High Tide - Sea Shanties LBS 83264 1969 UK LP

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Feb 26, 2006 Sold Date

Feb 16, 2006 Start Date

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Description

General Details Artist High Tide Title Sea Shanties Record Label Liberty Cat. number LBS 83264 Mono/Stereo? S

Country

UK Sleeve MacNeill Press Ltd. If blank, no sleeve manufactured credits present Released 1969

Matrix number

Side 1 LBS 83264 A//1 Side 2 LBS 83264 B//1

Condition

Label

Grade

Details

Spindle Wear

Side 1 EX Side 2 EX Other Info.

Disc

Paper Scuffs

Side 1

Minor paper scuffs

Side 2 EX Minor paper scuffs

Surface Marks

Side 1

Side 2 EX

Scratches

Side 1

EX Side 2 EX Other Info.

Sound

Surface Noise

Side 1

Side 2 EX

Pops/Clicks

Side 1

EX Side 2 EX

Scratches

Side 1

EX Side 2 EX Other Info.

Cover

Ring / Surface Wear

Front

VG Slight discolouration of the white sleeve Back VG Slight discolouration of the white sleeve Inner EX

Card Creases

Front

EX Back EX Inner EX

Shelf Wear

Edge

VG Spine EX Corner VG Inner Sleeve

Other Info. Three very small ink marks on the outer sleeve

Guide to grades used

Ex+ Label No spindle traces Cover Looks virtually New - no marks, wear or damage Disc Looks unplayed - no marks visible Sound I don't use this grade for sound - as all records (even brand new) produce some noise Ex Label A few spindle traces indicating record hasn't been played very often Cover Slight signs of wear on edges/spine, corners or ring wear. Minor creases. No damage caused by sticker removal/residue. Light sleeves may show slight discolouration due to age or handling Disc May have minor paper scuffs caused by moving record in & out of paper sleeve. Sound May be occasional pops/clicks and minimal surface noise Vg Label Moderate spindle traces - record has been played many times Cover Moderate edge/spine or ring wear. Corners may be a little blunt. Opening edge may show feathering caused by removal of record. Visible creases or laminate lift. Disc Some surface marks &/or hairline scratches. Moderate paper scuffs. Sound May be pops/clicks caused by marks/scratches. Moderate background surface noise and crackles. G Label Heavy spindle traces Cover Heavy ring or edge/spine wear. Corners noticable bashed. Heavy creases. Considerable laminate damage. Disc Looks very well played. A lot of surface marks/scratches Sound Considerable surface noise. Audible scratches.

Background Information

Click on the link to see the original information source: - Sea Shanties With the Misunderstood, Tony Hill co-wrote epochal psych-rock anthems like "Children of the Sun"; however, while High Tide's sound has roots in the peace-and-love era, the band was also in tune with the post-psychedelic comedown at the decade's darker end. On Sea Shanties, there's nothing fey and flowery in Hill's bleak lyrics or his doomy Jim Morrison-like delivery, and psychedelia's melodic whimsy is supplanted by a physicality more in line with the visceral heft of metal progenitors such as Cream, Blue Cheer, and the Jeff Beck Group. Hill's grinding riffage and searing, effects-laden guitar pyrotechnics combine with the punishing rhythms of drummer Roger Hadden and bassist Pete Pavli to forge some of the heavier sounds to emerge from Britain in 1969: tracks like "Futilist's Lament" are matched only by Led Zeppelin for sheer weight.

High Tide weren't a power trio, though, and it was the interplay of Hill's guitar with Simon House's violin that created the band's unique signature. Showing that rock violin needn't be a marginal adornment, House whips up an aggressive edge that rivals the guitar: on the nine-minute "Death Warmed Up," House refuses to play second fiddle and matches Hill's scorching assault all the way, while on the album's other epic, "Missing Out," the violin generates a trance-inducing Eastern groove. High Tide had the muscularity of a no-nonsense proto-metal band, but they also ventured into prog territory with changing time signatures and tempos, soft-hard dynamics, multi-part arrangements, and even some ornate faux-Baroque interludes. Indeed, "Pushed, but Not Forgotten" and "Walking Down Their Outlook" share common ground with King Crimson (especially Crimson's mid-'70s work with violinist David Cross).

Far from the collection of nautical ditties its name suggests, Sea Shanties is an overlooked gem encapsulating the shifting musical currents in late-'60s British rock.

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