HEADS HANDS & FEET Tracks 1972 UK ISLAND 1st PRESS MINT
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HEADS HANDS & FEET Tracks 1972 UK ISLAND 1st PRESS TOP COPY MINT
HEADS HANDS & FEETTracks
UK ISLAND (ILPS 9185) FIRST PRESSING (1972) OF HEADS HANDS & FEETS' SECOND LP
DOWN-HOME COUNTRY-TINGED ROCK WITH ALVIN LEE'S OUTSTANDING GUITAR AND KEYBOARD WORK
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST PINK RIM ISLAND LABELS
MATRIX: ILPS 9185 A-1U / ILPS 9185 B-1U
MOTHER/STAMPERS: 1/GO and 2/GH
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE "Printed and made by the E. J. Day Group, London and Bedford"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PALE BLUE POLY-LINED ISLAND COMPANY INNER SLEEVE
Although the core personnel had been together in a variety of incarnations since the mid-'60s, most notable of which was the brilliant and criminally short-lived Poet & the One Man Band, Tracks (1972) was only the second long player from Heads Hands & Feet.
The U.K. quintet of Pete Gavin (drums/vocals), Albert Lee (guitar/keyboards/vocals), Ray Smith (bass/guitar/vocals), Charles "Chas" Hodges (bass/guitar/violin/vocals), and front man Tony Colton (vocals) had gained a significant reputation during a week-long residency at the Troubadour in Los Angeles after the release of their self-titled debut Heads Hands & Feet (1971).
For their second outing, Tracks, they continue their quest for exceptionally crafted country-flavoured material.
They waste precious little time, as the fiery "Let's Get This Show on the Road" is a high-energy, good-time ode to the rigours and foibles of live performing and concert touring as exemplified in the chorus "Maybe I'll see Margo/Down in Chicago/And I've got a dancer down in New Orleans."
Lee's multi-tasking musicianship is particularly noteworthy as his keyboard work on both acoustic piano and Hammond organ, coupled with the catchy, if not slightly twangy lead electric guitar lines, rhythmically tie the verses to the chorus.
"Roadshow" demonstrates quite a different side to the band, examining Lee's capacity for emotive singer/songwriter balladry.
His temperate vocals and melodic piano runs recall that of Jackson Browne or early folksy Tom Waits.
Further demonstrating Heads Hands & Feet's wide-ranging musicality is "Hot Property." Remarkably, the combo fuses an energetic bluegrass-inspired instrumental introduction to a funk-driven melody that would not have been too out of place coming from southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Of equal (if not arguably greater) prowess is the down-home, organic "Jack Daniels," which returns the sound to a loose groove mirroring the Band's rural rockers "Up on Cripple Creek" or "Life Is a Carnival."
Side 1:
(Let's Get This) Show On The Road (3:50)
Safety In Numbers (3:30)
Roadshow 3:10
Harlequin (4:22)
Dancer (3:18)
Side 2:
Hot Property (4:05)
Jack Daniels (Old No. 7) (3:24)
Rhyme And Time (2:35)
Paper Chase (3:50)
Song And Dance (5:26)
LABELS: MINT
An immaculate set of clean, unmarked labels.
No spindle traces or any sign the record has ever been played
VINYL Visual: EXCELLLENT+
Both surfaces shine like-new with just some light marks which are no doubt from manufacture as this copy looks untouched.
These marks are completely harmless
VINYL Audio: MINT
Plays perfectly throughout with nothing to fault.
No scratches, clicks or pops and beautifully clean on the quieter sections
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
The cover is crisp and sharp with a little rub on the bottom edge and light corner knocks but is overall in fine shape with a strong spine where all text is clear
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINERS, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
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UK: £11.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £18.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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