LINDA HOYLE 'AFFINITY' LP UK VERITGO SWIRL RARE PROG

$

415

GROOVES RECORDS

AFFINITY

ORIGINAL UK VERTIGO SWIRL LABEL

STILL HAS ORIGINAL VERTIGO SWIRL INNER SLEEVE

WE ARE SELLING THIS RECORD ON BEHALF OF LINDA HOYLE HERSELF

AUTOGRAPHED BY LINDA HOYLE

'This was a part of my life that I loved, hated, miss. The last Autograph, Linda Hoyle'

AUTOGRAPHED IN OUR STORE!!!

RARE ~ BID WHILE YOU CAN!

Rated by RECORD COLLECTOR as a 5 STAR ALBUM

This fine jazz-prog band laid down a wealth of unreleased material which appears to be attracting a new generation of listeners via Angel Air. That's unsurprising, as Affinity were fronted by a great singer in Linda Hoyle. In their relatively short lifespan, they secured an upstairs residency at Ronnie's and turned in an excellent album. It had covers of the likes of Bob Dylan, Alun Hull and The Lovin' Spoonful, but it was top notch. DJ Annie Nightingale proclaimed Hoyle 'Girl most likely to succeed' in 1970, and she had a point. Alas, a happy fate for Linda and Affinity was not to be, and they bowed out with a great cover of Laura Nyro. The members splintered off into The Jeff Beck Group, Toe Fat and Sailor.

Record Collector - April 2007

The self-titled album by the short-lived outfit Affinity displays a lot of potential, which if not wholly successful has an individuality separating them from their more jazzy and progressive peers. If Linda Hoyle's talent for fusing the vocal traits of Bessie Smith, Grace Slick, and Sandy Denny together semi-successfully is the defining point, then Lynton Naiff's pounding Hammond workouts fall somewhere between the exceptional and the overdone. With the addition of John Paul Jones' fine brass arrangements, which are to the fore throughout, a very soulful feel reminiscent of the latter work of Brian Auger, Julie Driscoll & the Trinity is created. And the album's variety of moods sustains interest throughout. "Coconut Grove" (the Lovin' Spoonful song) is given a similar slow treatment to Donovan's diversions into jazz on Sunshine Superman, notably "The Observation," while a heavier element is supplied by a few heavy Hammond numbers, with a take on Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower" being the most impressive. Although over 11 minutes long, some complex progressive organ work similar to Caravan's David Sinclair is displayed, preventing it from becoming predictable. A forlorn baroque Harpsichord interpretation of the Everly Brothers' "I Wonder if I Care as Much" adds a haunting quality to the set with Jones' string arrangements and Hoyle's vocals working hand in hand, and "Mr. Joy" allows the young singer to pay patronage to her heroine, Grace Slick, in which the Jefferson Airplane comparisons can really be heard. At times overambitious. And a plethora of cover versions given the progressive treatment instead of Affinity originals is a major letdown. But as an early work of post-'60s progression, this album is a pleasurable experience recalling the days when musicians and singers really worked hard at what they did.

allmusic.com

WE HAVE INCLUDED A VERY DARK PICTURE OF THE AUTOGRAPH THAT IS INSIDE THE GATEFOLD. SORRY FOR THE CLARITY, BUT WE WERE GETTING AN AWFUL GLARE WHEN USING THE FLASH. THE AUTOGRAPH LOOKS GREAT IN REAL LIFE, WE SWEAR!

TRACKS

I Am and So Are You

Night Flight

I Wonder If I Care as Much

Mr. Joy

Three Sisters

Coconut Grove

All Along the Watchtower

1970 VERTIGO RECORDS

USED IN VG+ CONDITION

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