SANDIE SHAW"REVIEWING THE SITUATION" 1969 PYE LP EX++

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Jul 20, 2009 Sold Date

Jul 15, 2009 Start Date

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RARE SANDIE SHAW "REVIEWING THE SITUATION" LP ORIGINAL RELEASE ON PYE NSPL 18323 *STEREO*

VINYL CONDITION IS EX+ RETAINS A NEW SHEEN LOOK JUST A FEW SURFACE WHISPERS (SLEEVE PULLS) PLAYS SUPERB..LABELS ARE STUNNING,

SLEEVE IS VG+-EX NO TEARS OR WRITING ,JUST EDGE RUB AND A TINY TEA STAIN ON THE BACK, SPINE IS FULL READABLE THIS IS A RARITY IN ITSELF MOST OF THESE SLEEVE ARE IN A BAD WAY DUE TO BEING SO FLIMSY, I'S SUER THE COVER WAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH JEFF BANKS WHO WAS MARRIED TO SANDY AT THE TIME, ANYWAY A SUPERB ALBUM IN GREAT CONDITION AND A REAL HARD ONE TO FIND

In December of 1969, right at the end of the most remarkable decade ever for recorded music, Pye Records released this fifth Sandie Shaw studio album proper Reviewing the Situation. This was an album that seemingly ran so counter to all that Sandie had released before or has happily celebrated it as her defining album producing debut.The album sported an in-vogue gatefold sleeve with psychedelic cover design (by Clifford Richards) featuring kaleidoscopic dedications ‘to the people who have, by their presence or ability influenced pop in the last decade’. This statement, printed on the inside of the gatefold, could equally be applied to the music.Kicking off with an upbeat version of Lionel Bart’s “Reviewing the Situation” from the hit musical Oliver!, Sandie next gives us her seductive take on Dylan’s “Lay Lady Lay”. A jangling “Mama Roux” is followed by a plaintive reading of The Bee Gees “Sun in my Eyes” and with a cabaret fuelled reading of Rufus Thomas’ 1963 hit “Walking the Dog” which closes side one.

A lounge-club favourite, a Latin jazz-lite recording of The Beatles’ debut single “Love Me Do” slides effortlessly into a quintessentially Shaw vocal on Donovan’s “Oh Gosh”. Next up, is a gutsy take of Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones’ “Your Time is Gonna Come” – giving Sandie Shaw the honour of being first known artist to cover a Led Zeppelin song.Downbeat again for “Coconut Grove” then to the closing the original album with a part genius / part insane (isn’t it always?) extended work out of The Rolling Stones’ “Sympathy for the Devil”.

I WOULD BE MORE THAN WILLING TO GIVE A FULL REFUND IF YOU ARE NOT 100% HAPPY WITH THE CONDITION OF THIS ALBUM

P+P WILL BE £4.50 IST CLASS RECORDED IF YOU DON'T WANT TO PAY THIS THEN PLEASE DON'T BID, ONLY RECORD WILL BE SENT OUT WITH STIFFENERS, NEW PLASTIC SLEEVE AND PACKED IN A CRUCIFORM MAILER WHICH I HAVE TO PAY FOR

OVERSEAS I WILL ONLY SEND RECORDS OVERSEAS IF YOU ARE WILLING TO PAY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR AT A COST OF £3.50 ON TOP OF THE POSTAGE AGAIN IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS THEN PLEASE DON'T BID