EDGAR BROUGHTON BAND Wasa Wasa 1969 UK HARVEST 1st PRESS
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Jul 10, 2017
Sold Date
Jun 30, 2017
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EDGAR BROUGHTON BAND Wasa Wasa 1969 UK HARVEST 1st PRESS
EDGAR BROUGHTON BANDWasa Wasa
UK HARVEST (SHVL 757) FIRST PRESSING (August 1969)
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE HARVEST LABELS WITH “SOLD IN UK…” STATEMENT ON FIVE LINES (ONLY PRESENT OF THE FIRST FEW HUNDRED COPIES), NO EMI BOX AND “THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY” RIM TEXT
MATRIX: SHVL 757 A -1 / SHVL 757 B - 1
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/G and 1/G (one of the first 300 or so off the press)
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL OUTER LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE “Printed and made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd., London”
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE “PATENTS APPLIED FOR” INNER SLEEVE (this release pre dates the introduction of the Harvest Company advertising inners - on which this record features)
Establishing themselves as an unholy collision between the still-nascent Pink Fairies and the legendary Fugs, the debut album by British free-festival favourites the Edgar Broughton Band almost literally re-created the spirit of their natural territory -- a muddy field full of sunbaked hippies -- with eight more or less epic tracks that, though their inspiration has long become the stuff of ancient history, remain essential listening to all but the most jaded ears.
All maniacal cackle and frenzied riffing, the band's first single, "Evil," and the brutal bellowing of "Love in the Rain" are the most conventional numbers in that they were certainly written as crowd-pleasing stompers in the days before "Out Demons Out" established itself as the Edgar Broughton Band's all-consuming anthem. More impressive, however, are the numbers which see the band stretching both their capabilities and their audience's expectations -- the lengthy opus "Dawn Crept Away," the evocatively titled "Death of an Electric Citizen," and, best of all, "American Boy Soldier."
Ranking alongside Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" as British rock's finest contribution to the Vietnam War, it is a Mothers of Invention style piece that blends sneering spoken word with a delightfully doo wop invocation of all that war really has to offer and all that its servants leave behind. "Shot down from my plane/Never be the same again/I was just 16 years old."
As jaggedly metallic as it is theatrically ambitious, Wasa Wasa (an Eskimo phrase meaning "from far, far away") stands alongside early albums by The Fairies and The Deviants as a dramatic snapshot of a very special moment in time, as the whimsical hopefulness of the late '60s gave way to the chilled cynicism of the early '70s. And, while the band would certainly produce better songs over the next three years, they never again unleashed such a potent mood
Side 1:
Death Of An Electric Citizen (6:09)
American Boy Soldier (4:22)
Why Can't Somebody Love Me (5:05)
Neptune (4:20)
Evil (2:36)
Side 2:
Crying (5:14)
Love In The Rain (3:46)
Dawn Crept Away (14:07)
LABELS: EXCELLENT
Clean, unmarked labels - light spindle traces
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT
Both sides retain their original deep gloss with nothing but light hairlines and a more prominent (but harmless) scuff mark on the edge of Side Two
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT
Plays beautifully throughout with little to fault - a pin-point red dot on the run-in to Side Two causes 3 pops just before the music starts otherwise clean sound with nothing but an occasional tick noted and a crystal clear and loud cut - a very strong EX and highly recommended record
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Clean and unmarked - light rub to the deeply glossy laminated surfaces - the edges are sharp and all spine text is clear and bold
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd class standard)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £18.00 (International Signed For delivery)
Combined Post: for items purchased within any 10 day period @£3 for each additional LP
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