AUDIENCE Friend's Friend's Friend '70 UK 1st PRESS EX++
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Aug 1, 2011
Sold Date
Jul 22, 2011
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£ 30
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AUDIENCE Friend's Friend's Friend '70 UK 1st PRESS EX++
CHARISMA PINK SCROLL, LIGHT PLAY, SUPERB CLEAN SOUND
AUDIENCEFriend's Friend's Friend
UK CHARISMA (CAS 1012) FIRST PINK SCROLL PRESSING (May 1970) OF AUDIENCE'S CLASSIC Friend's Friend's Friend
THIS COPY IS IN LIGHTLY PLAYED CONDITION AND DELIVERS EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN, WARM AND RICH AUDIO THROUGHOUT (rare in my experience to find a first pressing which plays this well)
PRESSED THE FIRST ISSUE CHARISMA PINK SCROLL LABELS WHICH ARE MATT AND TEXTURED
FIRST PRESSING MARTIX: CAS 1012 A//2 11 2 / CAS 1012 B//2 1 2 3
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH INTERNALLY PRINTED LYRICS AND FACTORY SEALED LEFT SIDE EDGE "Printed and made by the E. J. Day Group, London and Bedford"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE DIE-CUT FLIPBACK INNER SLEEVE
Tony Connor - Drums
Keith Gemmell - Clarinet, Flute, Tenor Saxophone
Howard Werth - Guitar, Vocals
Trevor Williams - Bass, Keyboards, Vocal
When ‘Audience’ arrived on the rock scene in 1969 they had to create a whole new category of music so that they could be conveniently pigeonholed; their sound was thus labelled ‘Art Rock’.
The band’s influence over the years could never have been imagined at the time.
Their line-up defied the norm for a rock band, with a nylon strung acoustic guitar, saxophone, flute, and a more conservative back line of bass and drums, with Howard Werth’s unique vocals.
They played their first gig at the prestigious Marquee Club in Wardour Street, London after which they were immediately snapped up on a one album deal by the rather conservative Polydor Records.
The album Audience (1969) was a great critical success, but met with commercial indifference.
Polydor, unsure of how to treat the band, withdrew their support.
So when Tony Stratton Smith approached them with a view to joining Charisma Records they needed no second bidding.
He’d only just set up the label at that point and had only recorded a couple of things with Rare Bird and Van Der Graf Generator.
So Audience were attracted by the idea of joining Charisma, because in many ways they were the first of the independent labels.
Friend's, Friend's Friend was released in May 1970
Track Listing:
Side 1: NOTHING YOU DO / BELLADONNA MOONSHINE / IT BRINGS A TEAR / RAID
Side 2: RIGHT ON THEIR SIDE / EBONY VARIATIONS / PRIESTESS / FRIEND’S FRIEND’S FRIEND
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean and fresh with less than a handful (at most) of light spindle traces - this copy has seen very little play
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT++
Both surfaces retain their original deep glossy sheen and are practically unmarked.
There are one or two light bush marks and a pin-point spot on Side Two but none of these have any audio consequence - the playback is superb
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT++
Sensational sound throughout - crystal clear, sharp and bright - and my one careful play-check at loud volume revealed no major audio issues of note - no scratches, no loud clicks or pops, no surface noise and no groove-wear (it's barely been played)
An exceptionally fine playing copy of this gorgeous LP - and these are surprisingly hard to find. I have seen/heard totally mint/unplayed copies of this first pressing which have played with excessive surface noise/clicking (especially on Side Two) - but this one sounds wonderful and probably surpasses its EX++ audio grading
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
Apart from a little storage rubbing to the edges of the gatefold it's in fine condition with strong, vibrant colours
HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I USUALLY TAKE QUITE A FEW SO YOU CAN GET A CLEAR INDICATION OF EVERY DETAIL OF THE ITEM
I HAVE UPLOADED AS MANY AS I CAN BUT I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SUPPLY ANY ADDITIONAL PHOTOS ON REQUEST
AND PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUERIES YOU MAY HAVE
ALL RECORDS ARE PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED ON A 'MOTH MKII Pro' BEFORE DISPATCH AND PACKAGED WITH THE VINYL OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE TO PREVENT ANY 'KNIFING' DURING TRANSIT
A QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
POST & PACKING
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