JAKI WHITREN – RAW BUT TENDER Epic EPC 65645 ’73 LP UK FOLK ROCK EX Ins Superb

	£		26
	$		34

JAKI WHITREN - RAW BUT TENDER, UK EPIC EPC 65645, 1973.

ORIGINAL UK ISSUE with Insert, Orig Yellow Label.

Superb UK 70s Folk Rock… a lost gem with absolutely gorgeous femvox throughout. On her debut album Whitren was backed by some stellar musicians including Pat Donaldson, Gerry Conway, Albert Lee, Lindsay Cooper, Frank Ricotti, Ivan Chandler, Harry Beckett, Stuart Cowell & others.

Highlights are numerous… the bluesy “New Horizon”, the gorgeous “Oh Little Boy”, “Country Life”, “To A Friend, Through A Friend”, the excellent “But Which Way Do I Go?”, “Give Her The Day”, the wonderful “Ain’t It Funny” which has stunning vocals, “I’ve Thought Hard About It”, “As That Evening Sun Goes Down” & “Running All The Time”… which only leaves 2 other tracks which are still good.

An absolute gem of the genre which has finally gained more interest thanks to the timely Sunbeam reissue which itself had a limited pressing.

A real pity that Whitren didn't get the chance to follow up on this wonderful album and nothing was heard from her for nearly 10 years until her releases with John Cartwright which were in a completely different Soul/Funk style.

Original UK issue which seldom turns up in any shape…and goes for high prices in decent shape. This copy also has the lyric insert.

Condition is VG+ to EX-/EX (cover/record), cover has a bit of sticker residue top right corner on the front, no cutout.

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GRADINGS:

I DO TRY TO PLAY/TEST GRADE ALL THE LPs I SELL.

MINT:

RECORD: PERFECT...AS NEW CONDITION, SO NO DETEORIATION IN THE SOUND QUALITY…bear in mind that not all ‘new’ LPs are Mint because of the quality of the pressing etc...also SEALED/UNPLAYED LPs should be Mint.

COVER: AS NEW CONDITION WITH NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS.

M-: RECORD: SLIGHTY WORSE THAN Mint, LP may have the odd surface mark due to removal from its sleeve etc…but should have minimal noise and is still in great condition.

COVER: SHOWS SIGNS OF BEING HANDLED WITH THE ODD CREASE/TINY BIT OF WEAR or a Mint cover with a deletion/cutout hole or notch.

EX: RECORD: MOST REGUARLY PLAYED LPs KEPT WITH CARE FALL INTO THIS CATEGORY...LP may play with more hiss/slight crackle but not louder than the music.

COVER: SLIGHTLY MORE WEAR/CREASING/BENDING even some very slight ring wear...or may be a M or M- cover with a tiny split seam or a tiny sticker tear, but still nice.

EX-: Record & Cover a bit worse than EX, but better than VG+.

VG+: RECORD: LP PLAYS WITH MORE NOISE DUE TO EITHER DIRT OR STRONGER SURFACE MARKS BUT NO BAD MARKS/SCRATCHES and is STILL IS IN A VERY LISTENABLE CONDITION though starting to affect the music to some extent.

COVER: HAS QUITE A LOT OF CEASING/BENDING often with FADING/RING WEAR/ STICKER TEARS/TEARS...or may be an EX cover with a split seam(s).

NOTE: Any buyers looking for reasonably nice playing records should avoid anything below VG+.    

VG: Not exactly ‘Very Good’, an often-misinterpreted grade, most VG records I’ve bought have some obvious defects affecting the record and/or cover.        RECORD: THE SOUND QUALITY OF IS AFFECTED BY SURFACE MARKS/ LESSER AUDIBLE MARKS/SCRATCHES or DIRT etc...but still plays through and is still in quite a REASONABLE condition for playing, though obviously affecting the music to a greater extent.

COVER: PLENTY OF CREASING/BENDING/FADING/RING WEAR but still in one piece.

G: LP still plays through but is very noisy due to scratches/dirt etc....but still not totally trashed!

COVER: AS VG BUT TORN and starting to fall apart.

F/P: LP is trashed...for ornament purposes only.

PLEASE NOTE GRADING IS SUBJECTIVE AND EVERYONE CAN HAVE A DIFFERENT OPINION (for instance, some sellers don’t grade below VG). Myself, I think there should be an obvious difference between each grade.