JADE - THEIR 1ST ALBUM - FLY ON STRANGEWINGS - GATEFOLD COVER - DJLPS407 - 1970
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JADE - THEIR 1ST ALBUM - "FLY ON STRANGEWINGS" - GATEFOLD COVER - DJLPS 407 - 1970. Condition is "Used". Dispatched with Royal Mail 2nd Class.
Available from the sellers private collection. The first and only album by the elusive JADE. An album for connoisseurs.
"FLY ON STRANGEWINGS" DJLPS 407 (Dick James Music) Released August 1970
This record is graded between (EX) Excellent to (VG) Very Good condition but qualifies for excellent. There are no scratches or scuff marks upon both surfaces of the disc and no hole distortion. It plays perfectly. The album cover is graded as (G) reflecting its age of 51 years. It has some minor blemishes upon its inner faces. (As shown), fraying on the edges of the gatefold & minor indentations visible to the light.
RCM valuation is held at £160 (EX). I have seen it available at over £250
I purchased this album in Autumn 1970 after hearing the track "Reflections on a Harbour Wall" on some Folk radio programme, and upon seeing Marianne on the cover immediately fell in love with her. All the songs on the album were written by her.
JADE were :- Marianne Segal (Guitar, Vocals) , Dave Waite (Guitar, Vocals), Rod Edwards (Piano, Organ, Harpsichord & Vocals).
Additional musicians who played on the record were:- Pete Seers (Bass), Terry Cox & Mick Waller (Drums) James Litherland (Electric Guitar), Percussion (Pete York), Michael Rosen (Rhythm Guitar), John Harper (Electric Violin), It also featured some string arraingements by Phil Dennys.
The album was recorded at Trident Studios, St Anne's Court, Soho, London in March 1970. It was produced by Jon Miller and the Engineer was Robin Cable for DJM. The cover contained some excellent photography by Barry Wentzell, shot, both at Trident Studios and Hampstead Heath (A 790 Acre Public Park in the borough of Camden in London).
The album was greeted with much appraisal from Melody Maker magazine and became their "Folk Album of the Month". Comparisons were also made with Julie Felix, Joni Mitchell and Sandy Denny. Unfortunatly, sales did not reflect the quality of the music, or praise given.
Jade continued to gig in various universities, theatres and folk clubs throughout 1970/71. Including a tour of the USA playing in New York, Chicago & Los Angeles. Following their return in July 71. Rod Edwards departed & his brother Garry replaced him. Jade unexpectedly split in Autumn 71, due to differences of opinion, as to the musical direction they should take.
In November 71 Dave and Marianne formed the Marianne Segal Band, with Canadian Lee Oliphant (Bass) and in 74, Dave Morris (Drums) joind. They successfully forged an amalgam of folk with rock elements and continuing to play at various venues in the UK until in June 75, they decided to disband, due to various pressures and the change of musical culture at that time. The members went on to session work and Marianne concentrated on songwriting.From that period onward, Marianne continued with her songwriting, which climaxed with the critically-acclaimed album, "The Gathering" featuring the band "Circulus" released in December 2007. In 2009 she spent time in RMS Studios, Norwood, London. Sorting archive reel to reel tapes and assembling some of the tracks for the album "Gipsy Girl Archives Vol 1. Released in February 2010
Some Observations upon Grading Mint (M) The record is in brand new condition, no surface marks, no sound quality deteration. Records designated sealed or un-played qualify as mint. Excellent (EX) The record shows some signs of being played, but with minimal lessening of sound quality . The cover &/or packaging may show slight wear &/or creasing. Very Good (VG) The record has obviously been played many times, but manifests no sound quality deterioraton. Despite noticeable surface marks &/or light scratching. Visible wear & tear on the cover or additional items, without major defects, is acceptable. Good (G) The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, pehaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents may suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc. Fair (F) The record is still just playable, but has not been cared for propery and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced.
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