Cleves RARE Aussie LP prog psych

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Cleves ~ RARE Aussie LP prog psych

Cleves – Self-titled LP (orig. Australia Infinity STEREO SINL-934031)

Release date: January 1971

On offer here is an EXTREMELY RARE original issue of the only album by Sydney-based PROG-PSYCH band, the CLEVES.  There is some consistently good semi-commercial keyboard PROG with tasty guitar interplay and male/female vocals.  One of my favourite Aussie rock albums!

weblinks:

(1) MILESAGO - www.milesago.com/artists/cleves.htm

(2) Sound clip “Summertime” - www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEimyiJefmk

(3) Sound clip “Work Out” - www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX5eyKxVmb0

SIDE 1

1.          Work Out (7:05)                      Writ: Cleves

2.         There Is a Place (5:00)            Writ: Cleves

3.         Keep Trying (5:04)                   Writ: Cleves

4.         Time Has Come (5:00)              Writ: Cleves

SIDE 2

1.          Summertime (7:35)                  Writ: George Gershwin

2.         Wait for a Moment (3:20)        Writ: Cleves

3.         For a Time (6:00)                     Writ: Cleves

4.         Waterfall Gully (4:58)              Writ: Cleves

PERSONNEL

     Gaye Brown               lead vocals, organ, bass

     Ron Brown                 guitar, vocals

     Rob Aickin                 bass, vocals

     Graham Brown           drums, vocals

Recorded at Festival Studios in Sydney—Australia.

Produced by Richard Batchens.

GRADING (also refer photos)

Cover:

front: EX laminated with a beautiful appearance: minor handling wear including light ring-wear (mainly top & bottom—hard to detect)

back: VG+ matt finish, minor handling wear with some ring-wear (mainly top & bottom, outer extremities), price sticker stain & tear near top edge, otherwise AOK

Record:

EX visual: beautiful glossy sheen—exceptional overall although not perfect, many dealers would call this M-; audible: CRISP and VIBRANT SOUND despite some underlying surface noise; labels: Side 1 – HARDLY ANY SPINDLE WEAR, Side 2 – light spindle wear.

GRADING DESCRIPTION

COVER

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:    Very light wear and/or creasing—defects will be noted.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Some ring-wear and other signs of aging are apparent—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious ring-wear, seam-splits, stains etc—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the cover is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

RECORD

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:    Very light scuffs.  Record played infrequently, with little or no reduction in sound quality.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Lightly scuffed/marked record, with acceptable sound quality—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious scratches, with some deterioration in sound quality—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the record is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

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