ROD STEWART EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY MERCURY SEALED

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Jan 27, 2010 Sold Date

Jan 20, 2010 Start Date

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ROD STEWART - EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY - MERCURY SRM 1-609, STILL SEALED, This was bought kept sealed unplayed for many years. This is the single sleeve pressing without gatefold, and I would guess it was pressed around the late 70s or very early 80s.

A great example of one of the important Rock albums ever recorded, certainly Rod's best album. Not a digital remaster here, but a clean all-analog vintage pressing kept sealed, and carefully stored away in ideal conditions for a well preserved unopened vintage LP.

This might be the last chance for a while on a mint and still sealed copy with no holes and no cuts to jacket. Don't let this beauty slip by.

Without greatly altering his approach, Rod Stewart perfected his blend of hard rock, folk, and blues on his masterpiece, Every Picture Tells a Story. Marginally a harder-rocking album than Gasoline Alley — the Faces blister on the Temptations cover "(I Know I'm) Losing You," and the acoustic title track goes into hyper-drive with Mick Waller's primitive drumming — the great triumph of Every Picture Tells a Story lies in its content. Every song on the album, whether it's a cover or original, is a gem, combining to form a romantic, earthy portrait of a young man joyously celebrating his young life. Of course, "Maggie May" — the ornate, ringing ode about a seduction from an older woman — is the centerpiece, but each song, whether it's the devilishly witty title track or the unbearably poignant "Mandolin Wind," has the same appeal. And the covers, including definitive readings of Bob Dylan's "Tomorrow Is Such a Long Time" and Tim Hardin's "Reason to Believe," as well as a rollicking "That's All Right," are equally terrific, bringing new dimension to the songs. It's a beautiful album, one that has the timeless qualities of the best folk, yet one that rocks harder than most pop music — few rock albums are quite this powerful or this rich.

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