BLUE CHEER New Improved 1969 UK PHILIPS 1st PRESS MINT AUDIO
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56
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74
£ 56
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Apr 2, 2012
Sold Date
Mar 23, 2012
Start Date
£ 22
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Great Britain
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BLUE CHEER New Improved 1969 UK PHILIPS 1st PRESS MINT AUDIO
ONCE PLAYED, BEAUTIFUL COPY, FULLY LAMINATED SLEEVE
BLUE CHEERNew! Improved! Blue Cheer
UK PHILIPS (SBL 7896) FIRST PRESSING (March 1969) OF BLUE CHEER'S THIRD LP "New! Improved! Blue Cheer"
IN EXCEPTIONAL, ONCE PLAYED CONDITION DELIVERING IMMACULATE SOUND THROUGHOUT
FANTASTIC LP - VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED INDEED
PRESSED ON MID-WEIGHT VINYL WITH THE FIRST ISSUE BLACK/SILVER PHILIPS LABELS
MATRIX : 852136 1Y//1 420 11 1 / 852136 2Y//1 420 11 1 (the ultimate first pressing)
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FULLY LAMINATED SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE
Guitarist Leigh Stephens quit Blue Cheer after touring in support of their second album, Outsideinside, but he may have been amused by the fact it took three men to replace him when the band cut their next LP.
There are two different and distinct bands at work on New! Improved! Blue Cheer; on the album's first six tunes, founding members Dickie Peterson (bass and vocals) and Paul Whaley (drums) are joined by Bruce Stephens on guitar and Ralph Burns Kellogg on keyboards, and this lineup bears little musical resemblance to the wildly over-amped power trio that cut Vincebus Eruptum less than two years before.
This new edition of Blue Cheer was still strongly influenced by the blues but Bruce Stephens' rootsy guitar work was in a completely different league from the old band's bone-crushing onslaught.
The gentle country-rock of "As Long as I Live" and the dynamic, percussive boogie of "When It All Gets Old" would have been inconceivable coming from Blue Cheer Mk. One, and while the notion of comparing them brings to mind that old cliché about apples and oranges, Peterson's vocals do reveal a lot more nuance on these recordings, and Whaley's more tightly controlled drumming gives the band a lean groove they didn't have before.
On side two, Blue Cheer return to power trio format with Randy Holden (formerly of the Other Half) on guitar, and while his style is also considerably different from Leigh Stephens', his fondness for overwhelming volume and fierce, extended solos makes his contributions feel a lot more like the group's formative work; Peterson and Whaley also sound a lot more like their old selves here, calling up a thunderous report to match Holden's thick but graceful leads, and if Blue Cheer are a more subtle and artful band with Holden on guitar, his contributions suggest an evolution from the towering proto-metal of Vincebus Eruptum and Outsideinside, rather than the dramatic stylistic departure of the album's first half
Side 1:
When It All Gets Old
West Coast Child Of Sunshine
I Want My Body Back
Aces 'N' Eights
As Long As I Live
It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
Side 2:
Peace Of Mind
Fruit & Iceburgs
Honey Butter Lover
LABELS: MINT-
Clean, fresh and unmarked labels with just one light spindle trace per side - probably played just the one time
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces retain their original deep, like-new, glossy sheen and are practically unmarked
VINYL Audio: MINT
In keeping with its barely played status my play-check at loud volume revealed no audio distractions of any kind - the record plays flawlessly throughout and sounds stunning
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Clean and unmarked with a deep gloss to the surfaces and crisp, sharp edges and spine - where all text is clear and bold - lovely example
ALL RECORDS ARE PACKAGED WITH THE VINYL OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE TO PREVENT ANY 'KNIFING' DURING TRANSIT
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
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