HIGH TIDE - SEA SHANTIES

$ 48

$ 48 Sold For

Nov 4, 2008 Sold Date

Oct 28, 2008 Start Date

$ 6 Start price

13 Number Of Bids

USA Country Of Seller

eBay Auctioned at

save auction

Description

Artist/Title: HIGH TIDE/SEA SHANTIES

Label: LIBERTY

Format: LP

Condition: EX - RECORD HAS A FEW SCUFFS BARELY VISIBLE ON ONE SIDE

Category: PROG METAL

Cover: EX - SOME LIGHT DISCOLORAZION

CATALOG#: LST-7638

YEAR: 1969

With the Misunderstood, Tony Hill co-wrote epochal psych-rock anthems like "Children of the Sun"; however, while High Tide's sound has roots in the peace-and-love era, the band was also in tune with the post-psychedelic comedown at the decade's darker end. On Sea Shanties, there's nothing fey and flowery in Hill's bleak lyrics or his doomy Jim Morrison-like delivery, and psychedelia's melodic whimsy is supplanted by a physicality more in line with the visceral heft of metal progenitors such as Cream, Blue Cheer, and the Jeff Beck Group. Hill's grinding riffage and searing, effects-laden guitar pyrotechnics combine with the punishing rhythms of drummer Roger Hadden and bassist Pete Pavli to forge some of the heavier sounds to emerge from Britain in 1969: tracks like "Futilist's Lament" are matched only by Led Zeppelin for sheer weight. High Tide weren't a power trio, though, and it was the interplay of Hill's guitar with Simon House's violin that created the band's unique signature. Showing that rock violin needn't be a marginal adornment, House whips up an aggressive edge that rivals the guitar: on the nine-minute "Death Warmed Up," House refuses to play second fiddle and matches Hill's scorching assault all the way, while on the album's other epic, "Missing Out," the violin generates a trance-inducing Eastern groove. High Tide had the muscularity of a no-nonsense proto-metal band, but they also ventured into prog territory with changing time signatures and tempos, soft-hard dynamics, multi-part arrangements, and even some ornate faux-Baroque interludes. Indeed, "Pushed, but Not Forgotten" and "Walking Down Their Outlook" share common ground with King Crimson (especially Crimson's mid-'70s work with violinist David Cross). Far from the collection of nautical ditties its name suggests, Sea Shanties is an overlooked gem encapsulating the shifting musical currents in late-'60s British rock.

GRADING OF RECORDS:

M = Still sealed, never opened

NM = Near mint or unplayed condition

EX = Only slight signs of wear, very clean, only slight surface marks which will not distract significantly from the sound

VG+ + = Played often with moderate surface wear and some noise but still plays well

VG + = Overall wear, but no skips or serious defects, notable noise during quiet passages

VG- = Heavy wear on record some pops and skips!

G = rough condition, usually used for hole fillers only

If you are interested in some classic prog rock lps some very rare music from the early 70's or are an audiophile looking to for some lps too tax your stereo system contact me for a list of my over 500 lps that are in excellent conditon.www.skyyler4@yahoo.com

price rating