SKIN ALLEY - 1st ( cbs) Hawkwind rare LP

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Jun 25, 2006 Sold Date

Jun 15, 2006 Start Date

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Artist: SKIN ALLEY

Title: SKIN ALLEY

Date: 1969

Releases information : CBS 63847

INFO : A progressive Anglo-American rock combo, who are probably best known for their track "Living In Sin" by virtue of its inclusion on CBS's popular 1970 budget-priced double compilation, "Fill Your Head With Rock". This pleasant, melodic track was taken from their debut album and is arguably their finest moment. The album is well worth seeking out, though. It contains "Tell Me", a mellow song with a beautiful melody; "Marsha", a fast organ-dominated instrumental with a long sax solo; "Country Aire", an instrumental folk piece with flute and harpsichord; "All Alone", a slow, melodic song about loneliness with pleasant sax and a long organ solo; the mellow mid-tempo "Night Time" with lots of flute and jazzy piano improvisations and "Highway", a fast R&B influenced progressive piece with long sax and organ solos.

By the time of "Skintight" in 1973 they were playing more commercial, mainstream rock with lots of orchestration and brass arrangements. Side A is disappointing but there are three decent tracks on Side B - "Instermental", a soul/funk orientated instrumental; "The Heap Turns Human", which brings to mind The Who in the "Who's Next" period and the bluesy hard-rocker "Maverick Woman Blues", which featured strong vocals and slide guitar. The album was produced by American Don Nix and remixed at Ardent Studios, Memphis.
Thomas Crimble Went on to join Hawkwind
Nick Graham was also in The End, Atomic Rooster and Tucky Buzzard. It's unconfirmed whether drummer Tony Knight was he of the Chessmen fame.Track Listing

SIDE 1

Living In Sin (4:39)

Tell Me (4:40)

Mother Please Help Your Child (4:13)

Marsha (7:25)

SIDE 2

Country Aire (2:15)

All Alone (8:17)

Night Time (5:37)

Concerto Grosso (Take Heed) (0:28)

Highway (4:19)

Personnel:

Thomas Crimble - Keyboards, Bass, Vocals
Bob James - Sax, Guitar
Krzysztof Henryk Justkiewicz - Keyboards
Alvin Pope - Drums

Condition:

Record: ex

Cover : VG+

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EXCELLENT - There may be some signs that the record has been played but there is virtually no deterioration. Packaging may have some slight wear.

VERY GOOD - The record has obviously played a number of times but still sounds good, despite some visible marks / light scratches.There will be normal wear and tear to the packaging with no major defects.

GOOD - Sound quality has deteriorated and there may be some mild scratches. The cover and contents may suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discoloration etc

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