JAMES TAYLOR: 1968 DEBUT LP UK APPLE Nr MINT
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£ 37
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Sep 22, 2012
Sold Date
Sep 12, 2012
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£ 24
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Great Britain
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JAMES TAYLOR: 1968 DEBUT LP UK APPLE Nr MINT
ORANGE LETTERING GATEFOLD - APPLE INNER - LOVELY COPY
JAMES TAYLORJames Taylor
UK APPLE (SAPCOR 3) EARLY *STEREO* PRESSING OF JAMES TAYLOR'S WONDERFUL DEBUT
TECHNICALLY A SECOND PRESSING AS THERE IS NO "SOLD IN UK…" ON THE LABEL BUT IT'S HOUSED IN THE FIRST ISSUE GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH ORANGE LETTERING HAS THE FIRST ISSUE A1/B1 MATRIX NUMBERS AND VERY LOW MOTHERS/STAMPERS (probably issued early 1970)
GREAT COPY - SENSATIONAL SOUND QUALITY - PRACTICALLY FLAWLESS PLAYBACK - SEEN ONLY A FEW SPINS
PRESSED WITH DARK GREEN APPLE LABELS
MATRIX NUMBERS: SAPCOR 3 A-1 / APCOR 3 B-1
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/GG and 1/L
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL OUTER LAMINATED INTERNAL FLIPBACK GATEFOLD SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH AN APPLE COMPANY INNER SLEEVE
James Taylor was the first artist to be signed to the Beatles' short-lived Apple label.
In late 1968, Taylor's sophisticated self-titled disc foreshadowed the introspective singer/songwriter genre that dominated pop music in the early and mid-'70s.
The album is presented with two distinct sides. The first, in essence, presents a unified multi-song suite incorporating several distinctly Baroque-flavoured links connecting the larger compositions. The second is a more traditional collection of individual tunes. This unique juxtaposition highlights Taylor's highly personal and worldly lyrics within a multidimensional layer of surreal and otherwise ethereal instrumentation.
According to Taylor, much of the album's subject matter draws upon personal experience. This is a doubled-edged blessing because the emphasis placed on the pseudo-blues "Knocking 'Round the Zoo" and the numerous other references made to Taylor's brief sojourn in a mental institution actually do a disservice to the absolutely breathtaking beauty inherent in every composition.
Several pieces debuted on this release would eventually be reworked by Taylor several years later. Among the notable inclusions are "Rainy Day Man," "Night Owl," "Something in the Way She Moves," and "Carolina in My Mind." Musically, Taylor's decidedly acoustic-based tunes are augmented by several familiar names. Among them are former King Bees member Joel "Bishop" O'Brien (drums) -- who had joined Taylor and Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar in the Original Flying Machine -- as well as Paul McCartney (bass), who lends support to the seminal version of "Carolina in My Mind."
The album's complex production efforts fell to Peter Asher -- formerly of Peter and Gordon and concurrent head of Apple Records A&R department.
The absolute conviction that runs throughout this music takes the listener into its confidence and with equal measures of wit, candour, and sophistication, James Taylor created a minor masterpiece that is sadly eclipsed by his later more popular works
Side One:
Don't Talk Now (2:36)
Something's Wrong (3:00)
Knocking Round The Zoo (3:26)
Sunshine Sunshine (3:30)
Taking It In (3:01)
Something In The Way She Moves (2:26)
Side Two:
Carolina In My Mind (3:36)
Brighten Your Night With My Day (3:05)
Night Owl (3:38)
Rainy Day Man (3:00)
Circle Round The Sun (3:24)
The Blues Is Just A Bad Dream (3:42)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean and unmarked labels with just a few light spindle traces
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT++
Unmarked in normal light with just wispy marks under bright light - of no audio consequence
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Great sound - deep, rich and finely detailed - beautifully produced and engineered with short instrumental sections joining all the tracks.
My play-check at loud volume detected no audio issues of note and playback is pretty much flawless throughout - very nice copy indeed
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Good and solid, clean and unmarked with just some light corner wear otherwise, lovely example
INNER SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Clean and unmarked - still nice and white - no seam splits
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
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