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JAKLIN - JAKLIN. VERY RARE LP 1969. SLE 8003 STEREO. 1ST PRESS. STABLE RECORDS / B&C RECORDS. LAMINATED SLEEVE FRONT AND BACK. MATRIX : SLE 8003+A , SLE 8003+B. SLEEVE VG+. VINYL SIDE 1 EX, SIDE 2 VG+
SLEEVE:
Rated VG+. Slight ring wear to rear and front. Laminated front and back. Some creasing to the front mainly. There is some sleeve wear to the spine but titles and record number visible. Stable Records to the front right and Stable Records and the Serial number to the back upper right. B and C Records at the rear to the bottom centre. Front cover displays large colour photo with large title in white. The rear of the sleeve has a second black and white photo on a black background with mostly green print for the synopsis, artists and instruments and the boxed stereo description. The artist's name and Track Listings are in white print
LABELS:
Silver printing on matt black labels. Both are very clean and only minor ring wear. Not played a great deal, I suspect.
TEST PLAY:
Played twice for testing on Hi-end Naim amplifiers, an Audio Concept deck, and Kef Foundry Reference speakers. Side one sounded excellent (EX) to me with clear vocals and good separation of instruments. I would say it was as good as more modern records I play. Very, very light surface noise between tracks and very little heard when the music was playing. Side 2 did display light surface noise between tracks again but little when the music came on. The second track on side 2 did have some slight pops from a short scratch at the beginning but faded out. I would say the second side is only VG+ as a result. Overall, on playing, I think this is a very good copy of a rare album considering it's a 1969 LP. There are no skips, jumps, mistracking or warping. There are some hairline marks on both sides from cleaning and using but only the one track has a scratch which sounds at the beginning as stated on side 2.
I will be using a Professional wet solution / hoover type Deep GrooveCleaning machine before sending, and provide a new replacement card inner sleeve and anti-static inner sleeve for your choice. I do not have the original inner sleeve. The gatefold sleeve will have a new plastic cover. I will pack well with reinforced cardboard and a cardboard record case for protection. Postage is by Signed for process.

Jaklin – Jaklin

Label: Stable Records – SLE 8003 Format: Vinyl, LP First Pressing Country: UK Released: 1969 Genre: Rock, Blues, Folk, World, & Country Style: Blues Rock, Electric Blues, Psychedelic Rock

Tracklist

1 Rosie Arranged By – T. Eyre* Written-By – Traditional Arranged By – T. Eyre* Written-By – Traditional 2:01 2 Song To Katherine Written-By – Jaklin Written-By – Jaklin 5:14 3 Look For Me Baby Written-By – Jaklin Written-By – Jaklin 3:06 4 Early In The Morning Arranged By – T. Eyre* Written-By – Traditional Arranged By – T. Eyre* Written-By – Traditional 2:48 5 Just Been Left Again Written-By – Jaklin Written-By – Jaklin 4:50 6 The Same For You Written-By – A. Korner* Written-By – A. Korner* 3:12 7 I Can't Go On Written-By – Jaklin Written-By – Jaklin 4:49 8 Going Home Written-By – Jaklin Written-By – Jaklin 2:42 9 I'm Leaving Written-By – Jaklin Written-By – Jaklin 3:44 10 Catfish Blues Arranged By – T. Eyre* Written-By – Traditional Arranged By – T. Eyre* Written-By – Traditional 4:34

Credits

• Bass – Andy Rae
• Drums – John Pearson (2)
• Guitar – Jaklin
• Piano, Organ – Tommy Eyre
• Producer – Douglas Mew
• Sleeve Notes – Norman Jopling

Notes

Black Stable label.

"Variety within the somewhat strict framework of the blues format is something rare and elusive, and although musicians aspire to it and audiences long for it, failure and disappointment are usually their respective rewards. Yet unlike so many other musical forms, variety within blues does not necessarily mean an excess of complexity, sophistication, poetry or melody: it is the contiguity of blues and genuine personal feelings that constitutes the prime essential, for without it everything down to the most basic twelve-bar becomes inherently meaningless. This first album by Jaklin demonstrates how a young composer and singer with an ingrained feeling for contemporary blues manages to to produce songs which are both emotionally evokative yet simple enough to be tremendously vehicular - just take a listen to the weaving and pounding, the blending and harmony of the instrumentation on most of the tracks on this LP.
Particularly interesting is the rolling arrangement on "Song To Katherine", a piece with a strong New Orleans atmosphere, or as a contrast the tinkling piano on the mellow "I Can't Go On". As a performer Jaklin sets a high standard of variety - this set kicks off with "Rosie", a raunchy adaptation of an African tribal number that Nina Simone once recorded as "Be My Husband", while in absolute contrast an acoustic guitar opens "Look For Me Baby",a folk-based blues. "Early In The Morning" has Jaklin demonstrating a blues shouting technique that merges subtly into the jazz vocal field, and many of the instrumental passages on the LP consist of basic improvisations. In a lighter mood, "going Home" could easily be a John Lee Hooker song and arrangement from the late fifties or early sixties with the inspirational influences of rock'n'roll rhythms stamped out all over it. Jaklin's vovals are consistant throughout - the voice itself is a typical piece of British blues workmanship, with the influence of Alexis Korner coming through strongly - certainly Korner's "The Same For You" could well be a track from an Alexis LP. Both sides are rounded off with twelve bar numbers and "Catfish Blues" which ends the set is undoubtedly one of the most powerfully uncompromising ethnic blues cuts on a British LP today.
At 24, Jaklin has been living and playing the blues for many years. This LP marks an important phase not only in his career but in the British blues movement in general."