DAVID CROSBY "If I Could Only Remember My Name" QUIEX
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56
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£ 56
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Mar 21, 2011
Sold Date
Mar 11, 2011
Start Date
£ 22
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Great Britain
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DAVID CROSBY "If I Could Only Remember My Name" QUIEX
4 x ONE SIDED 45rpm LPs, FINEST SOUND, UNPLAYED, MINT
DAVID CROSBYIf I Could Only Remember My Name
2005 US ATLANTIC/CLASSIC RECORDS (SD 7203 - 45) PRESSING ON 4 x ONE SIDED 45rpm 200g QUIEX VINYL OF DAVID CROSBY'S 1971 SOLO MASTERPIECE "If I Could Only Remember My Name"
This edition is now out of print and is an all analogue pressing, mastered by Bernie Grundman from the original tapes using an all analogue and tube amplified process which delivers the finest sound quality you will find for this album.
CLASSIC HAVE GONE TO EXTRAORDINARY LENGTHS TO ENSURE THE FINEST AUDIO POSSIBLE ON THIS RELEASE - PRESSING THE SET ON FOUR ONE SIDED 12" RECORDS WHICH PLAY AT 45 rpm
David Crosby's debut solo album, If I Could Only Remember My Name is a one-shot wonder of dreamy but ominous California ambience.
The songs range from brief snapshots of inspiration (the angelic chorale-vocal showcase on "Orleans" and the a cappella closer, "I'd Swear There Was Somebody Here") to the full-blown, rambling western epic "Cowboy Movie," and there are absolutely no false notes struck or missteps taken.
No one before or since has gotten as much mileage out of a wordless vocal as Crosby does on "Tamalpais High (At About 3)" and "Song With No Words (Tree With No Leaves)," and because the music is so relaxed, each song turns into its own panoramic vista.
Those who don't go for trippy Aquarian sentiment, however, may be slightly put off by the obscure, cosmic storytelling of the gorgeous "Laughing" or the ambiguous (but pointed) social questioning of "What Are Their Names," but in actuality it is an incredibly focused album.
Even when a song as pretty as "Traction in the Rain" shimmers with its picked guitars and autoharp, the album is coated in a distinct, persistent menace that is impossible to shake.
It is a shame that Crosby would continue to descend throughout the remainder of the decade and the beginning of the next into aimless drug addiction, and that he would not issue another solo album until 18 years later.
As it is, If I Could Only Remember My Name is a shambolic masterpiece, meandering but transcendentally so, full of frayed threads.
Not only is it among the finest splinter albums out of the CSNY diaspora, it is one of the defining moments of hungover spirituality from the era.
RECORD 1: Music Is Love / Cowboy Movie
RECORD 2: Tamalpais High (At About 3) / Laughing
RECORD 3: What Are Their Names / Traction In The Rain
RECORD 4: Song With No Words / Orleans / I'd Swear There Was Somebody Here
THE FIRST RECORD IS HOUSED IN A HEAVY GAUGE REPRODUCTION OF THE ORIGINAL GATEFOLD SLEEVE (WITH 'DISC 1' STICKER) AND THE OTHER THREE RECORDS ARE HOUSED IN THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL WHITE CARD SLEEVES WITH POLY-LINED INNERS EACH OF WHICH HAVE THEIR OWN STICKER; 'DISC 2', 'DISC 3' & 'DISC 4'
AND THE WHOLE SET IS ENCLOSED IN THE ORIGINAL PLASTIC SLEEVE WITH "QUIEX" STICKER
THE SET HAS BEEN OPENED BUT I DON'T THINK THIS COPY HAS EVER BEEN PLAYED (prior to my one careful play-grading) AND IT SOUNDS SENSATIONAL
PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I USUALLY TAKE QUITE A FEW SO YOU CAN GET A CLEAR INDICATION OF EVERY DETAIL OF THE ITEM
I HAVE UPLOADED AS MANY AS I CAN BUT I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SUPPLY ANY ADDITIONAL PHOTOS ON REQUEST
PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR MORE RARE AND COLLECTABLE VINYL
AND PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUERIES YOU MAY HAVE
THANKS FOR LOOKING, CHEERS
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POST & PACKING (due to the heavy weight of this set the P&P is as follows)
UK: 1st Class: £7.00 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £10.00 or £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 or £22.00 (International Signed For delivery)
***Any record (or combination of records) which sells for more than £40 MUST be sent by a trackable method ie INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR outside of the UK
THIS SET CANNOT BE COMBINED FOR REDUCED P&P COSTS (outside of the UK mainland) WITH EITHER OF THE OTHER TWO 45rpm QUIEX SERIES SETS I CURRENTLY HAVE ON AUCTION AS THE WEIGHT IS EXCESSIVE
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INTERNATIONAL bidders: PayPal ONLY
Guarantee: I try to be as accurate and honest as possible when describing the condition of any LP but of course if you feel that I am mistaken and the description is inaccurate I will offer a complete, no quibble refund (through Paypal) upon return of the item.
ALL RECORDS ARE PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED BEFORE DISPATCH AND POSTED IN A QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER WITH STIFFENERS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARRIVE SAFELY I will email you when payment has been received to let you know when the item will be posted. Please leave feedback upon receipt of the item so that I know you have received it safely. Any problems please email me. Thanks 420 (GS 6.0.8 (420))
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