NAZARETH "Razamanaz" 1973 UK MOONCREST 1st PRESSING

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NAZARETH "Razamanaz" 1973 UK MOONCREST 1st PRESSING B&C LABELS & EJ DAY GF w/ SCARCE MOONCREST INNER SLEEVE

NAZARETH
Razamanaz

ORIGINAL UK MOONCREST (CREST 1) FIRST PRESSING (May 1973) OF NAZARETH'S HARD ROCKING/HEAVY BLUES "Razamanaz" LP BRILLIANTLY PRODUCED BY DEEP PURPLE'S ROGER GLOVER AND COMPLETE WITH THE SCARCE ORIGINAL MOONCREST INNER SLEEVE

PRESSED ON QUALITY HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL (much, much thicker than later presses) WITH THE FIRST ISSUE MOONCREST LABELS (which have a soft, smooth, silky finish and carry the "MARKETED BY B & C RECORDS LTD." credit)
FIRST ISSUE MATRIX: CREST 1 A-1U / CREST 1 B-1U
VERY EARLY MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/R and 1A (in the batch of the first 900-1200 pressed)
THE LP IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE "Printed and made by the E. J. Day Group, London and Bedford" WHICH ALSO CARRIES THE "Marketed by B&C Records Ltd., 37 Soho Sq., London, W1" CREDIT
COMPLETE WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED MOONCREST COMPANY INNER WHICH HAS ROUNDED CORNERS, TWO FLIPBACKS AND OPENING THUMB-NOTCH AND PICTURES THE FIRST TWO MOONCREST RELEASES - THIS ONE AND CREST 2, 'LIGHHOUSE'

After pursuing a Rolling Stones-styled blend of rock and country elements on their first two albums, Nazareth segued into a harder rocking style with 1973's Razamanaz.
The resulting album has a lot of energy and drive and much of this can be credited to Roger Glover's production, which tempers the group's tendency to experiment with different musical styles by imposing an overall sound that play's up the group's hard rock edge.
The end result is an album that rocks consistently throughout but works in intriguing musical elements to keep things interesting. For instance, "Alcatraz" and "Night Woman" work a glam-styled tribal drum rhythm into the group's sound, and "Vigilante Man" starts out as a straight blues tune but soon mutates into a stomping slice of heavy metal. The most successful experiments come when the group works a country element into their rock attack: "Broken Down Angel" sounds like an early 1970s Rolling Stones track with heavier guitars, and "Bad Bad Boy" sounds like an old rockabilly tune as played by a 1970s hard rock band. Both tunes cleverly mix some effective pop hooks into their stew of hard rock and country elements and became hit singles in England as a result. Other Razamanaz highlights include the title track, a furious rocker that became a permanent part of the band's live set list, and "Woke Up This Morning," a heavy blues tune with darkly comic lyrics about a man with terminally bad luck. To sum up, Razamanaz is one of the finest albums in the Nazareth catalogue and a gem of 1970s hard rock in general.

Track Listing:
Side 1: RAZAMANAZ / ALCATRAZ / VIGILANTE MAN / WOKE UP THIS MORNING
Side 2: NIGHT WOMAN / BAD, BAD BOY / SOLD MY SOUL / TOO BAD, TOO SAD / BROKEN DOWN ANGEL

LABELS: The labels are clean and bright with no unwanted marks/writing and just one/two light spindle traces
VINYL Visual: The vinyl still retains its original deep, glossy sheen. There are some marks on surfaces but nothing major and none of these have any real audio consequence
VINYL Audio: Outstanding audio quality throughout. This LP is beautifully recorded with an incredibly strong, deep, rich and vibrant sound - full of restless energy and excitement. On playback at a loud volume (which is how I always listen to my LPs prior to listing and how this brilliant LP needs to be heard) there are no scratches, no sticks or jumps and just a few clicks/pops on the quieter "Vigilante Man" (aren't there always!) - but little elsewhere and the ones which are present are overwhelmed by the hard rockin' sound. The audio delivery is superb and the whole LP plays to a very high standard with all frequencies bright and clear, no groove-wear, no distortion (its hardly been played), sounds great and is critically graded EXCELLENT (Side One) / EXCELLENT++ (Side Two) for audio
SLEEVE: The gatefold cover is also in great shape. There is only minimal 'rubbing' to the outer surfaces with little of the common ring wear, and clean inner surfaces. The spine is sharp and displays all text clear and bold. There is a small crease to the top corner but overall, a very fine example of this easily worn, untreated sleeve - EXCELLENT
INNER SLEEVE: Clean and fresh with a little record pressure to the bottom edge but its not split otherwise, very nice indeed - EXCELLENT+

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