THE VELVET UNDERGROUND "Squeeze" 1973 UK 1st PRESS MINT
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24
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32
£ 24
Sold For
Mar 10, 2011
Sold Date
Feb 28, 2011
Start Date
£ 22
Start price
3
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Great Britain
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THE VELVET UNDERGROUND "Squeeze" 1973 UK 1st PRESSING
MINT C&B COVER, UNPLAYED, UNMARKED, SUPERB AS-NEW COPY
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
Squeeze
ORIGINAL UK POLYDOR (2383 180 SUPER) FIRST (and only) PRESSING (February1973) OF THE VELVET UNDERGROUND'S "Squeeze" IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION - THIS COPY HAS NEVER BEEN PLAYED (prior to my one careful play-grading) AND IT DELIVERS CRISP, CLEAN, RICH AND SHARP AUDIO THROUGHOUT WITH NOTHING TO FAULT
ONE OF THE HARDER TO FIND ORIGINAL VU ALBUMS AS IT SOLD PRACTICALLY NOTHING ON RELEASE AND ISN'T REALLY A VU ALBUM AT ALL BUT A DOUG YULE SOLO PROJECT SHAMELESSLY RELEASED UNDER THE VU MONIKER
DOUG YULE WROTE AND PLAYS ALL OF THE TRACKS (with the help of Deep Purple's Ian Paice on drums, "Malcom" (possibly Malcolm Duncan) on Sax and some uncredited female backing vocals) BUT THERE IS NO INPUT FROM ANY OF THE ORIGINAL VU MEMBERS
Not as bad as you might think doesn’t seem like high praise, but when it comes to Squeeze -- the album Doug Yule released under the Velvet Underground’s name after the departure of Lou Reed -- it kind of is.
Commonly regarded as an opportunistic attempt to carry on the legendary Velvets sound without any of the original members, the reputation of Squeeze is nothing short of abysmal -- but the thing about that reputation is that it comes from people who have never heard the album.
Most people have never heard the album -- it’s been buried, never reissued, never heard, so it’s been accepted as common knowledge that it’s awful and the truth is, it’s not.
The plagiarism is shameless but the charm of Squeeze is because Yule and his studio cast, headed by Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice, do create something that’s a square, cheerful knock-off of Loaded.
That’s hardly enough to make it unfairly maligned -- after all, it doesn’t just ride the coattails of VU’s legacy but deliberately co-opts their achievement -- but it’s listenable, something its reputation never suggests, and in a way, it’s almost fun to hear Yule ape Reed, provided that such shameless mimicry does not offend your sensibilities.
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST RED POLYDOR LABELS WITH "MADE IN ENGLAND" STATEMENT
MATRIX: 2383180 A//2 ∇ 420 11 2 / 2383180 B//1 ∇ 420 13 5
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL SINGLE SLEEVE (which has a light glossy finish) “Printed in England by Clout & Baker Ltd.”
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLYDOR COMPANY POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE
Track Listing:
Side One: LITTLE JACK / CRASH / CAROLINE / MEAN OLD MAN / DOPEY JOE / WORDLESS
Side Two: SHE'LL MAKE YOU CRY / FRIENDS / SEND NO LETTER / JACK & JANE / LOUISE
LABELS: The labels are clean, fresh and unmarked with no spindle traces or any signs of use - MINT
VINYL Visual: The vinyl surfaces still retain their original deep, like-new glossy sheen and are unmarked - MINT
VINYL Audio: Outstanding audio delivery in every respect - crystal clear, clean and strong. On playback at a loud volume it sounds sensational and there are no audio issues of note - it plays beautifully and cleanly throughout - very, very impressive indeed and critically graded MINT for audio
SLEEVE: The cover is like-new with no wear to speak of on the edges, surfaces or spine - where all text is clear and bold. A beautiful example which has been kept inside a protective plastic sleeve all its's life - MINT
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THANKS FOR LOOKING, CHEERS
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POST & PACKING
UK: 1st Class: £4.00 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £6.00 or £11.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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ALL RECORDS ARE PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED BEFORE DISPATCH AND PACKAGED WITH THE VINYL OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE TO PREVENT ANY 'KNIFING' DURING TRANSIT.
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH A NAGAOKA ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY I will email you when payment has been received to let you know when the item will be posted. Please leave feedback upon receipt of the item so that I know you have received it safely. Any problems please email me. Thanks 420 (GS 6.0.8 (420))
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