THE BEVIS FROND NORTH CIRCULAR SIGNED 94/750 TRIPLE

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Feb 13, 2009 Sold Date

Feb 6, 2009 Start Date

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THE BEVIS FROND "NORTH CIRCULAR" TRIPLE LP IN MINT CONDITION SIGNED BY NICK HIMSELF THIS IS NUMBER 94/750 COMES WITH LYRIC SHEET AND POSTER . POSSIBLY THE GREATEST BEVIS FROND LP EVER (IMO) NICK IS A GENIUS , SADLY DOES NOT APPEAR TO STILL BE MAKING RECORDS .
Review by Stewart Mason

Nick Saloman has recorded some pretty sprawling albums before, but the double-CD/triple-LP North Circular is the pinnacle of over-extended. Surprisingly, however, the album is actually entirely listenable, with few duff tracks and several real gems to be found. Opening with the scathing "Stars Burn Out," a lament for McCartney and Jagger-style artists sliding into irrelevance, the album returns to the intertwined themes of old age and the music industry more than once. "The Wind Blew All Around Me" and "Where the Old Boys Go" find the 44-year-old musician contemplating the onset of middle age, while "There's Always One" and "Psychedelic Unknowns" address music journalists and rarities-obsessed record collectors, respectively, with wry humor. Like 1996's Son of Walter, North Circular is another one-man band recording, which only becomes an issue on the 13-minute noise freak-out "The Pips," which would sound much more interesting with a live rhythm section. (The lyrics, which largely concern the price of restricted-view seats at cup finals, are a different story.) North Circular is a bit much to take in one sitting, but it's a perfectly fine record.

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Title Composer Time 1 Stars Burn Out Saloman 3:29 2 Hole Song No. 2 Saloman 5:00 3 The Sun Room Saloman 5:39 4 Eyeshine Saloman 3:21 5 He Had You Saloman 4:28 6 That's Why You Need Us Saloman 2:32 7 Where the Old Boys Go Saloman 4:10 8 The Pips Saloman 12:42 9 Blew Me Out Saloman 4:00 10 Love Is Saloman 4:20 11 Heritage Coast Saloman 9:12 12 Stay at Home Girl Saloman 7:16 13 Growing Up Saloman 3:03 14 The Wind Blew All Around Me Saloman 3:54 15 There's Always One Saloman 4:26 16 Book Saloman 3:35 17 Psychedelic Unknowns Saloman 4:45 18 You Make Me Feel Saloman 5:21 19 Revival Saloman 4:26 20 Gold and Silver Saloman 5:32 21 Her Father's Daughter Saloman 4:10 22 Stoneground Head Saloman 4:17 23 Timothy's Powders Saloman 1:48 24 For Want of You Saloman 1:33 25 The Stranger's Mirror Saloman 11:11 26 Story Ends Saloman 2:26

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