WALTER "SHAKEY" HORTON "SOUTHERN COMFORT" LONDON LP

	£		77
	$		102

WALTER HORTON

"SOUTHERN COMFORT"

(1969 LONDON RECORDS LP – RARE UK FIRST PRESSING!)

THIS IS A RARE UK FIRST PRESSING OF THIS 1969 LP BY WALTER "SHAKEY" HORTON ON THE LONDON LABEL. THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN ANY CONDITION.

THIS IS A SPECIAL ALBUM, NOT LEAST BECAUSE THE PLAYING TALENT OF SHAKEY HORTON IS AT HIS OUTSTANDING BEST ON THESE TUNES. WHAT ADDS TO THAT, IS THAT HIS SIDEMEN INCLUDE MARTIN STONE, JESSIE LEWIS & JEROM ARNOLD.  MARTIN STONE HAD HIS OWN BAND THAT RECORDED A RARE 45 ON PURDAH AS STONE'S MASONRY, WAS WITH PARLOPHONE RECORDS' MOD FREAKBEAT BAND THE ACTION, THE SAVOY BROWN BLUES BAND ON THEIR DEBUT DECCA RELEASE 'BLUES CITY SHAKE-DOWN', BLUE HORIZON'S BLUES PSYCH MIGHTY BABY , THEN WENT ON TO PLAY IN CHILLI WILLI AND THE RED HOT PEPPERS .

ON 'SOUTHERN COMFORT' STONE GETS TO PLAY BLUESY RUNS AND EMBELLISHMENTS AS THE ONLY AXE-MAN, AND GETS A 12+ MINUTE REAL SHOWCASE ON 'NETTI NETTI', THE INSTRUMENTAL FINAL TRACK ON THE LP, WHICH HE CO-COMPOSED . THE OTHER MUSICIANS HERE INCLUDE JESSE LEWIS, AND JEROME ARNOLD FROM ELEKTRA'S THE PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND. IN ADDITION JOHN PANTRY ENGINEERS ON THIS LP - HE WHO WROTE TRACKS FOR SOUGHT-AFTER 60'S PSYCH BAND FACTORY!

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS LONDON SHK 8405

THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE: ACSZ-3234-1L / ACSZ-3235-1L

THE FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE IS SOME MINOR RING WEAR, A COUPLE OF SLIGHT CREASES AND SOME SMALL WRINKLES IN THE LAMINATION. THERE IS SOME SCUFFING TO THE CORNERS. THERE ARE NO TEARS OR INSCRIPTIONS.

THE GLOSSY, BLACK VINYL WOULD BE IN EXCELLENT- CONDITION BUT THERE IS A SCRATCH ON SIDE 2, TRACK 3 WHICH CAUSES APPROX. ONE MINUTE OF REPEATING POPS. OTHERWISE THERE ARE ONLY SOME LIGHT MARKS AND SCUFFS AND REST OF THE SOUND QUALITY IS GENERALLY EXCELLENT DESPITE SOME OCCASIONAL BACKGROUND NOISE.

THE PLUM LONDON LABELS ARE BOTH IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION WITH JUST A COUPLE OF LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS PER SIDE.

SIDE ONE

1. EASY (No. 2)
2. IF IT AIN’T ME BABE
3. SUGAR MAMA
4. NEED MY BABY
5. SOMETHIN’ ELSE
6. WALKING BY MYSELF

SIDE TWO

1. TRAIN TIME
2. FOUND A NEW LOVE
3. SAME OLD BLUES
4. PAYING DOUBLE
5. NETTI-NETTI

BUYER PAYS POSTAGE AND PACKAGING COSTS.

UK

EUROPE

REST OF WORLD

1 x LP / 12"

£3.50

1 x LP / 12"

£5.00

1 x LP / 12"

£7.00

2 x LP / 12"

£4.00

2 x LP / 12"

£6.00

2 x LP / 12"

£10.00

3 x LP / 12"

£6.50

3 x LP / 12"

£8.00

3 x LP / 12"

£13.00

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I WILL ACCEPT PAYPAL, CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS FROM UK BIDDERS.

FROM OVERSEAS BIDDERS I WILL ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL IN £GBP STERLING.

I DO NOT CHARGE EXTRA FOR PAYPAL.

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I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS RECORD STRICTLY ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEMS SO THERE WILL BE NO NASTY SURPRISES FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THIS RECORD HAS BEEN FULLY PLAY & VISUALLY GRADED.

RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

MINT (M) THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT (EX) THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD (VG) THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD (G) THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION, ETC.

THE USE OF PLUS (+) OR MINUS (-) ALLOWS FOR ITEMS THAT FALL BETWEEN THE ABOVE GRADES.