BREAD LOVE & DREAMS STRANGE TALE 1970 MINT- LP
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BREAD, LOVE AND DREAMS 'THE STRANGE TALE OF CAPTAIN SHANNON AND THE HUNCHBACK FROM GIGHA' ORIGINAL 1970 1st PRESS (P-1w STAMPER CODES) DECCA VINYL LP IN LAMINATED SLEEVE
Sleeve Condition: Ex+ to Near Mint. Just a shadow of ring-wear to rear. Otherwise clean, crisp and free from any kind or marking, writing or stickers.
Record Condition: Near Mint; exceptionally well kept and plays flawlessly. There aren't many left in circulation in this condition.
This is a beautiful example of this sought after band?s second album. It will be a long time before another opportunity to acquire one in this condition comes along again. Bid with confidence.
Shannon opens on the lovely Dylan-esque 'Hymn To Sylvia.' Written about a female biker in a rough London roadhouse, a flowing church organ and touches of harmonica rounds out a warm, traveling bassline and twin acoustic guitars. It?s the kind of tune to make you fall in love with strangers, and sets the tone of the record. There are characters everywhere you look. Ignoring the slightly sloppy bongo, 'Masquerade' predates Trooper with a ballad about a homicidal car thief. Ray's voice is sampled, looped, and altered in a fashion ahead of its time, while an electric guitar rocks out as seriously as anything the band ever did. The saxophone there adds a nice punch to accent the chorus. The lone Carolyn Davis contribution, 'Purple Hazy Melancholy', takes things down a notch with sorrowful, otherworldly female vocals and a contemplative acoustic intro. Complimentary strings and horns eventually join in, making the track a wonderfully understated epic. It draws you in and makes you stay. They don't make albums like this anymore. Neither Captain Shannon nor Amaryllis did very well commercially, which of course is what makes the LP such a rarity now.
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Songs / Tracks Listing
1. Hymn for Sylvia (5:43)
2. Masquerade (4:52)
3. Sucking on a Cigarette (3:30)
4. Ho Who Knows All (4:50)
5. The Lobster Quadrille (2:42)
6. Butterfly Land (5:06)
7. Purple Haze Helancholy (3:48)
8. Sing Me a Song (2:12)
9. The Strange Tale of Captain Shannon and the Hunchback from Gigha (6:56)
Total time: 39:39
Line-up / Musicians
David McNiven / guitars, keyboards and vocals
Angie Rew / vocals , flute
guests
Terry Cox / Drums
Allan Trajan / Keyboards
Danny Thompson / Bass
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