BRIAN DAVISON’S EVERY WHICH WAY (The Nice) 1970 UK CHARISMA MINT
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BRIAN DAVISON’S EVERY WHICH WAY (The Nice) 1970 UK CHARISMA MINT
BRIAN DAVISON’S EVERY WHICH WAYBrian Davison's Every Which Way
1970 UK CHARISMA (CAS 1021) FIRST PINK SCROLL PRESSING
THE ONLY RELEASE BY THE FORMER NICE DRUMMER WITH THIS LINE-UP
FANTASTIC LP, UNJUSTLY OVERLOOKED AND VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED INDEED
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST PINK SCROLL CHARISMA LABELS
MATRIX: CAS 1021 A-1U / CAS 1021 B-2U
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/GD 1/A
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FULLY LAMINATED AND HIGHLY GLOSSY SINGLE SLEEVE WITH COVER PAINTING BY NAN CUZ FROM THE BOOK "IN THE KINGDOM OF MESCAL"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND "MADE IN ENGLAND" PRINTED IN GREY
A few months after the disbanding of the Nice, drummer Brian Davison put together a new group he wanted to call Every Which Way and recorded what turned out to be his only solo album. Released in 1970, it was received with indifference and remains to this day cruelly underrated. While fellow ex-Nice Keith Emerson went on to form the widely successful prog rock trio Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Davison recruited unknown musicians to find a new sound miles away from the classical pomp of his former band. The result is a delightful rock album, very delicate and soft for the most part, tinged by blues and soul and reminiscent of Savoy Brown's albums of the early '70s, but also of Brian Auger's Oblivion Express. Most importantly, Davison never takes a leading role, keeping his drumming intelligent and efficient, but firmly anchored in the background. Keyboardist/singer Graham Bell wrote most of the material. Guitarist John Hedley (who disappeared after this LP) does a great job in the more energetic "All in Time." Future Procol Harum bassist Alan Cartwright puts his distinctive touch to the music. Saxophonist/flutist Geoffrey Peach (later in Lake) plays with much soul, evoking a cross between Elton Dean circa Soft Machine's Third and Mel Collins circa King Crimson's Islands. The music is deceptively simple, with exquisite arrangements and gripping vocals. The opener, "Bed Ain't What It Used to Be," pioneers a genre of restrained blues rock ballads that would become more common in the 1990s. "The Light" is the other highlight and sounds like Van der Graaf Generator playing the blues. Simplicity has rarely sounded so compelling. Every Which Way is an unsuspected treasure hidden among the piles of minor prog rock-related albums of the 1970s
Side A:
All In Time
What You Like
The Light
Side B:
Bed Ain't What It Used To Be
Castle Sand
Go Placidly
LABELS: NEAR MINT
A clean, bright, unmarked set of labels which show little sign of use
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like-new
VINYL Audio: MINT
Plays like new throughout with nothing of real note to fault.
An occasional one-off tick noted (of the kind found on brand new vinyl) but I did not clean this copy as it looks so immaculate so these will no doubt disappear after a clean/few spins
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Lovely deep gloss to the clean cover which has little water to speak of (just a touch of rub marking on the bottom edge) and all text on the pinched spine is clear and bold
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