GRATEFUL DEAD Blues For Allah 1975 UK UA 1st PRESS - LAMINATED + INSERT - MINT
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£ 36
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May 28, 2018
Sold Date
May 18, 2018
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GRATEFUL DEAD Blues For Allah 1975 UK UA 1st PRESS - LAMINATED + INSERT - MINT
GRATEFUL DEADBlues For Allah
1975 UK UNITED ARTISTS (UAS 29895) FIRST PRESSING
BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL COPY - AS GOOD AS NEW - LOOKS UNPLAYED
MATRIX: UAS 29895 A-1U / UAS 29895 B-1U
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FULLY LAMINATED AND DEEPLY GLOSSY SINGLE SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL LYRIC INSERT WHICH INCLUDES HEBREW, ARABIC & PERSIAN TRANSLATIONS OF "BLUES FOR ALLAH"
AND PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN" PRINTED IN BLACK
The Grateful Dead went into a state of latent activity in the fall of 1974 that lasted until the spring of the following year when the band reconvened at guitarist/vocalist Bob Weir's Ace Studios to record Blues for Allah.
When the LP hit shelves in September of 1975, the time off had done the band worlds of good, as Blues for Allah -- more than any past or future studio album -- captures the Dead at their most natural and inspired.
The opening combo of "Help on the Way," "Slipknot!," and "Franklin's Tower" is a multifaceted suite, owing as much to Miles Davis circa the E.S.P. album as to anything the Grateful Dead had been associated with. "Slipknot!" contains chord changes, progressions, and time signatures which become musical riddles for the band to solve -- which they do in the form of "Franklin's Tower."
Another highly evolved piece is the rarely performed "King Solomon's Marbles," an instrumental that spotlights, among other things, Keith Godchaux's tastefully unrestrained Fender Rhodes finger work displaying more than just a tinge of Herbie Hancock inspiration.
These more aggressive works contrast the delicate musical and lyrical haiku on "Crazy Fingers" containing some of lyricist Robert Hunter's finest and most beautifully arranged verbal images for the band. Weir's guitar solo in "Sage & Spirit" is based on one of his warm-up fingering exercises. Without a doubt, this is one of Weir's finest moments. The light acoustic melody is tinged with an equally beautiful arrangement.
Side 1:
Help On The Way (3:15)
Slipknot! (4:03)
Franklin's Tower (Roll Away The Dew) (4:37)
King Solomon's Marbles (1:55)
Stronger Than Dirt Or Milkin' The Turkey (3:25)
The Music Never Stopped (4:35)
Side 2:
Crazy Fingers (6:41)
Sage & Spirit (3:07)
Blues For Allah (3:21)
Sand Castles & Glass Camels (5:26)
Unusual Occurrences In The Desert (3:48)
LABELS: MINT
The labels, with Grateful Dead Records print are immaculate.
Clean, bright and unmarked with no spindle traces or any sign the record has ever been played
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like-new.
One harmless light mark on Side Two otherwise even under bright light there is barely a wispy hairline to be seen
VINYL Audio: MINT
Plays like new throughout with nothing to fault the crystal clear, clean, fresh sound
SLEEVE: MINT
As good as new with a deep glass-like gloss to its laminated surfaces and crisp, sharp, unworn edges and spine
INSERT: NEAR MINT
The insert is practically untouched with just two tiny spots in the bottom corner
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £18.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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