BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS 1969 UK CBS 1st *STEREO* - NEAR MINT
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BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS 1969 UK CBS 1st *STEREO* - NEAR MINT

BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS
Blood, Sweat And Tears

1969 UK CBS (S 63504) FIRST *STEREO* PRESSING OF THEIR EPONYMOUS SECOND LP
IN OUTSTANDING CONDITION - BARELY PLAYED

PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE SOLID ORANGE CBS LABELS WITH "Cop Con" PUBLISHING CREDIT
MATRIX: SBPG 63504 A1 / SBPG 63504 B1
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT, CENTRE-LOADING GATEFOLD COVER WITH GOLD *STEREO* STICKER TO THE BACK “Printed and made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd., London W11."
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL DIE-CUT CBS ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE

 The difference between Blood, Sweat & Tears and the group's preceding long-player, Child Is Father to the Man, is the difference between a monumental seller and a record that was "merely" a huge critical success. Arguably, the Blood, Sweat & Tears that made this self-titled second album -- consisting of five of the eight original members and four newcomers, including singer David Clayton-Thomas -- was really a different group from the one that made Child Is Father to the Man, which was done largely under the direction of singer/songwriter/keyboard player/arranger Al Kooper. They had certain similarities to the original: the musical mixture of classical, jazz, and rock elements was still apparent, and the interplay between the horns and the keyboards was still occurring, even if those instruments were being played by different people. Kooper was even still present as an arranger on two tracks, notably the initial hit "You've Made Me So Very Happy." But the second BS&T, under the aegis of producer James William Guercio, was a less adventurous unit, and, as fronted by Clayton-Thomas, a far more commercial one. Not only did the album contain three songs that neared the top of the charts as singles -- "Happy," "Spinning Wheel," and "And When I Die" -- but the whole album, including an arrangement of "God Bless the Child" and the radical rewrite of Traffic's "Smiling Phases," was wonderfully accessible. It was a repertoire to build a career on, and Blood, Sweat & Tears did exactly that, although they never came close to equaling this album.

Side 1:
Variations On A Theme By Erik Satie (1st And 2nd Movements) (2:33)
Smiling Phases (5:08)
Sometimes In Winter (3:08)
More And More (3:03)
And When I Die (4:04)
God Bless The Child (5:57)
Side 2:
Spinning Wheel (4:06)
You've Made Me So Very Happy (4:18)
Blues - Part II (11:55)
Variation On A Theme By Erik Satie (1st Movement) (1:37)

LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels with just two or three careless spindle traces per side
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT+
Both surfaces shine like-new.
Some pressing blemishes are visible but these are from manufacture, in-vinyl and all audibly harmless
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays beautifully throughout with little to fault.
Just a touch of low-level surface noted on the quiet Gymnopédie intro/outros
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
Apart from a couple of spots top front and a little rub to the corners the cover is crisp, clean, sharp and fresh

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