PETE BROWN & HIS BATTERED ORNAMENTS A Meal You LP HARVEST 1969 ITA orig+foc RARE
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PETE BROWN AND HIS BATTERED ORNAMENTS
PETE BROWN, CHRIS SPEDDING, NISAR AHMED, CHARLIE HART,
PETE BAILEY, BUTCH POTTER, ROB TAIT, DICK HECKSTALL-SMITH
The Battered Ornaments had their origins in the unexpected musical aspirations of Pete Brown.
Best known as a poet among the British beats of the early/mid-'60s, Brown knew something
of jazz and blues, and even played an instrument -- the trumpet -- with some modest degree of facility.
He was still primarily a writer, but he gravitated toward music and devised a presentation
of poetry, jazz, and avant-garde music that entailed the presence of a band
"A MEAL YOU CAN SHAKE HANDS WITH IN THE DARK"
Produced by Andrew King and Dick Heckstall-Smith
1969 LP HARVEST RECORDS STEREO SHVL 752
MADE IN ITALY ORIGINAL COPY 1ST PRESSING
On the runout grooves the release date is: 1-10-69
with boxed EMI Logo and with 'MADE IN GT BRITAIN' at 6 o'clock on the label
Released in a fully laminated (front & rear) + gatefold cover
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: HARVEST - GREEN/YELLOW LABEL w/boxed 'EMI' logo on TOP - BLACK TEXT (EMI in white)
Catalog on cover: (spine & rear) SHVL 752 (3 C062-04062)
Catalog on labels: 3 C062-04062 SHVL 752 (04062 A) / 3 C062-04062 SHVL 752 (04062 B)
Matrix / Runout (Side A): 04062-A - 1-10-69 -I
Matrix / Runout (Side B): 04062-B - 1-10-69 -I
On labels: top rim text reads "Riservati tutti........riprodotta"
bottom rim text reads "Vietata duplicazione.......Made in Italy"
EMI (boxed)
STEREO MONO
?1969 on both labels (on the labels the release year appears at 9 o'clock circa)
BIEM
Produced by Andrew King and Dick Heckstall-Smith for Blackhill Enterprises
Rights Society: BIEM
On Back Cover: ?1969
Produced by Andrew King & Dick Heckstall-Smith for Blackhill Enterprises
Recorded at Morgan Studios & Sound Techniques
Mod. 2309 - A.G.C.
tracklisting
Side A: DARK LADY - THE OLD MAN - STATION SONG - THE POLITICIAN
Side B: RAINY TAXI GIRL - MORNING CALL
SANDCASTLE - TRAVELLING BLUES or the New Used Jew's Dues Blues
grading
RECORD from VG to VG(+) but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ (please, see pictures and read above description)
Pete Brown's debut album may not have been as accessible as those of Cream (for whom he often helped
write material) or even the early Jack Bruce (for whom he continued to collaborate as a songwriter).
There are similarities, however, though more to Bruce's solo work than to Cream.
For one thing, there are those lyrics, which are of a far higher standard than heard on most rock songs,
ranging from ominous impressionism to take-out-the-piss political satire. Then there's Brown's voice, which
rather resembles a gruff Jack Bruce, and is effective though certainly not as smoothly melodic
as Bruce's vocals. And then there's the music, which grew out of the same jazz-blues-rock community
that gave birth to the Graham Bond Organisation, Cream, and Colosseum.
In fact, two other alumni of that scene, Bond (on organ) and Dick Heckstall-Smith (on saxophone), are among
the supporting players, as is a young Chris Spedding. There are also unusual psychedelic and Middle Eastern accents
here and there in the arrangements, though tasteful and subdued...(AllMusic)
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