LEE HAZLEWOOD Requiem For An Almost Lady 1971 UK REPRISE 1st PRESS *MINT*
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LEE HAZLEWOOD Requiem For An Almost Lady 1971 UK REPRISE 1st PRESS *MINT*
LEE HAZLEWOODRequiem For An Almost Lady
1971 UK Reprise Records (K 44161) FIRST PRESSING
SUPERB ORIGINAL COPY WHICH LOOKS ONCE PLAYED AND SOUNDS LIKE-NEW
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE TAN REPRISE LABELS
MATRIX: K 44161 A1 / K 44161 B1
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL DEEPLY GLOSSY FULLY LAMINATED COVER "Printed in England by The Upton Printing Group, Birmingham and London"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL DIE-CUT PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND "MADE IN ENGLAND" PRINTED IN BLUE
Requiem for an Almost Lady is the rarest of Lee Hazlewood's albums because it was released in 1971 exclusively in the UK and Sweden.
The album is one of the most beautifully agonising breakup records to ever hit wax, culled from a composite of Hazlewood's relationships gone wrong.
Spoken word introductions precede each of the ten brief songs and reveal Hazlewood's poetic soul, while the songs themselves are full of longing and witty, clever cynicism coupled with a sad-eyed idealism that paints the music as even more visceral and grievous.
Hazlewood spares none of his past loves. Requiem is often cutting, even harsh, as is evident with songs such as "I'd Rather Be Your Enemy" and "I'm Glad I Never..." (as in never owned a gun), but there is an underlying feeling of tenderness, as if Hazlewood is only talking tough to hide his own deep hurt.
The album creates an impossibly cavernous warmth, with only acoustic guitar and electric bass backing provided by Jerry Cole, Donnie Owens, and Joe Cannon. Although there are hints of Hazlewood's cowboy sound on "L.A. Lady" and "Must Have Been Something I Loved," Requiem actually steers much closer to folky psychedelic pop territory, particularly the sound of California at the end of the '60s.
The subject matter is sophisticated and somatic, but the tone of the music veers much more toward the mystical & existential. Hazlewood is meditative without seeming overly fragile. His perspective is world-weary, but it doesn't stop him from tossing in a sly sense of humour to leaven his obvious passionate disappointment, and it makes the album that much more lyrical, intelligent, and emotionally poignant
Side 1:
I'm Glad I Never ... (1:02)
If It's Monday Morning (3:53)
L.A. Lady (2:19)
Won't You Tell Your Dreams (3:51)
I'll Live Yesterdays (2:50)
Side 2:
Little Miss Sunshine (Little Miss Rain) (2:31)
Stone Lost Child (2:00)
Come On Home To Me (2:51)
Must Have Been Something I Loved (1:38)
I'd Rather Be Your Enemy (2:12)
LABELS: MINT / NEAR MINT
An immaculate set of labels with just one spindle trace on one side, none on the other
VINYL Visual: MINT
Both sides are unmarked and shine like new
VINYL Audio: MINT
Plays like new throughout with nothing to fault.
No clicks, ticks or pops and a beautifully clean
SLEEVE: MINT
As crisp, clean, sharp and fresh as the day it was made with a beautiful deep glossy sheen to the fantastic cover art
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £20.00 (International Signed For delivery)
DUE TO THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES I WILL ONLY BE POSTING ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY
Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any 1281 (GS 8.3.5 (1281))
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