VELVET OPERA Ride A Hustlers Dream LP CBS 1969 UK orig+stereo 63692 ELMER GANTRY
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VELVET OPERA
This popular UK act, which adeptly mixed soul and psychedelic/progressive styles,
evolved from Jaymes Fenda And The Vulcans, one of several bands to secure a recording
contract following their appearance on the televised contest, Ready Steady Win.
The new unit was named Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera, in honour of lead singer Terry's stage
garb modelled after the preacher in the 1960 movie Elmer Gantry.
This was a later version of Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera.
When Elmer Gantry left, he was replaced by Paul Brett, who was later in Fire
and went on to form Paul Brett's Sage. Based in London, they finally split up in 1971.
John Ford and Richard Hudson were later in The Strawbs
and Hudson-Ford, Jon Joyce had earlier been in Levee Breakers
"RIDE A HUSTLER'S DREAM"
Produced by Barry Kingston
1969 LP CBS RECORDS 63692 STEREO
MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL PRESSING
Released on an ''orange'' CBS label.
Released in a laminated cover (on front)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
LABEL: CBS - ORANGE LABEL - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: 63692
Catalog on labels: S 63692 (63692 A / 63692 B)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): SBPG 63692 A1
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): SBPG 63692 B1
On labels: bottom rim text reads "Made in England"
?1969 on both labels (on the labels the release year appears at 4 o'clock, circa)
Rights Society: Southern Music, Northern Songs Ltd.
On Back Sleeve: Notes by Chris Welch, Melody Maker
A Meridian production
CBS Stereo Records can be played on mono reproducers provided...
CBS is a trademark of the Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., U.S.A.
Sleeve produced by the Upton Printing Group
from my records collection
tracklisting
Side A: RIDE A HUSTLER'S DREAM - STATESBORO BLUES
MONEY BY - BLACK JACK DAVY - RAISE THE LIGHT - RAGA
Side B: ANNA DANCE SQUARE - DEPRESSION
DON'T YOU REALIZE - WARM DAY IN JULY - ELEANOR RIGBY
grading
RECORD NEAR EX (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ (please, see pictures and read above description)
Although labeled a psychedelic band in their day, the Opera never sat comfortably in that strawberry
field, partially because of the diversity of their sound, but also due to the simple fact they were
just too far ahead of their time even for the psyched-out crowd.
TheVelvet Opera: resolutely trendy, they brought little personal vision to their psychedelic rock,
especially after Gantry left....(AllMusic)
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