2. 1. SONG TO COMUS.
2. THE BITE.
3. BITTEN
4. THE PRISONER.
FRONT COVER DESIGN:- ROGER WOOTTON.
INSIDE COVER:- GLEN GORING.
LETTERING:- TONY KITE.
THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN IN MY POSSESSION SINCE PURCHASE IN 1972. THE CONDITION SOME 35+YEARS AFTER ITS RELEASE IS EXCELLENT.
VINYL:- BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE ONLY VISIBLE SIGNS OF PLAY ON THE RECORD MINOR PAPER SURFACE MARKS. THERE IS NOTHING WHICH DETRACTS FROM THE SOUND DURING PLAY. THE USUAL SKATE MARKS AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE ARE VISIBLE.
INNER SLEEVE:- ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE PAPER WITH PLASTIC INNER. SHOWS SOME YELLOWING TO THE EDGES AND A SMALL TEAR 0.5cm AROUND THE CENTRE.
LYRIC SHEET:- THE FIRST ITEM TO USUALLY BE MISSING FROM ANY ALBUM. THIS ONE IS CLEAN ALTHOUGH CREASED. MOST OF THE CREASES I SUSPECT ARE DUE TO THE OUTER SLEEVE BEING A GATEFOLD AND THE LYRIC SHEET HAS BEEN CREASED IN ITS FOLD.
OUTER SLEEVE:- PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THIS ALBUM. DUE TO THE ARTWORK BY THE GROUP MEMBERS. THE SLEEVE IS A GATEFOLD WITH WONDERFUL PEN AND INK DRAWING ON THE OUTSIDE BY ROGER WOOTTON. THE INSIDE ARTWORK BY GLEN GORING SHOWING A SURREAL LANDSCAPE.
THE CONDITION OF THE OUTER SLEEVE IS VERY GOOD FOR ITS AGE. THE COVER IS NOT LAMINATED SO SOME SIGNS OF WEAR ARE INEVITABLE. THERE IS SOME VERY SLIGHT DISCOLOURATION TO THE FRONT AND BACK. IT IS SURPRISINGLY LITTLE FOR ITS AGE. ON THE TOP RIGHT CORNER OF THE BACK IS WRITTEN THE PRICE. THE EDGES ALONG THE BOTTOM SHOW SOME WEAR AND FEATHERING OF THE CORNERS. THERE IS A SMALL 1CM. TEAR IN THE OPENING END OF THE SLEEVE. THE SPINE SHOWS SOME LOSS OF PRINT ALTHOUGH THE WORDS AND LABEL DETAIL IS ALL COMPLETE. THE INSIDE OF THE SLEEVE IS CLEAN WITH JUST A COUPLE OF SLIGHT CREASES. THERE IS A SMALL 2mm INK LINE AGAINST ONE TITLE AND ABOVE THE TRACK LISTING IS WRITTEN THE WORDS HEAVY PROGRESSIVE IN INK.
ALTOGETHER AN ALBUM WHICH IS BOTH RARE AND IN GOOD CONDITION. I AM STARTING THIS ALBUM AT A LOW STARTING POINT AND WITHOUT RESERVE.
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