Marvin, Welch & Farrar Second Opinion SQ 4 Channel Quad Quadraphonic
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Marvin, Welch & Farrar Second Opinion SQ 4 Channel Quad Quadraphonic with 2 sided lyric sheet (sheet is VG++). Record is NM- and gatefold sleeve record jacket is VG++ because name written on inside upper right corner and very light record jacket edge wear.
To anyone not from England it's a bit difficult to explain the significance of these guys as a group -- not that they were lacking in any way; far from it, their music speaks for itself, as they made some superb vocal pop. Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch are core members of the Shadows, a quartet renowned since 1958 for their instrumental music. It's as though members of the New York Philharmonic string section decided to form a choral outfit and ended up being really good at it.
The key to understanding what Marvin, Welch & Farrar were about is to recognize that the Shadows didn't just make instrumental music, and that's not merely referencing their work with vocalist Cliff Richard. Rather, Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch did occasional vocal numbers, and while these never "took" with the public, the critics and more discerning listeners all approved of what they'd heard. Second Opinion's brown cover with the artists walking on what looks like cracked Earth is an interesting concept because it is really great folk/pop from these guys, as with all their releases, a remarkable set of melodies, harmonies, and clever chord changes. "Ronnie" is the Beatles meet the Hollies while "Far Away Falling," one of four Farrar compositions, is a nice mellow diversion before "Let's Say Goodbye," a total Beatles gem with vocals that swell like a gospel choir. Super musicians craft nugget after nugget, like "Thank Heaven I've Got You," a light pop tune, followed by the slightly harder chant "Lady Of The Morning," the second of two compositions by the three singers here. It is interesting to see the songwriting combinations, "Come Back to Nature" and "Black Eyes" written solely by Olivia Newton-John producer John Farrar, "Ronnie," "Lonesome Mole," and "All Day, All Night Blues" by the team of Hank Marvin and Welch, while they draw from all sorts of inspirations, Marvin and Farrar's "Time to Care" would fit nicely on a CS&N album while the guitar riff in "Lady of the Morning" could have been derived from Badfinger.price rating
