RICHARD & LINDA THOMPSON I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight UK 1st PRESS
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RICHARD & LINDA THOMPSON I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight UK 1st PRESS
RICHARD & LINDA THOMPSONI Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
1974 UK ISLAND (ILPS-9266) FIRST PRESSING
SUPERB RECORD, VERY FAIRPORT CONVENTION AT THEIR FINEST WHICH IS HARDLY SURPRISING AS RICHARD THOMPSON WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER IN 1967
AND LINDA THOMPSON'S VOCALS EQUAL SANDY DENNY'S BEAUTIFULLY
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE ISLAND PINK RIM LABELS
MATRIX: ILPS - 9266 - A-1U STERLING / ILPS - 9266 - B-1U STERLING
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FULLY LAMINATED AND DEEPLY GLOSSY COVER "Printed in England by Robor Limited"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL LYRIC INNER SLEEVE
In 1974, Richard Thompson and the former Linda Peters released their first album together, and I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight was nothing short of a masterpiece, the starkly beautiful refinement of the promise of Thompson's solo debut, Henry the Human Fly.
In Linda Thompson, Richard found a superb collaborator and a world-class vocalist; Linda possessed a voice as clear and rich as Sandy Denny's, but with a strength that could easily support Richard's often weighty material, and she proved capable of tackling anything presented to her, from the delicately mournful "Has He Got a Friend for Me" to the gleeful cynicism of "The Little Beggar Girl."
And while Richard had already made clear that he was a songwriter to be reckoned with, on I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight he went from strength to strength.
While the album's mood is decidedly darker than anything he'd recorded before, the sorrow of "Withered and Died," "The End of the Rainbow," and "The Great Valerio" spoke not of self-pity but of the contemplation of life's cruelties by a man who, at 25, had already been witness to more than his share.
And though Thompson didn't give himself a guitar showcase quite like "Roll Over Vaughn Williams" on Henry the Human Fly, the brilliant solos that punctuated many of the songs were manna from heaven for any guitar enthusiast.
While I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight may be the darkest music of Richard & Linda Thompson's career, in this chronicle of pain and longing they were able to forge music of striking and unmistakable beauty; if the lyrics often ponder the high stakes of our fate in this life, the music offered a glimpse of the joys that make the struggle worthwhile
Side A:
When I Get To The Border
The Calvary Cross
Withered And Died
I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
Down Where The Drunkards Roll
Side B:
We Sing Hallelujah
Has He Got A Friend For Me
The Little Beggar Girl
The End Of The Rainbow
The Great Valerio
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels with just a few light spindle traces
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT
Some light marks/brush marks/hairlines are visible but none of these have any impact on the sound
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT
Plays beautifully throughout with nothing to fault bar a little low-level surface on some of the quietest moments and a (very) occasional one-off light tick - nothing really - sounds great and a very, very strong EXCELLENT
SLEEVE: MINT
As crisp, clean, sharp and fresh as the day it was made
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Again, as-new with just a few isolated foxing spots.
No seam splits or wear
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Tracked)
*IMPORTANT NOTE FOR EU BUYERS: If EU members are buying multiple records please add them to your basket THEN request total from me so I can create ONE order (and apply post discount) and not multiple orders which will have to be posted separately with no postal discount
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £25.00 (International Tracked)
DUE TO THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES I WILL ONLY BE POSTING ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY
Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any 1292 (GS 8.3.6 (1292))
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