BUMPERS: 1970 UK ISLAND PROG SAMPLER - KING CRIMSON, TRAFFIC, NICK DRAKE etc
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22
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29
£ 22
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Jun 7, 2012
Sold Date
May 28, 2012
Start Date
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Great Britain
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BUMPERS: 1970 UK ISLAND PROG SAMPLER - KING CRIMSON, TRAFFIC, NICK DRAKE etc
BUMPERSUK ISLAND (IDP 1) FIRST PRESSING (June 1970) OF ISLAND'S MAGNIFICENT DOUBLE LP SAMPLER "Bumpers"
ONE OF THE BEST (if not THE best) SAMPLER OF THE PERIOD - WITH AN IMPRESSIVE LINE-UP HIGHLIGHTING THE ASTONISHING RANGE OF TALENT ON THE ISLAND LABEL AT THE TIME
EXCELLENT CONDITION - SEEN TWO/THREE PLAYS (at most)
PRESSED ON MID/HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL WITH THE FIRST ISSUE PINK ISLAND LABELS
MATRICES: IDP 1 + A / IDP 1 + B and IDP + 1 + C / IDP + 1 + D2
THE TWO RECORDS ARE HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE "Printed and made by the E. J. Day Group, London and Bedford" WITH THE ORIGINAL 29'11 PRICE STICKER STILL IN PLACE
Tremendous compilation which contains several genuine rarities, as both Mott The Hoople and Fairport Convention are represented by otherwise unavailable versions of their contributions ("Thunderbuck Ram" and "Walk Awhile" respectively).
And, when "Bumpers" was released, Nick Drake's second LP, "Bryter Layter" was yet to be issued, so this album contains the first availability of the deeply beautiful, "Hazey Jane"
A bountiful double album package rounding up the cream of the UK Island label's 1970 output, highlighting recent releases and anticipating forthcoming ones.
Of all the labels operating in the UK as the decade turned, Island was unquestionably the most adventurous, at the same time as maintaining a stable whose internal logic now seems impeccable.
Leaning towards the folkier side of hard rock, and the bluesier edge of prog - an adventure that allowed King Crimson and Mott The Hoople to rub shoulders with Cat Stevens and Traffic.
Tracks from the Keith Relf/Jim McCarty-era Renaissance, Clouds and Quintessence remind us of a day when even the greatest modern collectibles were just regular new releases.
Today Island ranks among the most collectible British label of the entire era and every track on Bumpers offers a reason why
SIDE 1:
"Every Mother's Son" (Traffic)
"Love" (Bronco)
"I Am The Walrus" (Spooky Tooth)
"Jesus, Buddha, Moses, Gauranga" (Quintessence)
SIDE 2:
"Thunderbuck Ram" (Mott The Hoople)
"Nothing To Say" (Jethro Tull)
"Going Back West" (Jimmy Cliff)
"Send Your Mother To Die" (Blodwyn Pig)
"Little Woman" (Dave Mason)
SIDE 3:
"Go Out And Get It" (John & Beverley Martin)
"Cadence & Cascade" (King Crimson)
"Reaching Out On All Sides" (If)
"Oh I Wept" (Free)
"Hazey Jane" (Nick Drake)
SIDE 4:
"Walk Awhile" (Fairport Convention)
"Maybe You're Right" (Cat Stevens)
"Island" (Renaissance)
"The Sea" (Fotheringay)
"Take Me To Your Leader" (Clouds)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, bright unmarked labels which have lost none of their strong vibrant pink colour and carry just a couple of light spindle traces
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT+
Both records retain their original deep glossy sheen and are practically unmarked
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT to EXCELLENT++
Great sound (varying from track to track depending upon the source i.e. the Jethro Tull and Blodwyn Pig tracks have a fairly quiet cut) and the whole set plays beautifully throughout. My play-check at loud volume detected no major audio issues of note - no scratches, groove-wear or distortion - just some random clicks (most notable on the Cat Stevens track) but no other audible distractions - an absolute joy to hear - very nice copy which has seen little use
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
The original gatefold cover is clean and bright with just some general light storage wear to the edges and corners but no major issues of note and all text on the (wide) spine is clear and bold
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
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