KEITH CHRISTMAS - PIGMY B&C UK 1971 1st PRESS EX+ NICK DRAKE

	£		19
	$		25

CAS 1041

1st UK Press

B&C label

The follow-up to the fantastic first album.This hardly sold at all and is now extremely scarce!!!

Keith Christmas recorded his first album 'Stimulus' back in 1969 when he also played the acoustic guitar on David Bowie's first album 'Space Oddity' and appeared at the first Glastonbury Festival.

Throughout the seventies he recorded four more albums 'Fable of the Wings', 'Pigmy', Brighter Day' and 'Stories From the Human Zoo' while touring with and supporting acts like The Who, King Crimson, Ten Years After, Frank Zappa and Roxy Music.

Originally released in 1971, the year after Keith Christmas had performed at the first Glastonbury festival, Pigmy is the singer-songwriter’s third album – and it’s a work of two distinct pure quality halves. The first five tracks are beautifully constructed acoustic songs that are at once intimate and beguiling, as with the opening Travelling Down and Evensong, where the added textures of Robert Kirby’s string arrangements perfectly complement Christmas’ gently reflective songs. Kirby’s strings are a subtle presence, giving the singer, his lyrics and delicate guitar work the space to remain central.

The final three longer tracks sees Christmas backed by a full band – including Rod Argent and Fuzzy Samuels in its ranks – which allow him to stretch out more with an electric guitar on a very different type of song. The nine-minute Song For A Survivor builds and develops, with free from sax and organ; the closing Forest And The Shore becomes gloriously expansive and the musical landscape, so befitting of the title, opens up with more Kirby arrangements for full choral backing.

Throughout all this diversity, the quality of Christmas’ material and performances remain a constant guiding light.

Vinyl: EX. Just very lightly played and it is clear that the album has been looked after properly. I have listened to the entire LP and totally enjoyed it. The stereo seperation is beautiful and the depth of this recording is truly amazing!! There are NO  clicks, jumps. It has one shallow hairline on side B the last track. It has no impact on the replay bar two low level ticks but these can really barely be heard. I have had this once before and that one was great as well, but this one beats it by some considerable distance. This will be a fantastic upgrade for the serious collector.  The winner will be delighted.

Gatefold sleeve: EX. A lovely sleeve which has been very well cared for. Fully intact without any creases or marks. The spine is 100% legible and the opening is super crisp. It has only very light storage wear on the bottom edge. The top edge still has its full lustre. The colours of the sleeve are beautiful and rich.  There is NO writing and NO smudging. Please see the pictures for a well informed impression of this album.

The album retains its original blue printed inner sleeve which is also poly lined.

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