KEVIN COYNE Marjory Razorblade 1973 UK VIRGIN 2LP 1st PRESSING UNPLAYED/MINT
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Jul 21, 2014
Sold Date
Jul 11, 2014
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KEVIN COYNE Marjory Razorblade 1973 UK VIRGIN 2LP 1st PRESSING UNPLAYED/MINT
KEVIN COYNEMarjory Razorblade
UK VIRGIN (VD 2501) FIRST PRESSING (September 1973)
STUNNING COPY - NEITHER RECORD SHOWS ANY SIGNS OF PLAY AND THE SLEEVE IS ONE OF THE BEST I'VE SEEN
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE BLACK & WHITE VIRGIN LABELS
MATRIX NUMBERS: VD 251 A-2U / VD 251 B-2U and VD 252 A-2U / VD 252 B-3U
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/O, 1/GD and 2/GO, 1/GA
THE TWO RECORDS ARE HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE "Printed by Robor Ltd"
COMPLETE WITH THE TWO ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVES WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN" PRINTED IN PURPLE
Of the four or five Kevin Coyne albums that fans routinely describe as his best ever, Marjory Razorblade is by far the best known in the wider world, a consequence not only of the enormous critical splash it made upon its original release in 1973, but also because of the ripples it continued sending out long after the fact.
Four years later, Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten singled out the album's "Eastbourne Ladies" as one of his all-time favourite records, while the strumming, thrumming "Marlene" is one of those records whose failure to become a monster hit single continues to baffle and bewilder. Yet "Marlene" is just one highlight amid a storm-tossed sea of the things.
A glimpse into Coyne's early influences is provided by a brace of Carter Family covers, a knockabout romp through "Lonesome Valley" and a nearly bluegrass-coloured "Heaven in My View," while his eye for distinctly English working-class archetypes is unrelenting.
Vacationing Anglos romp through "This Is Spain," a deliciously wry study of the suspicions that beset every Continental tourist during the first years of package holiday-making, while "Jackie and Edna" transplants much the same characters to a dour English beachfront, and turns their discomfort inwards.
The clashing of Coyne's characteristically sharp, tuneful poetry with deliberately warped imagery is breathtaking.
The title track, a couple of minutes of a cappella poetry sliced out of the live favourite "Suite Marjory Razorblade," makes an excellent bed for "Marlene" to emerge from, and the remainder of side one rattles along with express-train precision, bound for the furious blues boogie of the aforementioned "Eastbourne Ladies," a compulsive examination of the elderly inhabitants of that (and every other) English seaside town.
But the ramshackle "Karate King," sounding like it's being sung through a telephone receiver, the scarcely in-tune and barely controlled "Dog Latin," offering an acerbic vision of the decline of Catholic worship, and "Good Boy," a headmasterly recitation of praise that twists almost imperceptibly into viciousness and scorn, jab your ears like thumbtacks embedded in the cushions of a comfortable chair, to ensure that, no matter how much you wind up loving Marjory Razorblade, you will never feel completely at ease.
Yes, there are four or five Kevin Coyne albums that can be described as his best. But Marjory Razorblade remains the greatest of them all
Side 1: Marjory Razorblade / Marlene / Talking To No-One / Eastbourne Ladies / Old Soldier
Side 2: I Want My Crown / Nasty / Lonesome Valley / House On The Hill / Cheat Me
Side 3: Jackie And Edna / Everybody Says / Mummy / Heaven In My View / Karate King
Side 4: Dog Latin / This Is Spain / Chairmans Ball / Good Boy / Chicken Wing
LABELS: MINT
An immaculate set of factory-fresh labels - no spindle traces or any signs either record has ever been played
VINYL Visual: MINT
All four vinyl surfaces are as-new
VINYL Audio: MINT/NEAR MINT
In keeping with its previously unplayed status my one careful play-check at loud volume found little to fault the strong, clean, clear sound (nice loud cut to this first pressing) - just an occasional light tick/touch of surface on Record Two but I did not clean this copy as it looks so immaculate so this will no doubt disappear after a clean/few spins - otherwise flawless - a fantastic record - very highly recommended indeed
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Superb example - clean, sharp and fresh with nothing but a small bump to the top opening corner the only thing of note
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVES WITH 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: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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