ROGER NICHOLS And The SMALL CIRCLE Of Friends A&M 1968

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Rare
Fully Play-Tested
Lp

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~ Roger Nichols ~
Roger Nichols & The Small Circle Of Friends

released 1968 by A&M # SP4139

not a reissue!

Stereo US Original Pressing with brown A&M labels
and comes with its original a&m inner-sleeve & the Lp
has been fully play tested & it sounds awesome and
includes some of the best California Pop ever


~ contents ~


Don't Take Your Time
With A Little Help From My Friends
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
I Can See Only You
Snow Queen
Love So Fine
Kinda Wasted Without You
Just Beyond Your Smile
I'll Be Back
Cocoanut Grove 
Didn't Want to Have to Do It


~ Credits ~


Dez Buetel (Morale Booster)
Nick DeCaro (Arranger)
Mort Garson (Arranger)
Larry Levine (Engineer)
Henry Lewy (Engineer)
Tommy LiPuma (Producer)
Melinda MacLeod (Vocals)
Murray MacLeod (Guitar)
Randy Newman (Morale Booster)
Roger Nichols (Bass, Guitar, Piano, Vocals)
Roger Nichols & the Small Circle of Friends
Marty Paich (Arranger)
Van Dyke Parks (Morale Booster)
Lenny Waronker (Morale Booster)
Guy Webster (Photography)
Tom Wilkes (Art Direction)


~ condition ~


record is in Excellent Condition and has been
fully play tested and it sounds awesome and plays
with no skips, repeats or bad noise & has just light
occasional mellow crackle & has nice shiny clean vinyl
with just very light visual wear & has shiny clean
wear-free labels with no writing or markings

cover is in Very Good ++ Condition with bold bright
printing and has no seam splits, writing or markings but
it does have a little wear to the corners & edges and has
some ringwear & light soiling to the plain white background
in spots & the a&m inner-sleeve is in nice shape but is
slightly worn-through the middle of the bottom edge

displays well & plays nicely


~ matrix #'s ~


side one : A&M SP 4177-1
side two : A&M SP 4178-2

the above is 'scrawled' into the dead wax


~ review ~


this LP is a true sleeper in the context of California pop
and as a songwriter Roger Nichols wrote with such luminaries
as Paul Williams and Tony Asher (fresh from his collaboration
with Brian Wilson on Pet Sounds, who co-wrote several of
the selections here). The album is a lot of things at once: Soft
pop, a smattering of rock, and a heavy dose of easy listening
and the group itself has a great vocal blend. Nichols is joined
by Murray MacLeod & his sister Melinda & their combined voices
create a wonderful soft sheen, equally effective on the ballads
(Bacharach's Don't Go Breakin' My Heart) & uptempo numbers
("Don't Take Your Time") & there is also an extremely gorgeous
version of the Goffen & King song "Snow Queen" which is a
graceful waltz, underpinned by the groups' superb vocals. The
credits on the album are a virtual who's who of California pop
including Lenny Waronker, Van Dyke Parks, Bruce Botnick and
Randy Newman, who all helped out with this project which is
superbly produced by Tommy LaPuma but unfortunately this Lp
didn't do very well at the time of its release, which really is an
incredible injustice - but the music holds up extremely well
today and is an authentic slice of Delicious California Pop

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~ Our Record Condition Guide ~


since everyone has their own ideas about grading the condition
of records, we've decided to spell out how we do it. our descriptions are
also extremely thorough & individually note flaws that a generic condition grade
cannot. we also occasionally assign a + and - for in-between grades

Mint

perfect, never played & usually still factory sealed

Near Mint

nearly perfect with almost no signs of handling

Excellent

the slightest visual wear that in no way interferes with the sound

 Very Good +

light visible signs of handling & wear but well taken care of
and plays with only mellow occasional crackle and/or soft pops but 
nothing interfering with enjoying the record/artwork

Very Good

obviously used & handled, but not mishandled, with no skips,
repeats or bad noise, but with noticeable crackle, pops & soft tics or
artwork defects, but nothing too bad overall

 Very Good -

considerable visible wear & background noise with possible
skips, repeats, tics and cover flaws, but still enjoyable & would
be obviously well-used and somewhat mishandled

So-So

anything below VG- which we rarely sell, except
for really rare records that are worth listing only because
they're so hard to find & sought-after in any condition

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