FAMILY Anyway 1970 UK REPRISE 1st PRESS *COMPLETE* - ONE/TWO PLAYS - MINT AUDIO
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36
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48
£ 36
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Feb 26, 2015
Sold Date
Feb 16, 2015
Start Date
£ 20
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Great Britain
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FAMILY Anyway 1970 UK REPRISE 1st PRESS *COMPLETE* - ONE/TWO PLAYS - MINT AUDIO
FAMILYAnyway...
UK REPRISE (RSX 9005) FIRST PRESSING (November 1970)
WITH SIDE ONE RECORDED LIVE AT Fairfield Halls, Croydon, July 26, 1970, CAPTURING THE BAND LOUD & RAW AND SIDE TWO IN THE STUDIO
SUPERB CONDITION THROUGHOUT - SEEN LITTLE USE - FLAWLESS SOUND
PRESSED ON HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL (171g) WITH THE FIRST ISSUE TAN REPRISE LABELS
MATRICES: RSX 9005 A1 / RSX 9005 B1
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING "Printed in England by West Brothers - Printers - Ltd, London, SW19" WITH A SINGLE PIECE OF GATEFOLD CARD (WITH PRINTED LYRICS) INSERTED INTO A TRANSPARENT PLASTIC OUTER WALLET - THE PLASTIC WALLET HAS A ROUGH TEXTURED FINISH WITH A TOP-FOLD FLAP WHICH HAS "FAMILY - ANYWAY..." PRINTED IN GOLD
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND "FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING" PRINTED IN BLUE
Side One of Family's Anyway was recorded live at Croydon's Fairfield Hall, and while the sound throughout is messy, overly loud, and remarkably bottom-heavy, there is an energy, excitement and sheer thunder to the atmospheric capture that would change Family from this point on.
Aside from the piano, violin, and drum barrages, Roger Chapman's vocals are simply electrifying, even with a voice that sounds slightly stretched and flattened.
It was these four cuts that transformed Family's sound into something that audiences other than their cult following could adhere to.
The eight minutes of "Good News -- Bad News" and the sharply written "Holding the Compass" are testimony to what the band was transforming into. And, while the studio tracks weren't as boisterous, they were indeed rough, especially the title track and the modernised feel of "Part of the Load," sounding slightly ahead of its time.
Poli Palmer's percussion work is both resounding and highly inventive, as is his flute playing, taking drumming duties away from Jim King.
Side 1: Fairfield Halls, Croydon July 26, 1970
Good News - Bad News (7:22)
Willow Trees (4:20)
Holding The Compass (3:40)
Strange Band (3:11)
Side 2: Olympic Studios
Part Of The Load (4:38)
Anyway (3:40)
Normans (4:28)
Lives And Ladies (6:29)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
An immaculate pair of clean, fresh labels which carry just one/two light spindle traces per side
VINYL Visual: MINT
Pristine, unmarked playing surfaces
VINYL Audio: MINT
An exceptional, barely played copy and my play-check at volume found nothing to fault
PLASTIC WALLET: NEAR MINT
Apart from some age-toning the thick textured PVC wallet is unmarked with no damage or splits
GATEFOLD INNER SLIP: NEAR MINT
Practically untouched
INNER SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Clean and white - no seam splits
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC INNER SLEEVE, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd class standard)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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