Headband ‘Happen Out’ LP NZ blues rock 1971 (Harvest)

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Headband ‘Happen Out’ LP ~ NZ blues rock 1971 (Harvest)

Headband (NZ) – Happen Out LP (orig. Australia STEREO Harvest SHVL-7001—1972, gatefold cover)

Original Australian-pressed record in a New Zealand-manufactured gatefold cover.  Australian covers simply DO NOT EXIST.  EMI (Australia) imported the covers from HMV (New Zealand).

Recorded: 1971 ~ Australian release date: early 1972 (NZ issue: late 1971).

VERY RARE debut album by this group from AUCKLAND—NEW ZEALAND, and issued on the highly collectable HARVEST label.  This is a great energetic blues-rock LP that includes cover versions of THE BAND ‘Time To Kill’, BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS ‘Lisa, Listen To Me’ and JOHN MAYALL ‘The Laws Must Change’.  The MAYALL cover takes up most of side two.  All five members get the opportunity to play individual solos throughout the song.  A special mention should be made of the amazing solos of Ron Craig and Billy Kristian—frenetic wah-wah guitar and fuzz bass absolutely explode out of the speakers.

Also included are the group’s hit singles ‘The Ballad Of Jacques Le Mere’ and ‘Love Is Bigger Than The Whole Wide World’.  ‘Jacques Le Mere’ also appeared on the HUMAN INSTINCT ‘Snatmin Cuthin’ album (Zodiac 1972).

weblink: http://www.sergent.com.au/headband.html

Selected AUSTRALIAN/NEW ZEALAND Discography:

7”    The Ballad Of Jacques Le Mere b/w The Error Of My Ways1           HMV            Nov. 1971

LP  HAPPEN OUT2                                                HARVEST  1971/72

7”    Good Morning Mr. Rock ‘n’ Roll b/w Dip Tank2                                 Harvest        Apr. 1972

7”    Love Is Bigger Than The Whole Wide World b/w The Loving Tree1    HMV            Sep. 1972

7”    Time1 b/w Paranoia1                                                                    HMV            1972

1 Non-LP single tracks.

2 Issued in Australia & New Zealand.  All other releases are New Zealand-only.

HEADBAND ‘Happen Out’ LP release dates: New Zealand late 1971, Australia early 1972.

SIDE 1

1(a).      Mood One                                                          Writ: Dick Hopp

1(b).      Time To Kill                                                       Writ: Robbie Robertson (The Band)

2.              Lisa, Listen To Me                                              Writ: David Clayton-Thomas (BS&T)

3.              Dip Tank (3:05)                                                 Writ: Dick Hopp

4.              The Ballad Of Jacques Le Mere                         Writ: Neil Edwards (Human Instinct)

5.              Headband Grooving                                            Writ: Billy Kristian

SIDE 2

6.              Good Morning Mr. Rock ‘n’ Roll (2:41)                 Writ: Tommy Adderley

7.              Love Is Bigger Than The Whole Wide World      Writ: Jimmy Hill

8(a).     Mood Two                                                          Writ: Dick Hopp

8(b).     The Laws Must Change                                       Writ: John Mayall

PERSONNEL

     Tommy Adderley        lead vocals (trks 1b,2,4-7,8b); scat vocals (trk 3); harmonica (trks 1b,5,8b)

     Ron Craig                   electric guitar (all trks except 3: acoustic guitar); harmony vocals (trks 4,7)

     Billy Kristian              bass guitar, also fuzz bass (trks 6,8b); harmony vocals (trks 4,5,7); piano (trk 6); tambourine (trk 4)

     Dick Hopp                  electric violin (trks 1a,1b,4,5,8a,8b); flute (trks 2,3); chocola (trk 1b); harmony vocals (trk 7)

     Jimmy Hill                 drums & various percussion; harmony vocals (trks 1b,4,5,7)

Recorded at HMV Studios, Wellington—New Zealand.

Produced by Peter Dawkins.  Engineered by Peter Hitchcock.

GRADING (also refer photos)

Cover (gatefold):

front & back VG(+) laminated with some shelf-wear incl. minor scuffing along seams (front) & spine (splits: top 20mm & bottom 25mm); lamination peel near spine (back)

inside gatefold VG++ corner crease (bottom-right) & few insignificant blemishes, otherwise looks great

Record:

side 1 VG++ visual: few light surface scuffs; audible: really clean sound overall (few light ticks trk 1); labels: very light spindle wear

side 2 VG visual: some surface scuffs—few more pronounced; audible: really clean sound overall; labels: very light spindle wear, small amount of writing

GRADING DESCRIPTION

COVER

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:    Very light wear and/or creasing—defects will be noted.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Some ring-wear and other signs of aging are apparent—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious ring-wear, seam-splits, stains etc—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the cover is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

RECORD

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:    Very light scuffs.  Record played infrequently, with little or no reduction in sound quality.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Lightly scuffed/marked record, with acceptable sound quality—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious scratches, with some deterioration in sound quality—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the record is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

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