(SEAN) T.S.BONNIWELL:Close / Rare solo LP/MUSIC MACHINE

	£		50
	$		66

T.S.BONNIWELL: Close (green capitol USA 1069)

Very rare US original LP

Still unknown sole solo album by ex-Music Machine leader Sean Bonniwell,
using the name T.S. Bonniwell for this, must have come as a surprise to the
few people who heard it...there was none of the angst or hard garage rock
associated with many of the Music Machine's finest moments...in its place
was quite subdued, orchestrated singer/songwriter pop, verging on easy
listening at times in its arrangements...the gravel-growl that Sean employed
for the likes of "Talk Talk" was totally absent, as he concentrated solely on
the sweet, delicate, crooning aspects of his voice...if nothing else,his ability
to switch into that voice for an entire album is a tribute to pretty astonishing
vocal versatility...it's a shock,though,to hear not only him focusing almost
exclusively on that vocal timbre,but also to hear him as troubadour of moody,
romantic,melancholy,and introspective songs,with plenty of touches of bossa
nova,flamenco and sweeping horns and strings...actually this material isn't so
bad,though it treads close to the saccharine at times...the nice melodies drift
nicely in a bittersweet way,Bonniwell sounding a little like someone who's lost
in a raft at sea and singing his remaining days away as he slips into oblivion...
some tracks, like "something to be" , "black snow" , "where it belongs" and
"sleep" (where he lets just a little bit of the the Music Machine's vocal grit
peek out during the most anguished sections),are quite haunting...just be
cautioned that there's little resemblance to what Bonniwell wrote and sang
for the Music Machine,if that's what you're looking for in tracking down this
very rare album...

Getting very rare US original LP by Dallas-based

psych band…

This Texas combo made a groovy psyched-out

music a cross between the trippy new sounds of

the Strawberry Alarm Clock and the legendary
West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band…

Shining a multi-hued spotlight on the heavenly

harmonies of Dan Seals & John Colley (soon to

become the chart-topping duo of England Dan &
John Ford Coley)…

The Southwest F.O.B.’s only album,“Smell of Incense”
also laid on plenty of Country Joe-like Farfisa organ
sound…

This great Lp will immediately transport you to a
ballroom full of sweet smoke with kaleidoscopic

patterns flashing on the wall, free apples at the door

and people swaying everywhere to totally irresistible
rock 'n' roll ...

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GRADINGS:

Records are graded first,then covers
S/S = still sealed
M = mint , new or unplayed condition…cover is nice and new looking with no ring wear.
M- = near perfect copy, played only a few times.
EX = only slight signs of wear; very clean, only light surface marks which will not distract
        significantly from the sound…sleeve also has only slight wear, and is still in nice
        collectible.
VG++ = played often with moderate surface wear and some moderate noise, still plays well…
        sleeve may have medium overall wear or some ring wear.
VG+ = overall wear, but no skips of serious defects, more noisy sound during quiet passages…
        sleeve is well worn, usually with considerable ring wear.
VG = plays a lot, heavy wear on record and cover…guarantee does not apply to vg- or worse
        condition records.
A FEW ABBREVIATIONS:

CC=cut corner    COH=cut out hole     WOC=writing on cover     SOC     (sticker on cover)    

WOBC=writing on back cover     TOC=tear on cover     TOBC=tear on back cover    

NWOFC=name written on front cover     NWOBC=name written on back cover    

NWOL=name written on label     WLP=white label promo     SRW=slight ringwear    

SEW=slight edge warp     CW=cover wear     S/S=still sealed     SPLS=split seams    

SIS=still in shrink     TOS=tape on seams     FOC=fold out cover     BC=band corner    

SCW=slight cover wear     SOC=sticker on cover     WOL=writing on label    

SOBC=sticker on back cover     PRS=promo stamp or promo sticker     RW=ringwear    

OIS=original innersleeve     WD=water damages     FAQ=frequently asked questions    

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