PETER HAMMILL psych prog LP “Fool’s Mate” UK pink CHARISMA ’71 gatefold NM

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Artist:  PETER HAMMILL

Title:   “Fool’s Mate”

Label:   CHARISMA.  Stereo pressing on medium weight vinyl.  Label is dark pink with black text, with white scroll logo.  Catalog number is CAS 1037.  

Matrix numbers are as follows:

Side One:  A-2U

Side Two:  B-1U

Year:  1971.

Condition: 

DISC:  Vinyl is gorgeous NM-, a beauty!  The playing surface is immaculate, with a high luster, played a small number of times and handled with care.  Plays beautifully with superb fidelity.  Labels are clean and pristine. 

JACKET:   Textured gatefold jacket is NEAR MINT.  Outer and inner panels are clean and bright.  Seams, spine and corner tips show some light wear.  Bottom right corner has been bumped.  No writing, splits, stickers, or other issues.  Overall a beautiful jacket.       

Track Listing: 

Side One:

• Imperial Zeppelin
• Candle
• Happy
• Solitude
• Vision
• Re-awakening

Side Two:

• Sunshine
• Child
• Summer Song (In the Autumn)
• Viking
• The Birds
• I Once Wrote Some Poems

Review:

“Although not on par with his best albums (1977's Over, 1978's The Future Now, etc.), this solo debut, Fool's Mate, shows Van der Graaf Generator's Peter Hammill taking his first steps toward later prog rock perfection.  What makes Fool's Mate different than VdGG's material is that it's more mainstream, and for the most part, piano and acoustic guitar-based.  But Hammill is still able convey the grandness of classic VdGG, as heard in the sweeping sounds of "Re-Awakening."  And Hammill never grows predictable.  The tracks "Sunshine" and "Imperial Zeppelin" show that he doesn't take himself as seriously as many of his then-contemporaries (an important reason why Hammill's music has held up far better over the years than some other prog rockers).  But Hammill's lyrics weren't as sophisticated and developed as they would later come to be, which is understandable, since it is his very first solo outing, after all.  And the album's closing song, "I Once Wrote Some Poems," hinted at the style Hammill would pursue more thoroughly on future releases (venomous vocals set against contrasting music)….”

(review courtesy of Greg Prato, allmusic.com)

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