RED DIRT - Rare Original Fontana Issue 1970
  £   1,320
  $   1,749

 


£ 1320 Sold For
Apr 25, 2010 Sold Date
Apr 15, 2010 Start Date
£   150 Start price
14   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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Description

DESCRIPTION

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL FONTANA COPY!!!

A legendary and superb record, one of the rarest 70's albums ever and if you love your music it's not hard to hear why on one listening. Released in the 1970 it only sold 200 copies but has gone on to be extremely sought after. (one was sold on ebay in December for over £1,000!)

If you like your music tight and progressive rock and blues with moments of melody and still with a bit of a psych hang over you'll love this - think of a mix of Edgar Broughton Band or Stray or Blue Cheer for similar sounds. Tracks are quite varied but still very cohesive as a whole album with Mellotron, Steel Guitar, and Harmonica weaved into a heavy and sometimes mellow folkie sound. Full on bluesy rock with a reflective melancholy edge. 

Personal favorites are "Memories", "Summer Madness Laced With Newbald Gold","Ten Seconds To Go", "Maybe I'm Right","Death Of A Dream" and "I've Been Down So Long" 

CONDITION

Record = MINT (I don't think you'll ever find a better example of this record)

Sleeve = Excellent

The disc is simply immaculate it still has a really nice sheen to the vinyl!, There are no marks around the centre hole which would suggest it has barely been played, i found this record amongst a private collection in 1997 and have only played it twice,  there are no clicks or distortion to speak of, the odd bit of dust in the groove but that's all!. The sleeve given it's age is also in excellent condition it has some small areas of wear and some corner wear on the top and bottom edge, two small pinched areas on the spine, some small creases on the top left and middle right ,no splits or tears 

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ARTIST

Red Dirt

TITLE

Red Dirt

LABEL : NUMBER

Fontana Records : STL 5540 / 886 788 TY

TRACKS

SIDE ONE : Memories / Death Letter / Problems / Song For Pauline / Ten Seconds To Go / In The Morning / Maybe I'm Right

SIDE TWO : Summer Madness Laced With Newbald Gold / Death Of A Dream /Gimme A Shot / Brain Worker / I've Been Down So Long 


By the way the Reserve Price is not as high as the Buy It Now Price!









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