TEN YEARS AFTER 'STONEDHENGE' UK ORIG 1st PRESS TOP MINT-
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Ten Years After
'Stonedhenge'
Deram, UK, 1968
SML 1029
THEY STARTED out as yet another British blues boom band, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Fleetwood Mac, Chicken Shack and Savoy Brown but by this, their third album, they were taking on board influences from the burgeoning psychedelic and progressive rock scenes. Woodstock had cemented Alvin Lee's reputation as one of the world's finest guitarists, positioning him erroneously as a speed player rather than an all round technician and 'Stonedhenge' is a direct rebuff to that ill-fitting reputation.
Cautiously the album doesn't fully explore the blues rock path preferring instead to display a raft of excellent material. None the less, there is still room for a full compliment of mouth dropping solos and despite the stylistic diversity it is a remarkably cosmopolitan vista taking in everything from advant garde jazz to free form blues jamming. There is, however, still room for solid heavy 12 bar blues with the combustible and toe-tapping 'Here Me Calling'.
Funnily enough this particular Ten Years After album happens to be my personal favourite of their early work. The production (courtesy of Brit blues boom veteran Mike Vernon) focuses on stunning clarity whilst pulling several disparate styles together under one flag of convenience. It really is a colossal and brilliant work.
This auction is part of a fantastic collection of seventies rock which I was lucky enough to acquire. Most of these records were stored with the utmost care and sparsely played. Some were possibly never played or may have been for just a handful of times.
Pressing: Deram, UK, Stereo, 1968
Vinyl: Nice clean and shiny condition. Displays spindle marks on labels and only extremely minor signs of any use. Grades as top Ex+ most would say a definite MINT-!
Cover: Issued in a deluxe fully laminated gate fold cover. No signs of use. Laminate displays full gloss sheen. Sharp corners - no dings, no bends, no split seams, slight edge wear to bottom seam and no creases. Beautiful and impossible to find like this after 50 years. Grades as MINT-!
Inserts: Original blue Decca polythene lined inner sleeve.
Matrix:
1st Pressing
Side One: ZAL - 8564 - 1W
Side Two: ZAL - 8565 - 3W
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