IAN MATTHEWS Tigers Will Survive 1972 UK 1st VERTIGO SWIRL
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£ 62
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May 24, 2013
Sold Date
May 14, 2013
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£ 24
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Great Britain
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IAN MATTHEWS Tigers Will Survive 1972 UK 1st VERTIGO SWIRL
NEAR MINT TEXTURED GATEFOLD - EXCELLENT+ COPY
IAN MATTHEWSTigers Will Survive
1972 UK VERTIGO (6360 056) FIRST PRESSING OF IAN MATTHEWS' SECOND SOLO LP "Tigers Will Survive"
A VERY NICE COPY HOUSED IN A SURERB EXAMPLE OF THE TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST VERTIGO SWIRL LABELS
MATRICES: 6360056 1Y//1 ?420 1 1 1 / 6360056 2Y//1 ? 420 1 1 1
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FULLY TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED VERTIGO INNER SLEEVE
Tigers Will Survive, Ian Matthews' second solo release continues the Anglo-American folk-rock that he began in 1968 with Fairport Convention.
Following his departure from the band in early 1969, Matthews' style quickly veered from the British traditional direction that Fairport was headed, gravitating more toward the American singer/songwriter scene that was the source for much of the group's material in their early days, keeping him closer to the mid-Atlantic mix of What We Did on Our Holidays (his last record with the band).
If You Saw Thro' My Eyes, his previous album, reunited him with members of his old band, as well as others from the revolving Fairport/Fotheringay cast, but this time out, with the exception of Richard Thompson's accordion on a couple of tunes (credited as Woolfe J. Flywheel), he opts for the backing of the English rock band Quiver.
And while it may lack some of the cohesive personality of its predecessor, Tigers Will Survive still shares its primarily acoustic sound, augmented by a strong rhythm section and touches of electric guitar.
Also, as was the case with that album, the toughest moment is courtesy of Richard Farina, whose "House of Unamerican Blues Activity Dream" brings an edginess and anger to Matthews' characteristically pretty and reflective tone, though his self-penned title track is close behind.
Elsewhere, the beautiful "Morning Song" and Phil Spector's "Da Do Ron Ron" (without a change in gender) are high points for Ian Matthews, the songwriter and interpreter, respectively. The former is among the two or three best songs he'd written, while the latter, a wonderful acappella rendition of the Crystals' classic, bolstered only by hand claps, brings a lightness and energy to the record
Side 1:
Never Again
Close The Door Lightly When You Go
Unamerican Activity Dream
Morning Song
The Only Dancer
Side 2:
Tigers Will Survive
Midnight On The Water
Right Before My Eyes
Da Doo Ron Ron
Hope You Know
Please Be My Friend
LABELS: EXCELLENT+
Clean, unmarked labels - light/moderate spindles
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT
Both surfaces retain a deep glossy sheen with just some light marks - of little/no audible significance
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT++/EXCELLENT+
Lovely deep, rich and warm sound to this beautiful record and my play-check at loud volume found no major audible issues of note - just the occasional click on some the quietest moments (mostly on the title track - the first track on Side Two but nothing I found at all intrusive and little elsewhere) - great copy
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Superb example - clean, sharp and fresh with no real wear to speak of - the finest I have seen and they really don't come much better
VERTIGO INNER SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Again, clean and fresh - no seam splits
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: £13.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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