THE KINKS Percy 1971 UK PYE 1st PRESS NEAR MINT
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THE KINKS Percy 1971 UK PYE 1st PRESS NEAR MINT
THE KINKSPercy
1971 UK Pye Records ?(NSPL 18365) FIRST PRESSING
SONGS FROM THE SOUNDTRACK TO Ralph Thomas' FILM STARRING Hywel Bennett
A VERY NICE ORIGINAL COPY WHICH LOOKS BARELY PLAYED
PRESSED ON HEAVYWEIGHT VINLY WITH THE FIRST BLUE/BLACK PYE LABELS
MATRIX: NSPL 18365 A-1 ?T / NSPL 18365 B-1 ?T
STAMPERS/MOTHERS: B/1 E/1
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FULLY LAMINATED "GARROD & LOFTHOUSE" COVER WITH PINCHED SPINE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL "FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING" POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE
Ray Davies and company had already participated in one failed television musical when the movie Percy came along -- it wasn't as original as Arthur, nor did Davies have nearly as much to do with its creation, but he still outdid himself given the material at hand. Directed and co-produced by Ralph Thomas, who had been responsible for some brilliant thrillers (The Clouded Yellow, Above Us the Waves) and very popular comedies (Doctor in the House) in past decades, Percy was the story of the world's first penis transplant (it was probably inspired, or at least justified, by big-budget efforts of the period like Myra Breckinridge). Although virtually unseen in the United States, it was still popular enough to yield a sequel (Percy's Progress), but its real impact came from its soundtrack. Davies wrote some hauntingly beautiful ballads and some solid blues and country as well -- "God's Children" and "Animals in the Zoo" have turned up on some career anthologies, but there's a lot more to Percy than those two tracks. "Completely" is as fine a slow blues as the band ever recorded, with a sizzling performance by Dave Davies, and "Dreams" is a pretty solid rocker, even up alongside "Animals in the Zoo." To this day the album has never appeared in the U.S. catalogue - recorded at the tail end of their contract with Pye Records in England and Warner/Reprise in America, and connected with a movie that was never going to see much exposure in the U.S.A., Reprise passed on it at the time
Side 1:
God's Children (3:16)
Lola (instrumental version) (4:42)
The Way Love Used To Be (2:11)
Completely (3:40)
Running Round Town (1:03)
Moments (2:55)
Side 2:
Animals In The Zoo (2:19)
Just Friends (2:36)
Whip Lady (1:20)
Dreams (3:40)
Helga (1:54)
Willesden Green (2:23)
God's Children - End (0:28)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels with just a couple of spindle traces
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
A few light hairlines visible but nothing which has any effect on the sound
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays beautifully throughout with nothing of note to fault.
No scratches or loud clicks and exceptionally clean on the quieter sections
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Crisp and clean with a lovely deep, unrubbed gloss and unworn edges and spine where all text is clear and bold
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINERS, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £20.00 (International Signed For delivery)
Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way 1233 (GS 8.1.1 (1233))
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