GRAVY TRAIN A Ballad Of A Peaceful Man LP VERTIGO 1971 SOUTH AFRICA reissue RARE
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GRAVY TRAIN
NORMAN BARRETT, BARRY DAVENPORT, J.D. HUGHES, LES WILLIAMS
Typifying the excesses that have frequently been denounced in their genre,
UK progressive rock band Gravy Train recorded a series of albums
for Vertigo Records and Dawn Records in the early 70s
"(A BALLAD OF) A PEACEFUL MAN" <reissue, originally published in 1971>
Produced by Jonathan Peel
LP VERTIGO RECORDS STAR 5098
MADE IN SOUTH AFRICA 1979 REPRESSING
LAMINATED (on front) SINGLE SLEEVE
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: VERTIGO - BLUE LABEL w/SWIRL on TOP - SILVER TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine) STAR 5098 (rear) STAR 5098 (6360 051)
Catalog on labels: STAR 5098 (6360 051 A) / STAR 5098 (6360 051 B)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): 6360051A
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): 6360051B
On labels: rim text reads "All rights........prohibited"
? 1979 Phonogram
Composed by......
Orchestral Arrangements: Nick Harrison
Produced by Jonathan Peel for Mike Vaughan Productions
On Back Sleeve: All titles recorded at Olympic Sound Studios, London
Marketed by Phonogram
Distributed by Trutone (Pty.) Ltd.
84 interpak
tracklisting
Side A: ALONE IN GEORGIA - (A BALLAD OF) A PEACEFUL MAN - JULE'S DELIGHT
Side B: MESSENGER - CAN ANYBODY HEAR ME - OLD TIN BOX
WON'T TALK ABOUT IT - HOME AGAIN
gradingRECORD VG+ but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Among the lesser-feted jewels released by the Vertigo label during its swirly-logo purple patch, Gravy Train's restful hybrid of jazz-tinged virtuosity, folky pastorals, and heartfelt vocalizing peaks on this, their second album, and that despite A Ballad of a Peaceful Man doing little more than treading water when compared to the experimental peaks of its predecessor. Part of the album's appeal lies in the then-novel concept of splitting its contents neatly in half, the hard rockers on one side, the softer material on the other. On the whole, the ballads have dated a lot better than the monsters, particularly "Alone in Georgia," which clashes sweet soul with (of all things!) Southern rock and, for some reason, sounds a lot like the Heavy Metal Kids. But that is not to denounce the sheer power of the band in full flood. The title track postulates an unholy collision of Uriah Heep and Atomic Rooster, and shows off Norman Barrett's vocals to maximum effect, while "Won't Talk About It" is almost stubbornly likable, and that despite prophesying every yowling power ballad of the '80s and beyond. Best of all, though, is the spookily atmospheric "Home Again," all throbbing percussion, primal flute, and timeless melancholy. On an album that flirts across a variety of moods, the moodiest track of all makes for a breathtaking finale...(AllMusic)
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