LP, JOHN CALE, "HELEN OF TROY" Island ILPS 9350, Stereo, 1975, Spedding, Eno
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JOHN CALE
HELEN OF TROY
Island ILPS 9350
Stereo
1975
I bought this LP new in May 1976.
Cover - Shrink on, but small tear at top left corner front/top right corner back. “Import 7.29” written on shrink. That was the price. No other writing, no cardboard splits. Thin material cover so light corner bumps, few perimeter dings. Overall not much shelving/handling evidence.
Vinyl - Some rubs, light smudges.
Sleeve - Original white paper. “PATENT Nos. 1,125,555 MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN” printed at bottom of one side.
Deadwax:
Side A: ILPS-9350-A1 5 A PORKY
Side B: ILPS-9350-B3 8 A PECKO
Pressing Rings:
Side A - 32,35,64mm
Side B - 32,64mm
Vinyl weight 4 3/4 oz, 134g
Released November 14, 1975, says rateyourmusic
vinyldiscovery pressing rings:
32/63mm - CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, UK
Discogs for CBS … UK - A at 9 o’clock, # at 3 o’clock, matrix at 12 o’clock
Not listed on that site
PORKY, PECKO -George Peckham - British lacquer-cutting & mastering engineer
B3 is Leaving it up to you
I could be off by a millimeter as to the pressing rings. Side A does have the extra ring.
Pressing Rings are the rings/indentations around the spindle hole, within the label.
The Discogs site for CBS … UK details correspond with the A, 5, 8 on my record.
Whether all this constitutes a first or later pressing, well, I’m “leaving it up to you.”
Lots of back and forth on line concerning the merits of this LP. I like it. Neither John Cale nor Lou Reed, post their VU work, ever duplicated it for me. So what? These guys had to develop just like anybody else.
There is a lot to get a kick out of here. Cale getting expressive in his singing, some nice guitar pieces, clever lines, variety of arrangements, cool cover picture.
John Cale will always get a listen, just in case…
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