MOUSE Lady Killer LP BRITISH PROG HARD ROCK RAY RUSSELL

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MOUSE Lady Killer LP RARE British Prog Hard Rock Ray Russell

Mouse – Lady Killer LP (orig. UK STEREO Sovereign SVNA 7262—1973, gatefold cover)

Recorded: 1973 ~ release date: January 1974.

On offer here is an EXTREMELY RARE album by a PROGRESSIVE ROCK group from England featuring the SUPERB guitar work of RAY RUSSELL.  My favourite tunes are “It’s Happening To Me And You“, “East Of The Sun“ and “Ashen Besher“.  The latter track is an absolutely MINDBLOWING HEAVY ACID-ROCK INSTRUMENTAL.

Do not miss the opportunity to acquire one of the RAREST BRITISH PROGRESSIVE ROCK albums ever released!

weblinks:

(1) http://www.myspace.com/mouseladykiller73  (listen to MOUSE here!)

(2) http://badcatrecords.com/BadCat/MOUSE.htm

(3) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdnHl1HPa30  (listen to “It's Happening To Me And You” here!)

MOUSE (UK SOVEREIGN Discography)

7”    We Can Make It b/w It’s Happening To Me And You    SOV 122          Oct. 1973

LP  Lady Killer                                      SVNA 7262  Jan. 1974

7”    All The Fallen Teen Angels b/w Just Came Back          SOV 127          May 1974

REVIEW from “The Tapestry of Delights Revisited”:

Led by jazz guitarist and session regular RAY RUSSELL, MOUSE made an album of progressive rock that is sought-after for a number of reasons.  RAY RUSSELL’s soaring acid-guitar reigns supreme on Ashen Besher and It’s Happening To Me And You, subdued sadness is to be found on You Don’t Know, while an almost incredible use of strings in the tradition of Alban Berg highlights East Of The Sun.  Given that all other tracks are at least listenable and at best marvellous, it’s easy to see why progressive collectors consider this album a must.  The sole cover is a good version of MEDICINE HEAD’s All The Fallen Teen-Angels.  Great fun, this one, if somewhat disparate and short on playing time.

RAY RUSSELL also produced and played lead on BILL FAY’s Time Of The Last Persecution album, on which (ALAN) RUSHTON drummed.  JEFF WATTS was later in STEEL MILL.  The 45s are both scarce too.

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SIDE 1

1.               Going Out Tonight                        Writ: Mouse

2.              You Don’t Know                            Writ: Mouse

3.              Electric Lady                               Writ: Alan Rushton/Jeff Watts

4.              All The Fallen Teen Angels           Writ: John Fidler/Peter Hope-Evans (Medicine Head)

5.              Ashen Besher                               Writ: Mouse

SIDE 2

6.              We Can Make It                           Writ: Mouse

7.              East Of The Sun                          Writ: Mouse

8.              It’s Happening To Me And You     Writ: Mouse

9.              Sunday                                        Writ: Mouse

10.           Just Came Back                            Writ: Mouse

PERSONNEL

Ray Russell       guitar, vocals

Al Clare            vocals, keyboards

Jeff Watts       bass

Alan Rushton     drums

Recorded at De Lane Lea Studios in Wembley—London (UK).

Produced by MOUSE and John Acock.  Engineered by John Acock.

Arranged by MOUSE.

GRADING

Cover:

EX+ IMPRESSIVE appearance overall, insignificant handling wear only (first signs of ring-wear which are very hard to detect).

Record:

side 1 VG++ <> visual: beautiful glossy sheen, some light surface scuffs (tracks 1-4: VG++, track 5: VG+); audible: just PLAYED LOUD through 100 WATT speakers and it SOUNDS GREAT overall with some underlying surface noise during the quieter passages only; labels: NO SPINDLE WEAR.

side 2 EX+ <> visual: beautiful glossy sheen—OUTSTANDING, two hairline scuffs prevents it from being M-; audible: just PLAYED LOUD through 100 WATT speakers and it SOUNDS SUPERB overall; labels: hardly any spindle wear.

GRADING DESCRIPTION

COVER

M: Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-: Slightly less than MINT.

EX: Very light wear and/or creasing—defects will be noted.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+: Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG: Some ring-wear and other signs of aging are apparent—defects will be noted.

VG-: Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G: More obvious ring-wear, seam-splits, stains etc—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the cover is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

RECORD

M: Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-: Slightly less than MINT.

EX: Very light scuffs.  Record played infrequently, with little or no reduction in sound quality.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+: Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG: Lightly scuffed/marked record, with acceptable sound quality—defects will be noted.

VG-: Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G: More obvious scratches, with some deterioration in sound quality—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the record is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

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