SAVOY BROWN LOOKING IN 1st PRESS DULL UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE
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Sep 23, 2018
Sold Date
Sep 13, 2018
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FIRST UK PRESSING:- Blue silver Decca record labels.
Catalogue number:- SKL 5066
Date of Release:- 1970.
Title:- Looking Back.
Performer(s):Savoy Brown.
Further information:-
Heavy duty 141gm vinyl.
1970's "Looking In" found Savoy Brown undergoing a significant personnel change. Original bassist Ray Chappel and drummer Les Manning were gone, replaced by Roger Earle and bassist Tony Stevens. The line-up was further expanded with the introduction of singer/guitarist Lonesome David Peverett, With Simmonds and Peverett teaming up to write roughly half the album (Simmonds credited with the rest), the band's basic sound remained firmly rooted in blues-rock. That said, exemplified by tracks such as the pretty instrumental Gypsy', 'Leavin' Again', and the title track, Peverett's instantly recognizable voice added a distinctive commercial edge to their sound. It did serve to open up their sound, making it far more accessible to casual fans. Simmond's melodic bluesy guitar provided the other highlights.If you'd never heard the man, then make sure to check out his sinewy leads on 'Money Can't Save Your Soul' and his blazing performance on the jazzy' instrumental 'Sunday Night'.
The rarest of all the Savoy Brown records. It peaked at number 50 for one week, The ultimate definition of a one-hit wonder. It sold in minute quantities and was soon deleted. This is a first pressing with the unlaminated gatefold sleeve. Later ones were laminated. It has the Moore & Matthews Ltd printing credit. The sleeve is in brilliant condition (see photos). The spine is strong and wide with perfectly legible printing LOOKING IN SAVOY BROWN DECCA SKL 5066. Likewise the other three seams with barely anything to fault.
The gatefold is similarly in brilliant condition. No tears , no writing no dulling with age and all the printing clear and unfaded. A great example of this first press unlaminated gatefold sleeve. The inner sleeve is the correct undated Decca BLOCK sleeve. Originally Decca albums had a peep hole top right on the reverse and a mono record was placed in a red sleeve and stereo records were placed in a blue block sleeve. This was done so that Decca didn't have to print separate sleeves for mono and stereo. It just said red mono blue stereo on the rear. So by looking at the reverse of the sleeve you could tell which was which.
By 1970 this practice was stopped as no mono records were being released anymore so the peep hole was not needed and just disappeared and Decca just used the blue block sleeve we have here.
The matrix marks are on the disc are first press XZAL-10072.P-1W and XZAL-10073.P-1W
The disc plays fantastically well on side one as Near Mint. All the run-ins and run-outs are silent. No tics,pops crackle.It plays superbly as indeed does side 2 with all the run-ins and run-outs the same except for the last track which is an instrumental. This has a light scratch that leave some softish tics.
So here we have a first press unlaminated gatefold sleeve, first press inner sleeve and first press P-1W P-1W matrix marks on Savoy Brown;s rarest release.
The Disc is FULLY PLAY TESTED. NOT JUST GUESSED AT!
Rare & collectable.
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