BRIAN DAVISON'S EVERY WHICH WAY- 1970 Orig. N.MINT
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BRIAN DAVISON'S EVERY WHICH WAY
BRIAN DAVISON'S EVERY WHICH WAY
33 RPM. LP. - 'PINK' CHARISMA - CAS 1021 (UK) 1970
ORIGINAL (UK) 1st PRESS ISSUE
VINYL CONDITION NEAR MINT
SLEEVE CONDITION EXCELLENT
MATRIX NUMBERS: (CAS 1021 A - 1U/B - 2U)
RARE AND HIGHLY COLLECTABLE 1st PRESSING,
ORIGINAL UK 'PINK' CHARISMA 1970 PROGRESSIVE ROCK ALBUM,
'BRIAN DAVISON'S EVERY WHICH WAY'.
A TOP COPY OF A SUPERB PROG ROCK LP
A TREMENDOUS LOST ALBUM!
a very fascinating affair to relax by as well as to feel thrilled.
Totally under-rated album from the former drummer of The Nice. This was the short lived group Brian Davison
put together after Keith Emerson split The Nice up.
Recorded in 1970 it pretty much flew under the radar and the band broke up shortly after.
Davison enlisted Graham Bell (later of Bell + Arc) on vocals. With a voice that reminds of Steve Winwood,
and the jazzy reeds of Geoffrey Peach the music sounds quite a bit like Traffic and Blind Faith in spots.
Guitarist John Hedley plays with a blues based style but he just tears it up through out the disc firing off
monster solos all over the place. I used to see this album years ago but stayed clear of it...
...man what a mistake! This one is a real gem. Highest recommendation!
A few months after the disbanding of the Nice, drummer Brian Davison put together a new group
he wanted to call Every Which Way and recorded what turned out to be his only solo album.
Released in 1970, it was received with indifference and remains to this day cruelly underrated.
While fellow ex-Nice Keith Emerson went on to form the widely successful prog rock trio Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Davison recruited unknown musicians to find a new sound miles away from the classical pomp of his former band.
The result is a delightful prog rock album, very delicate and soft for the most part, tinged by blues and soul
and reminiscent of Savoy Brown's albums of the early '70s, but also of Brian Auger's Oblivion Express.
Most importantly, Davison never takes a leading role, keeping his drumming intelligent and efficient,
but firmly anchored in the background. Keyboardist/singer Graham Bell wrote most of the material.
Guitarist John Hedley (who disappeared after this LP) does a great job in the more energe...tic "All in Time."
Future Procol Harum bassist Alan Cartwright puts his distinctive touch to the music. Saxophonist/flutist Geoffrey Peach (later in Lake) plays with much soul, evoking a cross between Elton Dean circa Soft Machine's Third and Mel Collins circa King Crimson's Islands. The music is deceptively simple, with exquisite arrangements and gripping vocals.
The opener, "Bed Ain't What It Used to Be," pioneers a genre of restrained blues rock ballads that would become
more common in the 1990s. "The Light" is the other highlight and sounds like Van der Graaf Generator playing the blues. Simplicity has rarely sounded so compelling. Every Which Way is an unsuspected treasure hidden among the piles of minor prog rock-related albums of the 1970s.
Brian Davison, a drummer of no small stature, passed away April 15, 2008.
THE RECORD HAS BEEN STRICTLY GRADED
(R/C) STANDARDS.
VINYL CONDITION
THE VINYL IS IN STUNNING NEAR MINT CONDITION,
BRIGHT, CLEAN AND SHINNY,
RETAINING IT'S 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK.
BARELY VISIBLE, UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT,
THERE ARE TWO SMALL, VERY LIGHT AND OF THE FAINTEST TRACES.
SIDE ONE & SIDE TWO
THE RECORD HAS HAD VERY LITTLE PLAY, AT ALL.
LABEL CONDITION
THE LABELS ARE ALSO IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.
WITH ONE FAINT AND LIGHT SPINDLE MARK,
EITHER SIDE OF THE CENTRE HOLE.
THE RECORD COMES IN IT'S ORIGINAL INNER PAPER SLEEVE,
IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
LAMINATED SLEEVE CONDITION
THE LAMINATED SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION
THERE IS SOME LAMINATE 'LIFTING',
FRONT LEFT HAND SIDE OF SLEEVE, NO TEARING.
(SEE PHOTOGRAPHS)
THE EDGES, CORNERS AND SPINE ARE SHARP AND FINE,
WITH NO TEARING, OR SPLITTING.
IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO GET ANOTHER CHANCE,
TO BUY THIS VERY RARE, UK 1ST PRESS 'PROG' DEBUT ALBUM,
ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION!
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