THE CHURCH "THE BLURRED CRUSADE" 1982 GATEFOLD UK CARRERE OOP LP NM/NM RARE 12"

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TWO YEARS AGO I LOST ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS TO CANCER, HE WAS A COOL MUSICIAN A DRUMMER BY TRADE, ORIGINALLY FROM SEATTLE, BUT RELOCATED TO L.A. IN 1985, HE AMASSED A VERY LARGE MUSIC COLLECTION, AND HAD KILLER TASTE FOR ROCK & ROLL, SADLY I AM SELLING OFF A LOT OF HIS COLLECTION ON BEHALF OF HIS WIDOW TO HELP PAY OFF DEBTS INCLUDING HOSPITAL BILLS, TAXES AND STORAGE UNIT FEES. I AM NOT TAKING ANYTHING FOR THIS SERVICE, DOING IT FOR MY FRIEND (MISS YOU DAVE!). THIS ITEM IS FROM HIS COLLECTION.

THE PHOTO'S MAY BE A LITTLE BLURRY, HAVE A LITTLE GLARE, SOME REFLECTIONS OR IN SOME CASES YOU MAY SEE SPECKS OF DUST. BUT THE PHOTO'S ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU ARE BIDDING ON. I DO COMBINE SHIPPING.

THESE ARE VISUALLY & PLAY GRADED.

ARTISTS: THE CHURCH

TITLE: “THE BLURRED CRUSADE”

TRACK LISTING: SEE BELOW

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – ATV Northern Productions
• Copyright (c) – ATV Northern Productions
• Marketed By – RCA Ltd.
• Distributed By – RCA Ltd.
• Pressed By – EMI Records
• Published By – ATV Music Ltd.

Credits

• Arranged By, Co-producer – The Church
• Artwork [Illustration] – Paul Pattie
• Design – Ian McPherson (2)
• Drums, Percussion – Richard Ploog
• Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Marty Willson-Piper
• Executive-Producer – Chris Gilbey
• Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals, Percussion, Bells [Tubular] – Peter Koppes
• Lead Vocals, Bass, Keyboards, Guitar [Slide Guitar] – Steve Kilbey
• Producer – Bob Clearmountain
• Written-By – Steve Kilbey (tracks: A1, A2, A5 to B3, B5)

Notes

LABEL: CARRERE RECORDS UK

CAT.#:CAL 140

YEAR: 1982

RECORD CONDITION: THE RECORD (VISUALLY & PLAY GRADED). IS IN EX/NM CONDITION (UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED). NO LINES, SCRATCHES, SMEARS, SMUDGES ETC. THE VINYL HAS A NICE SHINEY BLACK LUSTER. BOTH LABELS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE SONGS PLAY SUPER CLEAN.

SLEEVE CONDITION: IS IN EX/NM CONDITION. NICE CLEAN STRAIGHT EDGES. NO RIPS, TEARS, WRITING, ETC. GATEFOLD JACKET W/LYRICS+PHOTOS.

OTHER INFO: THIS ALBUM IS CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT. UK IMPORT.

ARTIST & RELEASE INFO:

The Church is an Australian psychedelic rock band formed in Sydney in 1980. Initially associated with new wave, neo-psychedelia and indie rock, their music later came to feature slower tempos and surreal soundscapes reminiscent of dream pop and post-rock. Glenn A. Baker has written that "From the release of the 'She Never Said' single in November 1980, this unique Sydney-originated entity has purveyed a distinctive, ethereal, psychedelic-tinged sound which has alternatively found favour and disfavor in Australia."[2] The Los Angeles Times has described the band's music as "dense, shimmering, exquisite guitar pop".[3]

The founding members were Steve Kilbey on lead vocals and bass guitar, Peter Koppes and Marty Willson-Piper on guitars and Nick Ward on drums. Ward only played on their debut album, and the band's drummer for the rest of the 1980s was Richard Ploog. Jay Dee Daugherty (ex-Patti Smith Group) played drums from 1990 to 1993, followed by "timEbandit" Tim Powles (ex-The Venetians) who remains with them to the present day. Koppes left the band from 1992 to 1997,[4] and Willson-Piper left in 2013. He was replaced by Ian Haug, formerly of Powderfinger. Kilbey, Koppes and Powles also recorded together as The Refo:mation in 1997.

The Church's debut album, Of Skins and Heart (1981), delivered their first radio hit, "The Unguarded Moment", and they were signed to major labels in Australia, Europe and the United States. However, the US label was dissatisfied with their second album and dropped the band without releasing it. This put a dent in their international success, but they returned to the charts in 1988 with the album Starfish and the US Top 40 hit "Under the Milky Way". Subsequent mainstream success has proved elusive, but the band retains a large international cult following and were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in Sydney in 2010. The Church continue to tour and record, releasing their 25th studio album, Man Woman Life Death Infinity, in October 2017.

The Blurred Crusade is the second album by the Australian psychedelic rock band The Church, released in March 1982 by EMI Parlophone.[2] Moving away from the new wave leanings of their debut, it was stylistically more complex and "a smoother, fuller release".["With its mystical lyrics the second album ... brought the group's own style more into focus". The album peaked at No. 10 on the Australian Kent Music Report

Albums Chart and "Almost With You" reached No. 21 on the related Singles Chart.

Background[edit]

While still dominated primarily by Steve Kilbey's songwriting, The Blurred Crusade shows a stronger influence from 1960s psychedelia and the beginnings of guitarists Peter Koppes' and Marty Willson-Piper's trademark interplay. Lush keyboards, which often imitate strings or vocals, provide an ethereal background, aided by Bob Clearmountain's rich, atmospheric production.  The album's opening track and first single, "Almost with You," is considered one of the band's most characteristic songs and the two whole-band compositions, "An Interlude" and "You Took", have been frequently included in set lists throughout their career. Both the band and a large section of the fan-base cite the album as one of their finest.

Following its release, the band undertook their second Australian tour, while Carrere Records released the album in Europe, generating enough sales for them to tour there in October. However, their U.S. label, Capitol Records, declined to release The Blurred Crusade and demanded that they write more radio-friendly material, as exemplified by their stable mates, Little River Band. This horrified the group. After another recording session, five new songs were offered to Capitol, but the label was still unimpressed and dropped the band. The five songs were later released in Australia as the EP Sing-Songs, which reached the Top 100 Albums Chart in December Meanwhile, their manager, Michael Chugg, arranged a UK tour supporting the hugely successful pop group Duran Duran, but after five gigs The Church pulled out, feeling that the audiences were unsympathetic. Chugg later recalled, "They were hard work. All four of them were strong-willed and had their own ideas of how things should be". 

In October 2010, The Blurred Crusade (1982) was listed in the book 100 Best Australian Albums, along with their 1988 album, Starfish, in the Top 40.

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