DUNCAN BROWNE GIVE ME TAKE YOU Orig US LP + INSERT NM

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Aug 5, 2011 Sold Date

Jul 29, 2011 Start Date

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DUNCAN BROWNE - GIVE ME TAKE YOU
(Immediate #Z12 52 012 USA 1968)

Very rare US original debut LP + lyric insert !!!

"Duncan Browne's melancholy first album, Give Me Take You -- released on music impresario
Andrew Loog Oldham's Immediate label in 1968 -- is one wonderfully tender album. Many who
only discovered it well after its original release are compare its dulcet introspective tone to
Nick Drake's albums. It does fall into a similar English folk vein, though Browne's arrangements
are, on the whole, more Baroque, giving the album a semi-classical, regal feel. Browne charted
his own classical arrangements and wrote out vocal charts for a choir, but turned to his art school
friend David Bretton for song lyrics. It's Bretton's lovely Pre-Raphaelite style phrases, used here
in the guise of lyrical content, that fans of this album often react strongly to, one way or another.
True, there's a youthful innocence and melancholy that comes off as somewhat naïve sounding,
mawkish, and awkward in our modern age -- "Better a tear of truth than smiling lies" is one
example -- but this is a minor quibble. Immediate issued only one single from the album,
"On the Bombsite," but it failed to connect with listeners. At the time of its release, Oldham's
Immediate was reportedly falling apart. He was in financial ruin and reportedly cut the sessions
short to save money. The album remained out of print until 2000, when it was issued for the first
time on compact disc by the U.K.-based Castle imprint, this time with five bonus tracks dating
from Browne's early-'70s sessions when he was recording for the Bell label." - Allmusic.com

RECORD M-
SLEEVE M-
GRADINGS:

Records are graded first,then covers
S/S = still sealed
M = mint , new or unplayed condition…cover is nice and new looking with no ring wear.
M- = near perfect copy, played only a few times.
EX = only slight signs of wear; very clean, only light surface marks which will not distract
        significantly from the sound…sleeve also has only slight wear, and is still in nice
        collectible.
VG++ = played often with moderate surface wear and some moderate noise, still plays well…
        sleeve may have medium overall wear or some ring wear.
VG+ = overall wear, but no skips of serious defects, more noisy sound during quiet passages…
        sleeve is well worn, usually with considerable ring wear.
VG = plays a lot, heavy wear on record and cover…guarantee does not apply to vg- or worse
        condition records.
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