MANFRED MANN CHAPTER THREE: 1969 UK VERTIGO 1st PRESSING - FLAWLESS SOUND
£
254
$
337
£ 254
Sold For
Mar 20, 2014
Sold Date
Mar 10, 2014
Start Date
£ 20
Start price
23
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Great Britain
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Description
MANFRED MANN CHAPTER THREE: 1969 UK VERTIGO 1st PRESSING - FLAWLESS SOUND
'A PHILIPS RECORD PRODUCT' LABEL CREDIT - EX GF SLEEVE
MANFRED MANN CHAPTER THREEManfred Mann Chapter Three
UK VERTIGO (VO 3) FIRST PRESSING (October 1969) OF THE FIRST ALBUM FROM MANFRED MANN CHAPTER THREE
A MELANCHOLY/BLUESY/JAZZY AFFAIR DOMINATED BY STRONG ORGAN AND HORNS
THE RECORD HAS SEEN MODERATE PLAY BUT IT'S BEEN VERY CAREFULLY HANDLED - THE VINYL SURFACES ARE PRACTICALLY UNMARKED AND THE SOUND PERFORMANCE IS STUNNING THROUGHOUT
PRESSED WITH ON HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL (150g) WITH THE FIRST ISSUE VERTIGO SWIRL LABELS WHICH CARRY THE FIRST EDITION "A PHILIPS RECORD PRODUCT" STATEMENT
MATRIX: 847902 1Y//3 ? 420 11 5 / 847902 2Y//3 ? 420 11 5
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH "A PHILIPS RECORD PRODUCT" PRINTED ON THE BACK
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED VERTIGO COMPANY INNER SLEEVE
Manfred Mann Chapter Three is the debut album released in 1969 by Manfred Mann Chapter Three. It was one of the three first albums released on the Vertigo record label. The principal members of the group were Manfred Mann and Mike Hugg. Mann played the organ and acted as the group's musical arranger, whilst Hugg handled vocals, played piano and was the chief song writer. The group was augmented by a five-piece brass section and several distinguished jazz soloists.
The core songs "Travelling Lady", "Snakeskin Garter", "Devil Woman" and "Time" define the album's sound: long, slow, doomy one chord riffs beneath sections of breathy vocals, powerful brass and free-form improvised solos. "Konekuf" is the same without the vocals, while "A Study in Inaccuracy" is simply freeform. "Sometimes", "One Way Glass", "Ain't It Sad" and "Where Am I Going" are shorter and more melodic, wistful songs centering around Hugg's electric piano, on which he turns in an able solo on "Mister, You're a Better Man Than I"
A fascinating piece of work - successfully rewarding on each play
Side 1:
Travelling Lady
Snakeskin Garter
Konekuf
Sometimes
Devil Woman
Side 2:
Time
One Way Glass
Mister You're A Better Man Than I
Ain't It Sad
A Study In Inaccuracy
Where Am I Going
LABELS: EXCELLENT+
Clean, unmarked labels - moderate spindle traces to both sides - seen a few spins but been very carefully handled
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT+
Both vinyl surfaces are practically unmarked in normal light, under bright light just some harmless wispy hairlines are visible
VINYL Audio: MINT
Even though this copy has seen a few spins my play-check at loud volume found absolutely nothing to fault the strong, deep and rich sound performance - plays beautifully throughout
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
One of the finest I have seen - there are some touches of rubbing to the extremities but little else to fault - clean, unmarked and solid - none of the common heavy ring wear - clearly as well looked after as the record
INNER SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
Clean and unmarked - no seam splits
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH 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 Recorded Delivery)
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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