MANFRED MANN CHAPTER THREE: 1969 UK VERTIGO 1st PRESS 'PHILIPS...' NEAR MINT
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256
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£ 256
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Dec 3, 2015
Sold Date
Nov 23, 2015
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£ 96
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MANFRED MANN CHAPTER THREE: 1969 UK VERTIGO 1st PRESS 'PHILIPS...' NEAR MINT
MANFRED MANN CHAPTER THREEManfred Mann Chapter Three
UK VERTIGO (VO 3) FIRST PRESSING (October 1969) OF THE FIRST ALBUM FROM MANFRED MANN CHAPTER THREE
A MELANCHOLY/BLUESY/JAZZY AFFAIR DOMINATED BY STRONG ORGAN AND HORNS
THE RECORD HAS SEEN MODERATE PLAY BUT IT'S BEEN VERY CAREFULLY HANDLED - THE VINYL SURFACES ARE PRACTICALLY UNMARKED, THE SOUND PERFORMANCE IS STUNNING THROUGHOUT AND THE GATEFOLD IS THE FINEST I HAVE SEEN
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE VERTIGO SWIRL LABELS WHICH CARRY "A PHILIPS RECORD PRODUCT" STATEMENT
MATRIX: 847902 1Y//3 ? 420 11 3 / 847902 2Y//3 ? 420 11 5
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH “A PHILIPS RECORDS PRODUCT" PRINTED ON THE BACK
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED VERTIGO COMPANY INNER SLEEVE
Manfred Mann Chapter Three is the debut album released in 1969 by Manfred Mann Chapter Three. It was one of the three first albums released on the Vertigo record label. The principal members of the group were Manfred Mann and Mike Hugg. Mann played the organ and acted as the group's musical arranger, whilst Hugg handled vocals, played piano and was the chief song writer. The group was augmented by a five-piece brass section and several distinguished jazz soloists.
The core songs "Travelling Lady", "Snakeskin Garter", "Devil Woman" and "Time" define the album's sound: long, slow, doomy one chord riffs beneath sections of breathy vocals, powerful brass and free-form improvised solos. "Konekuf" is the same without the vocals, while "A Study in Inaccuracy" is simply freeform. "Sometimes", "One Way Glass", "Ain't It Sad" and "Where Am I Going" are shorter and more melodic, wistful songs centering around Hugg's electric piano, on which he turns in an able solo on "Mister, You're a Better Man Than I"
A fascinating piece of work - successfully rewarding on each play
Side 1:
Travelling Lady
Snakeskin Garter
Konekuf
Sometimes
Devil Woman
Side 2:
Time
One Way Glass
Mister You're A Better Man Than I
Ain't It Sad
A Study In Inaccuracy
Where Am I Going
LABELS: EXCELLENT+
Clean, unmarked labels - moderate spindle traces to both sides - seen a few spins but been very carefully handled
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT+
Both vinyl surfaces shine like-new with nothing but fine hairlines and sight misting on the edge of Side A - nothing of any audible significance
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Even though this copy has seen a few spins my play-check at loud volume found nothing to fault the strong, deep and rich sound performance - plays beautifully throughout
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Finest I have seen - crisp, sharp and fresh
INNER SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Clean and unmarked - no seam splits
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC INNER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd class standard)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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625 (GS 6.9.7 (625))
