THIN LIZZIE LIZZY The Friendly Ranger UK DEBUT LP DEMO
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THIN LIZZIE - THE FRIENDLY RANGER
UK DEBUT ALBUM DEMO PRESSING
WITH ORIGINAL PHOTO TAKEN AT THE SESSIONS
- CATALOGUE:SKL 5082
- MATRIX:ZAL 10412P-1D / 10413-1D
- D FOR DEMO?
THIS IS A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A PIECE OF THIN LIZZY HISTORY.
THIS IS THE DEBUT ALBUM, ULTIMATELY CALLED 'THIN LIZZY' BUT WHEN IT WAS BEING RECORDED IT CLEARLY WENT UNDER THE NAME OF 'THE FRIENDLY RANGER', WHICH IS THE OPENING TRACK ON SIDE ONE
THE PINK LABEL HAS BOTH INDELLIBLE PEN AND HANDWRITING IN BIRO. THE BLACK PEN STATES THE FRIENDLY RANGER, AND UNDERNEATH THIN LIZZIE. (NOTE THAT THE BANDS NAME SPELT LIZZIE WAS CORRECTED FOR THE OFFICIAL RELEASE OF THE LP. PRIOR TO THIS THEY HAD BEEN SPELLED AS LIZZIE ON THE DEBUT SINGLE ON PARLOPHONE 'THE FARMER'.
THE FIRST DECCA RELEASE IS THE NEW DAY EP, HOWEVER ON THIS EP THE NAME IS CORRECTLY SPELLED LIZZY, IT SEEMS LIKELY THEREFORE THAT THIS LP WAS RECODED PRIOR TO THE NEW DAY EP BEING RELEASED
THE HANDWRITING IN BIRO HAS THE MATRIX NUMBER AND THE CATALOHUE NUMBER, AND AGAIN THE RECORD TITILE 'THE FRIENDLY RANGER' AND THE MISSPELLED THIN LIZZIE UNDERNEATH
THE B SIDE LABEL JUST HAS THE MATRIX NUMBER AND THE CATALOGUE NUMBER HANDWRITTEN ON IT
THE PHOTOGRAPH
THIS REMARKEABLE ALBUM WAS PACKED TOGETHER WITH AN ORIGINAL PHOTO FROM THE RECORDING SESSIONS. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS AN OFFICIAL PHOTO, NOT A COPY OR A PRINT.
THE REAR OF THE PHOTO HAS A SMALL STICKER ON IT WHICH HAS THE FOLLOWING TYPED ' SCOTT ENGLISH WITH THIN LIZZIE' THIS NAME IS ALSO MISSPELLED LIZZIE AND THERE IS A CORRECTION AS THE ORIGINAL TYPEFACE STATED TIN LIZZIE
UNDERNEATH THIS IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER THERE IS AN OFFICIAL DECCA STAMP WHICH STATES
"PHOTOGRAPHY BY THE DECCA RECORD COMPANY LIMITED, PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT, DECCA HOUSE, ALBERT EMBANKMENT, LONDON SE1, TELEPHONE RELAINCE 8111
INCIDENTALLY SCOTT ENGLISH WAS THIN LIZZY'S RECORD PRODUCER FOR THEIR DEBUT ALBUM
THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS A BIT BATTERED, BUT I HAVE INCLUDED IT BECAUSE IT HAS THE MATRIX NUMBER HANDWRITTEN ON IT AND ALSO THIS VALUABLE PIECE OF INFORMATION
"TRACK 1 SIDE - REC 26TH MARCH
HAVING CHECKED OUT SOME INFO ON THE INTERNET IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE FIRST ALBUM WAS INDEED RECORDED BEFORE THE NEW DAY EP, AS THE DEBUT ALBUM WAS RELEASED ON APRIL 30TH, AND THE NEW DAY EP ON AUGUST 20TH 1971. WIKIPEDIA STATES THAT THE LP WAS RECORDED BETWEEN 4-9TH JANUARY AND YET THE INNER SLEEVE CLEARLY STATES THAT THE SIDE 1 TRACK ? WAS RECORDED ONLY 1 MONTH PRIOR TO RELEASE
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE PINK LABELS ARE IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION WITH THE PINK COLOUR FULLY EXTENDING INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE HANDWRITING AND BLACK PEN ARE ALSO IN TOP CONDITION WITH BOTH BEING CLEARLY LEGIBLE
THERE ARE 3-4 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE INDICATING THAT THE LP HAS ONLY HAD A FEW PLAYS
THE VINYL
THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE SOME WISPY HAIRLINES. THE LABEL CLEARLY STATES THAT THE PRESSING IS NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FINISHED RECORD, MUST NOT BE USED FOR REVIEW PURPOSES.
PLAYING THE RECORD
I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.
I HAVE RECORDED FOUR SIX MINUTE EXCERPTS FROM THIS ALBUM, I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, AND TWO OTHER RANDOM TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE LINKING GROOVE. MY AIM IS TO DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW CRISP THE SOUND IS WHILST ALLOWING YOU TO HEAR THE SILENT PASSAGES TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE IS ANY BACKGROUND NOISES.
THERE IS SOME VINYL NOISE PARTICULARLY AT THE START OF EACH SIDE THROUGH THE FIRST TRACK, NOTHING MAJOR BUT YOU CAN HEAR IT IN THE RECORDINGS. THERE ARE ALSO SOME RANDOM LITTLE CLICKS AND POPS ON OCCASIONS, BUT NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE. IN FACT AS YOU LISTEN TO THE RECORDINGS MOST ARE NOISE FREE APART FROM AS I SAID THE VERY ODD LITTLE POP, BUT JUDGE FOR YOURSELF
IT IS NOT VERY OFTEN THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS SUPERB VINYL COMES UP FOR GRABS, SO IF YOU ARE A LIZZY COLLECTOR THEN THIS PIECE OF YOUR BAND'S HISTORY MAY WELL BE FOR YOU
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL EXCELLENT PLUS
THE PHOTO
THE PHOTO AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED IS THE GENUINE ARTICLE. IT SHOWS THE BAND GATHERED ROUND SCOTT ENGLISH'S MIXING DESK, DRINKING CUPS OF TEA. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF LIGHT CREASE LINES ON IT, BUT NOTHING SEVERE. THIS IS AGAIN A VERY VERY RARE AND PRECIOUS PICTURE
THE SLEEVE
THE SLEEVE IS JUST APLAIN WHITE SLEEVE TO HOUSE THE LP. NO SLEEVES WERE MADE FOR THE DEMO COPIES
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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