LP SHAPE OF THE RAIN Riley Wood & Waggett NEON Psych
  A$   250
  $   166

 


A$ 250 Sold For
Jun 13, 2010 Sold Date
Jun 3, 2010 Start Date
1 Number Of Bids
  Australia Country Of Seller
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Description

* Please note that due to the value of this LP I will require the winning bidder to have it shipped by Registered / Insured Mail…Thanks

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This record has been cleaned and played through completely both sides on a Thorens Turntable as well as visually inspected under a bright halogen desk lamp to provide an accurate grading.
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12” Album ~ original UK Gate-fold Sleeve with black inner
SHAPE  OF  THE  RAIN Riley Riley Wood and Waggett

1971 UK issue
NEON label # NE 7 ~ Stereo
Matrix Numbers : AGBS 0545 - 3E / AGBS 0546 - 3E

CONDITION

VINYL : Brilliant / plays through perfectly with a crisp and clean sound / no pops, skips or background noise / no lead in-out hiss and very difficult to fault / no spindle marks / Rated very close to Near Mint and will not disappoint

LABELS :- clean

SLEEVE : Terrific / clean both back and front / the corners are square / no edge-wear and the spine is intact / no ring-wear / a small tear on the back …probably from the removal of a price tag I would suggest / otherwise superb and very difficult to fault.

INNER SLEEVE : Excellent / some light creasing as you might expect …otherwise as good as new

DESCRIPTION

This elusive UK progressive gem is actually by the quartet Riley, Riley, Wood & Waggett, but collectors worldwide know it as Shape Of The Rain and a virtually impossible to find record that sold only a handful of copies upon release.
The band comprises of brothers Keith and Len Riley (vocals, guitar / bass), Brian Wood (guitar, vocals) and Tag Waggett (drums, percussion)

Noted for bridging the gap between sunshine pop / psych & progressive styles this very much under rated & magnificent effort went virtually un-noticed due to no promotion, no radio play and no live gigs …consequently fewer than 500 copies ever left the shelves before being deleted.

This 1st and only Stereo pressing (no Mono issues were cut) is on the extremely sought after RCA prog-offshoot NEON label and is now regarded as one of the best UK Psych / Prog / Folk albums to have emerged … in fact you would find it rated as a classic in most educated circles.

A lovely copy accompanied by the original black inner bag this is just about a once in a lifetime opportunity to obtain such this rare record in such great condition.

MORE NOTES

Shape of the Rain was a band from Sheffield , founded around 1963/64 by Keith Riley, his brother Len, Brian Wood and Ian Waggett. They started out as The Gear and then The Reaction. ‘If we couldn’t get gigs because they didn’t like us, we’d just change the name, If they liked us we’d stick with the same name,’ says Keith Riley. The band’s first professional recordings were in Nottingham in 1966.

They released their only album “Riley Riley Wood and Waggett” in 1971, which was produced by Tony Hall. The members were influenced by American West Coast music and the British psych/progressive scene as well as many other styles and came up with a sound that was all their own.

Twelve string and slide guitars were used to create a different sound to what was then the norm. Shape Of The Rain played The Marquee, London, The Cavern, Liverpool and Manchesters Hard Rock and Magic Village as well as supporting the likes of Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Free, Fleetwood Mac, Love and Joe Cocker, as well as many others during their time as Sheffield University ‘House Band’.

SONGS
1. Woman
2. Patterns
3. Castles
4. Wasting My Time
5. Rockfield Roll
6. Yes
7. Dusty Road
8. Willowing Trees
9. I'll Be There
10. Broken Man:
a) Everyone a Gem
b) After Collapsing at Kingsley's

A NOTE ON PACKING & POSTAGE
* Australia Post does not provide a Tracking No. system as some other countries have in place and therefore any item sent unregistered (within Australia) or uninsured (outside Australia) cannot be traced.
* All care is taken in packing your item safely & professionally however I cannot accept responsibility for any item delayed, lost or damaged in the post.

SHIPPING COSTS
* Registered Post (for within Australia) / Insured Post (for Overseas mail) is optional however recommended.

* Packaging and postage within AUSTRALIA for this item is :
Regular - AUD$7.50 ( as a rule of thumb 3x LP’s is $13.00 )
Registered - AUD$10.50

* Air-Mail outside of Australia for this item is :
AUD$17.00 to USA / Canada
AUD$20.00 to UK / Europe/ Sth America
AUD$15.00 to JAPAN / Asia / New Zealand.

PAYMENT
* AUSTRALIA
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* OVERSEAS
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P.S.
* All vinyl listed on auction has been cleaned, played and visually inspected so that you may bid with confidence. Albums are sent with the record outside of the cover and placed in an outer plastic sleeve (to prevent ring-wear during transit) before safely packed with strong cardboard.
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