AFFINITY Affinity LP VERTIGO 1970 ITALY orig+swirl+foc LINDA HOYLE-J. PAUL JONES

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 LINDA HOYLE, LYNTON NAIFF, MIKE JOPP, MO FOSTER, GRANT SERPELL

Signed by Vertigo in 1970 on the crest of the jazz-rock wave, the short-lived Affinity released 

only one single and album before splitting. Comprised of young singer Linda Hoyle, 

bassist Mo Foster, guitarist Mike Jopp, keyboardist Lynton Naiff, and drummer Grant Serpell, 

a musical maturity was displayed, blending folk, jazz, soul, blues, and elements of contemporary

 psychedelia and progressive rock. Highly regarded by critics, who praised the young Hoyle's powerful 

vocals and Naiff's inherent organ skills, it looked as if the band were to have a healthy career. 

Derek Jewell of The Sunday Times wrote, "Naiff is already a virtuso, soul-style, 

and the whole group is probably the best new thing heard in the jazz-pop area this year." 

But although the seven-track album was well received, the band split soon after

"AFFINITY"

Produced by John Anthony

Album designed and photographed by Keef

1970     LP     VERTIGO RECORDS     6360 004N

MADE IN ITALY   ORIGINAL  PRESS  ON  VERTIGO "Swirl" LABEL

Released in a fully laminated gatefold sleeve

Barcode and Other Identifiers

LABEL:  VERTIGO -  SWIRL LABEL - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover (rear only): 6360 004N    VO PRICE CODE  

Catalog on Spine: none

Catalog on labels: (on Side A): none; (on Side B): 6360 004 (6360 004.2)

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): ?6360 004?1=1=520   P 1970

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): ?6360 004?2=1  * 520   P 1970

On label (Side B only):  ?1970 (on the label the release year appears at 10 o'clock)

D.R.

Produced by John Anthony

Made in Italy

On Back Sleeve: 6360 004 VO PRICE CODE

On Inside Sleeve: A Product of Ronnie Scott Directions

Arrangements: 'I am and so are you'-brass arrangement/John Paul Jones

'Three Sisters'-brass arrangement/Chris Hughes

Type Design by Sandy Field

Album designed and photographed by Keef

Inside notes by MICHAEL WALTER, MILES KINGTON, DEREK JEWELL, BOB DAWBARN

JAMES GREENWOOD, ANNE NIGHTINGALE, BRIAN BLAIN 

 from my records collection

tracklisting

Side A: I AM AND SO ARE YOU - NIGHT FLY

I WONDER IF I CARE AS MUCH - MR. JOY

Side B: THREE SISTERS - COCOANUT GROVE

ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER

  grading

RECORD  STRONG EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)

The self-titled album by the short-lived outfit Affinity displays a lot of potential, which if not wholly successful 

has an individuality separating them from their more jazzy and progressive peers. 

If Linda Hoyle's talent for fusing the vocal traits of Bessie Smith, Grace Slick, and Sandy Denny together 

semi-successfully is the defining point, then Lynton Naiff's pounding Hammond workouts fall somewhere 

between the exceptional and the overdone. With the addition of John Paul Jones' fine brass arrangements, 

which are to the fore throughout, a very soulful feel reminiscent of the latter work of 

Brian Auger, Julie Driscoll & the Trinity is created. And the album's variety of moods sustains interest throughout. 

"Coconut Grove" (the Lovin' Spoonful song) is given a similar slow treatment to Donovan's diversions into jazz 

on Sunshine Superman, notably "The Observation," while a heavier element is supplied by 

a few heavy Hammond numbers, with a take on Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower" being the most impressive. 

Although over 11 minutes long, some complex progressive organ work similar to Caravan's David Sinclair 

is displayed, preventing it from becoming predictable. A forlorn baroque Harpsichord interpretation of the 

Everly Brothers' "I Wonder if I Care as Much" adds a haunting quality to the set with Jones' string arrangements 

and Hoyle's vocals working hand in hand, and "Mr. Joy" allows the young singer to pay patronage to her heroine, 

Grace Slick, in which the Jefferson Airplane comparisons can really be heard.

As an early work of post-'60s progression, this album is a pleasurable experience recalling the days 

when musicians and singers really worked hard at what they did...(AllMusic)