Loudon Wainwright III 'ALBUM 1' vinyl LP 1971 A1/B1 pressing EX/EX
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Description
Eponymous debut LP by LW3, released in the UK on Atlantic records (cat. no K40107) - also known as 'Album 1'.
A1/B1 pressing.
This LP introduces the singer who carries one of the most misspelled names in the songwriting business.....the content is largely poetic. From the beautifully depressing "Hospital Lady" and "Central Square Song" to the uplifting protest song "Uptown," this is a songwriter at an early stage in his career and determined to make a difference. With album-opener "School Days," he succeeds in a most charming way: It's an account of the promise of youth in which an adolescent Wainwright boasts of all the important things he accomplished during high school. Considering a line like "In the spring I had great hunger/I was Keats, I was Blake/My purple pencil pains I would bring/To frogs who sat entranced," who could possibly blame him? However, Wainwright's at his best when he's sardonically spitting (rather than singing) from the top of his toes, addressing people who think they know the answer or the way. Try "Four Is a Magic Number" or, even better, the exceptional "Glad to See You've Got Religion." [Allmusic review]
Vinyl in EXCELLENT condition - this copy looks as if it has barely been played. Sleeve shows a little wear and is VG+
Tracklist
A1 School Days 3:04 A2 Hospital Lady 4:03 A3 Ode To A Pittsburgh 3:13 A4 Glad To See You've Got Religion 3:53 A5 Uptown 2:42 B1 Black Uncle Remus 2:37 B2 Four Is A Magic Number 3:26 B3 I Don't Care 4:07 B4 Central Square Song 5:26 B5 Movies Are A Mother To Me 2:36 B6 Bruno's Place 3:31price rating
