THE ALAN BOWN "Listen" 1970 UK ISLAND 1st PRESS

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  THE ALAN BOWN "Listen" 1970 UK ISLAND 1st PRESS w/RARE BROWN BAG INNER, SUPERB EX+ AUDIO, GREAT LP


THE ALAN BOWN
Listen

ORIGINAL, AND SCARCE UK ISLAND (ILPS 9131) FIRST PRESSING (late 1970) OF THE ALAN BOWN'S "Listen" LP - GREAT SOUL/BLUES INFLUENCED ROCK WITH FANTASTIC JAZZ TINGED TRUMPET FROM MR BOWN HIMSELF - SOUNDS SENSATIONAL THROUGHOUT

PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISLAND PINK RIM LABELS AND ACTUALLY THE FIRST LP TO BE ISSUED WITH THE 'NEW' LABEL DESIGN (the label credits "THE ALAN BOWN" - the sleeve just credits "ALAN BOWN")
FIRST PRESS MATRIX: ILPS 9131 A-1U / ILPS 9131 B-1U
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/A and 1/R (one of the first 900 pressed)
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL SINGLE MATTE SLEEVE (WITH NO INFO APART FROM 'ALAN BOWN' WRITTEN ON THE FRONT)
AND COMES COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL (AND SCARCE) THIN TEXTURED BROWN PAPER BAG INNER SLEEVE "Printed and made by the E. J. Day Group, London and Bedford"

The Alan Bown Set was a long-running soul and blues influenced outfit who were very popular on the club circuit in the mid-60s. Some pretty prestigious musicians passed through Bown's band during its run until the mid-70s and the band were signed to several labels.
Island Records signed the band early in 1970 and a new album entitled ‘Listen’ was released, featuring Robert Palmer. An appearance followed on BBC TV’s Disco 2 (a forerunner of the Old Grey Whistle Test). Robert Palmer decided to leave the band as soon as the new album had been completed. In mid-1970, Gordon Neville re-recorded all the vocal tracks on the album and Robert departed in October.

ALAN BOWN - trumpet, flugel horn, maracas
VIC SWEENEY - drums, acoustic percussion
JEFF BANISTER - organ, piano
TONY CATCHPOLE - electric & acoustic guitars
STAN HALDANE - bass guitar
JOHN ANTHONY - tenor & alto saxophones
GORDON NEVILLE - vocals
MEL COLLINS - additional percussion

SIDE 1: Wanted Man / Crash Landing / Loosen Up / Pyramid / Forever
SIDE 2: Curfew / Make Us All Believe / Make Up Your Mind / Get Myself Straight

LABELS: The labels are CLEAN, BRIGHT and UNMARKED with light spindles only really evident when angled to the light
VINYL Visual: The vinyl still retains its original DEEP, GLOSSY SHEEN with just some light hairlines which have NO real audio consequence
VINYL Audio: SUPERB - CRYSTAL CLEAR, DEEP, RICH AND WARM AUDIO. FANTASTIC CUT. There are NO scratches, NO skips or jumps and NO loud clicks or pops. The LP plays to a very high standard with SUPERB AUDIO CLARITY, NO groove-wear and NO distortion. Sounds SUPERB throughout - Graded EXCELLENT+ for audio. GREAT STUFF - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
SLEEVE: The matte cover is in EXCELLENT condition with just some rubbing to the spine area otherwise, CLEAN
INNER SLEEVE: The original inner sleeve is printed on thin textured brown paper (like a paper bag) and is in NEAR MINT condition with NO wear or edge splits

PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I USUALLY TAKE QUITE A FEW SO YOU CAN GET A CLEAR INDICATION OF EVERY DETAIL OF THE ITEM
I HAVE UPLOADED AS MANY PICTURES AS I CAN BUT I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SUPPLY ANY ADDITIONAL PHOTOS ON REQUEST
SCARCE UK *COMPLETE* FIRST PRESSING OF "LISTEN" FROM THE ALAN BOWN (SET) - EXCELLENT LP - GREAT CONDITION - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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THANKS FOR LOOKING, CHEERS

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