GRAVY TRAIN "Gravy Train" 1970 US Promo British Rock LP

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Gravy Train / Gravy Train - Polydor Records 24-4056 (Stereo)(US)(1970) ...This auction is for an original Promotional Issue Record on U.S. vinyl. Gravy Train is littered with so many surprises that even when you think you know the album, you can still find something else you'd never noticed. And it all adds up to a genuine classic.

   Richly harmonic, daringly jam-laden, and peppered with guitar roars that simply defy comparison, Gravy Train is the sound of the British underground at its most joyously liberated peak -- a time when a bunch of apparent freaks could simply go into a major recording studio and let rip. Except Gravy Train's concept of "letting rip" has more in common with a symphony orchestra than the Edgar Broughton Band. Without, of course, the orchestra.

Track listings and review below...

  The Record (white promo label) and Cover (promo sticker on front) are in excellent (Mint-) condition (cover is clean with no major wear [no split seams or writing] record looks and sounds great). Record will include a high-quality resealable plastic outer record sleeve. Satisfaction Guaranteed.  For payment please use Paypal (other payments are no longer accepted due to eBay’s new policy. If that is a problem, please let them know and contact us to work something out). Payment and Shipping information is listed below but S/H charges will include actual postage rate (plus $1-2 for shipping supplies). All items are shipped worldwide (except Russia*). Specialized shipping is extra ~ Not responsible for uninsured items ~ Insurance (US prices only) is $2.50 for $5.00 to $200.00 in coverage (Foreign Insurance can be expensive and complicated) ...Thank you (*previous USSR bidders are accepted except ????? ?????? who is no longer a trusted/wanted bidder)  (Click the (me) file next to the feedback score for our seller profile)

Detailed item info:

Track listing
(Side One)
1. New One
2. Dedication to Sid
3. Coast Road
4. Enterprise

(Side Two)
1. Think of Life
2. Earl of Pocket Nook

Details Distributor: Polydor Records Incorporated (USA)
Recording type: Studio Recording mode: Stereo
Album notes Jethro Tull and Comus had a baby, and they named it Gravy Train. That's not strictly accurate, of course, but as the band's eponymous debut opens with the fluid changes of "The New One," it's not too far of a reach, either. But there's a moment in the midst of "Think of Life" that cannot help but put one in mind of later Deep Purple, as the flute and guitar battle for supremacy, while the blues workout "Coast Road" is as breathtaking as any of that genre's better-feted exponents. If Gravy Train has any faults whatsoever, the fascination with peculiar vocal effects can grow a little wearing, especially as frontman Norman Barrett already appears to have a fabulous range of his own -- "Dedication to Sid," in particular, glories in such trickery, although the heartbeat bassline that runs through the number is so hypnotic that it's easy to forget everything else that's going on.