HATFIELD AND THE NORTH - THE ROTTERS' CLUB UK VIRGIN PROG CLASSIC
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Aug 28, 2012 Sold Date
Aug 21, 2012 Start Date
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HATFIELD AND THE NORTH
THE ROTTERS' CLUB
VIRGIN V 2030

Featuring some of the most stunning musicianship ever associated with England's Canterbury scene, Hatfield and the North's second LP features, like their eponymous debut, Dave Stewart on keyboards, Phil Miller on guitar, Richard Sinclair on bass and vocals, and Pip Pyle on drums (supplemented by a few guest instrumentalists and the ever-ethereal Northettes with their "la la" backing vocals). The participants show an admirable sense of restraint and, like their Canterbury peers, are careful to avoid the pomposity and bombast of better-known prog rockers of the era, such as Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Yes. the Hatfields' convoluted instrumental passages segue into the occasional Sinclair vocal vehicle, in which the exemplary bassist sings in a polite and mellow croon that utterly avoids melismatic displays, histrionics, or over-emoting; in other words, his style -- closer to, say, Bing Crosby than, say, Joe Cocker -- would likely cause many 21st century pop music listeners to scratch their heads with bemusement. And the songs' rather whimsical lyrical content, while perhaps another conscious attempt to steer clear of the pretentiousness of the typically overbearing prog rock song style, certainly reflects a '60s/'70s mindset more than a 21st century one, so today's jaded listeners should realign their expectations. Things get off to a strong start with "Share It," a catchy little number with Sinclair expressing some idealistic and hard-to-criticize Brit hippie sentiments. Elsewhere, the "songs" are few and far between, but crop up in odd spots nevertheless; the Hatfields were masters of the segue and the most masterly demonstrations of instrumental technique wind up bleeding into ditties that might seem out of place to some.


A1   Share It 3:02 
A2   Lounging There Trying 3:10 
A3   (Big) John Wayne Socks Psychology On The Jaw 0:46 
A4   Chaos At The Greasy Spoon 0:30 
A5   The Yes No Interlude 7:02 
A6   Fitter Stoke Has A Bath 7:38 
A7   Didn`t Matter Anyway 3:03 
B1   Underdub 3:55 
   Mumps
B2   A. Your Majesty Is Like A Cream Donut (Quiet) 1:59 
B3   B. Lumps 12:35 
B4   C. Prenut 3:55 
B5   D. Your Majesty Is Like A Cream Donut (Loud) 1:37 


CONDITION

COVER: VG++ Very minimal wear on this Robor Limited produced UK sleeve VINYL: M- Beautiful pressing with clear and clean sound thru the whole LP, it is cut a bit low because of the length of the LP but even cranked it sounds clean   GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG-
M Completely clean, no marks
M- Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, no marks
EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean
VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, clean
VG+ a bit more scuff or markls still plays well with very minimal surface at worse
VG more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops
this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean "trashed"
VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps




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