THE SHADOWS Out Of The Shadows 1962 UK 1st *STEREO* MINT-
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77
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102
£ 77
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Nov 5, 2012
Sold Date
Oct 26, 2012
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£ 24
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Great Britain
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THE SHADOWS Out Of The Shadows 1962 UK 1st *STEREO* MINT-
G&L FLIPBACK - EMITEX INNER - SUPERB - BARELY PLAYED
THE SHADOWSOut Of The Shadows
UK COLUMBIA (SCX 3449) VERY FIRST *STEREO* PRESSING (October 1962) OF "Out Of The Shadows"
THE SHADOWS' SECOND LP - RARE IN STEREO AS NOT MANY WERE PRESSED - DEMAND WAS LIMITED AS SO FEW PEOPLE HAD STEREO SYSTEMS
BEAUTIFUL COPY - SEEN VERY LITTLE PLAY AND THE SOUND QUALITY IS SUPERB - CRISP, CLEAN, SHARP AND FRESH
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE BLUE/SILVER *STEREOPHONIC* COLUMBIA LABELS
MATRIX: YAX 927 - 2 / YAX 928 - 2
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1, 2/P and 1/GR
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FRONT LAMINATED FLIPBACK SLEEVE "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED EMI 'EMITEX' INNER SLEEVE
The Shadows' second album is one of the group's better efforts, though not a very hard-rocking one. By this time, The Shadows were aiming for a wider, more mature audience that was attuned to more than rock & roll.
Much of what's here, including "Perfidia," "Spring Is Nearly Here," and "Some Are Lonely," could pass for adult pop music more easily than rock & roll, though there is some of that, with numbers like "The Rumble," "Tails of a Raggy Tramline" (a "Telstar"-like instrumental), the Hank Marvin-Bruce Welch "Kinda Cool," and Brian Bennett's "Little 'B'" (a great drum showcase that doesn't wear out its welcome at all).
That material is augmented by the presence of several country & western-style numbers, by way of the Kennedy-Carr songwriting team ("The Bandit," "South of the Border") and the group's own composition efforts, most notably "1861," which would have been a great theme for a Western television series of the era -- the latter showcases lead guitarist Marvin's precise and elegant picking.
This repertory seems to have been the group's and producer Norrie Paramor's attempt to tap into the folk music boom of the period, and "The Bandit" is a moment of genius, with the group harmonising almost like the Kingston Trio.
Regardless of the idiom in which they're working, the playing is lean, tight, and melodic - Marvin and Welch play their guitars like they're the same person, and Bennett proves himself perhaps the best full-time band drummer in England at the time, providing tasteful fills and little percussion embellishments that were beyond the ability of most rock & roll drummers at the time, and outdoing himself on "Little 'B'
Side 1:
The Rumble
The Bandit
Cosy
1861
Perfidia
Little "B"
Side 2:
Bo Diddley
South Of The Border
Spring Is Nearly Here
Are They All Like You ?
Tales Of A Raggy Tramline
Some Are Lonely
Kinda Cool
LABELS: MINT-
Immaculate labels which look like-new - under close inspection barely any spindles are present - this copy has clearly seen very, very little use
VINYL Visual: MINT-
Both surfaces retain their original deep glossy sheen and appear completely unmarked
VINYL Audio: MINT-
Stunning sound throughout - crisp, clean and fresh with sharp Stereo separation and my play-check at loud volume found no audio issues of note - sounds wonderful
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
Little to fault - the front laminate has a deep glossy sheen, the untreated back is remarkably white and all edges and spine, where all text is clear and bold, show very little wear - a very fine example
EXITEX INNER SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Lovely and clean - hardly ever seen the light of day
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £12.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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