NEIL YOUNG Time Fades Away 1973 UK REPRISE 1st PRESS w/POSTER - NEAR MINT
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May 22, 2017 Start Date
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NEIL YOUNG Time Fades Away 1973 UK REPRISE 1st PRESS w/POSTER - NEAR MINT

NEIL YOUNG
Time Fades Away

UK REPRISE (K 54010) FIRST PRESSING (October 1973)
GREAT COPY OF ONE OF HIS FINEST PIECES OF WORK

PRESSED WITH THE FIRST TAN REPRISE LABELS (no WB logo)
MATRIX: K 54010 USA A2 (K 54010 USA B1 crossed out) / K 54010 USA 1 B2
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL TEXTURED SLEEVE (INTERNALLY BLACK)
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL VERY LARGE 8 PANE LYRIC POSTER PRINTED ON THIN TEXTURED NEWSPAPER
AND ORIGINAL DIE-CUT INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND "MADE IN ENGLAND" PRINTED IN BLUE

Anyone who has followed Neil Young's career knows enough not to expect a simple evening of mellow good times when they see him in concert, but in 1973, when Young hit the road after Harvest had confirmed his status as a first-echelon rock star, that knowledge wasn't nearly as common as it is today. Young's natural inclinations to travel against the current of audience expectations were amplified by a stormy relationship between himself and his touring band, as well as the devastating death of guitarist Danny Whitten, who died of a drug overdose shortly after being given his pink slip during the first phase of tour rehearsals. The shows that followed turned into a nightly exorcism of Young's rage and guilt, as well as a battle between himself and an audience who, expecting to hear "Old Man" and "Heart of Gold," didn't know what to make of the electric assault they witnessed. All the more remarkably, Young brought along a mobile recording truck to capture the tour on tape for a live album and the result, Time Fades Away, was a ragged musical parade of bad karma and road craziness, opening with Young bellowing "14 junkies, too weak to work" on the title cut, and closing with "Last Dance," in which he tells his fans "you can live your own life" with all the optimism of a man on the deck of a sinking ship. While critics and fans were not kind to Time Fades Away upon first release, decades later it sounds very much of a piece with Tonight's the Night and On the Beach, albums that explored the troubled zeitgeist of America in the mid-'70s in a way few rockers had the courage to face. If the performances are often loose and ragged, they're also brimming with emotional force, and despite the dashed hopes of "Yonder Stands the Sinner" and "Last Dance," "Don't Be Denied" is a moving remembrance of Young's childhood and what music has meant to him, and it's one of the most powerful performances Young ever committed to vinyl. Few rockers have been as willing as Young to lay themselves bare before their audience, and Time Fades Away ranks with the bravest and most painfully honest albums of his career

Side One:
Time Fades Away (5:36)
Journey Through The Past (3:19)
Yonder Stands The Sinner (3:17)
L.A. (3:11)
Love In Mind (2:02)
Side Two:
Don't Be Denied (5:18)
The Bridge (3:05)
Last Dance (8:4)

LABELS: EXCELLENT
Clean, unmarked labels - spindle marked but not I think from too many plays
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new with nothing but a couple of harmless hairlines
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays beautifully throughout with nothing to fault - great copy of one of his finest pieces of work - very highly recommended indeed
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Crisp, clean, sharp and fresh
POSTER: MINT
The US printed lyric poster is as-new

POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd class standard)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £18.00 (International Signed For delivery)

Combined Post: for items purchased within any 10 day period @£3 for each additional LP
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 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. Thanks  795 (GS 7.0.7 (795))


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