CLAIRE MARTIN - OLD BOYFRIENDS (LINN) NM - Vinyl LP

	£		25
	$		32

CLAIRE MARTIN

OLD BOYFRIENDS

UK PRESSING

LINN RECORD LABEL

Vinyl LP

1994 original release vinyl LP on the LINN record label Cat n#  AKH 028  Made in UK

The album cover is in  Near Mint condition.

The vinyl itself is  in Near Mint condition.a couple of light papercuts seen under a 1500watt light,this LP has only been played once or twice.

If you are not fully satisfied you may return this album with  a full refund inc postage.

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Sorry if the shipping charges seem a bit high, the reason being i use heavy/strong packaging

THIS IS AS GOOD EXAMPLE OF WELL LOOKED AFTER OLD LP RECORD

Full track list

Side One

 1. When the Sun Comes Out
 2. Close as Pages in a Book
 3. Partners in Crime
 4. Chased Out
 5. Moon Ray
 6. Old Boyfriends 

Side Two

 7. Out of My Continental Mind
 8. I've Got News For You
 9. Wheelers and Dealers, The
 10. I Was Telling Him About You
 11. Gentleman Friend
 12. Killing Time

The Band
Jim Mullen - guitar
Claire Martin - vocals
Clark Tracey - drums
Arnie Somogyl - double bass 

Gramophone Review

Claire Martin sticks to everyday relationships and she comes up with some off-beat beauties. The title number, for example, is by Tom Waits, from that sublime low-life romantic comedy One From The Heart. Dave Frishberg's The Wheelers And The Dealers was a happy thought, as was Close As The Pages In A Book, which has one of the tenderest lyrics Dorothy Fields ever wrote.

This is Claire Martin's third album, and easily as good as its predecessors. She has a soft, husky voice, good intonation and a superb band that includes Jim Mullen and Mark Nightingale.

AMAZON REVIEW
I had heard that Claire Martin was one of the finest, if not the finest, of all British popular singers. I purchased this album with the basic central issue: Does she live up to that sort of hype?

I am now here to report to Middle America: Believe the hype! Claire Martin is a terrific singer!

She has a smoky, yet clear, voice. And her diction and intonation are accurate to a fault. If I could compare her singing voice to a drink, she'd be the smoothest, yet driest, martini you could imagine.

When I saw the title to this c.d., I thought, "Oh, no. Not yet another tribute to Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Ray Charles, etc.etc. etc.?!"

No, not at all. The title and highlight of this album comes from the Tom Waits song. She does the tune with the savoir faire of Waits, but with the sound and musicianship that Mr. Waits generally doesn't have.

The rest of the album is consistently that good. It consists of obscure standards from well-known composers (Arlen's "When the Sun Comes Out"; Jule Styne's "Killing Time"; Romberg's "CLose as Pages in a Book"; Bacharach's "Out of My Continental Mind"), tunes from more contemporary musicians (Bill Charlap's "I Was Telling Him About You"; Dave Frishberg's "Wheelers and Dealers"; Rupert Holmes' tome to dependency and codependency, "Partners in Crime); and a few more besides. The musicians sound great, especially Steve Melling (p.) and Mark Nightengale (trbn.).

All in all, a terrific album, and a most worthy addition to your vocal jazz collection. It's refreshing to hear little-covered material such as this done so well..  

Thanks for taking the time to look at this auction

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