MELANIE Stoneground Words 1972 UK NEIGHBOURHOOD *COMPLETE* - UNPLAYED/MINT
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34
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45
£ 34
Sold For
Dec 5, 2014
Sold Date
Nov 25, 2014
Start Date
£ 20
Start price
7
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Great Britain
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MELANIE Stoneground Words 1972 UK NEIGHBOURHOOD *COMPLETE* - UNPLAYED/MINT
MELANIEStoneground Words
1972 UK NEIGHBOURHOOD RECORDS (NHTC 251) FIRST PRESSING
*COMPLETE* COPY IN HEAVY DUTY GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH 5 PAGE ALBUM SIZE CARD FOLDOUT CALENDAR POSTER AND TEXTURED LYRIC INNER SLEEVE
BEAUTIFUL COPY - UNPLAYED
MATRIX: NHTC 251 A-2 / NHTC 251 B-2
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/GG and 1/RL (an EMI pressing)
Unfortunately, "Brand New Key" sounded the death knell on Melanie's commercial prospects but Stoneground Words was in another class altogether -- a mature, intelligent and ambitious work.
Building on Gather Me's best moments, Melanie effectively shed her cuteness but didn't get cynical, either.
The lyrics of "Summer Weaving," "Do You Believe," and "I Am Not a Poet" have a painterly quality, and Melanie's ear for melody was at its strongest.
Session heavyweights Sal DeTroia and Hugh McCracken, as well as the first-rate arrangements of Roger Kellaway, ensure Stoneground Words' status as an under-heard classic.
It’s a shame that what should have been a renaissance ended up a mere footnote to Melanie's glory days
RECORD: MINT shines like new without a mark
LABELS: MINT no spindle traces or any signs of use
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT printed by Garrod & Lofthouse the heavy duty 'pocket' gatefold has a little rub but is otherwise sharp and clean
INNER SLEEVE: EXCELLENT just small splits to two of the edges where the sharp edge of the vinyl otherwise, clean and unmarked
PICTURES/POSTER: NEAR MINT all five LP size pictures are attached and apart from a crease on one edge are like-new
NOTE: I have not played this copy but left it in its true unplayed/mint state (fully guaranteed - please see below)
Side 1:
Together Alone (4:53)
Between The Road Signs (2:37)
Summer Weaving (3:43)
My Rainbow Race (4:11)
Do You Believe (5:26)
Side 2:
I Am Not A Poet (Night Song) (5:22)
Stoneground Words (4:17)
Song Of The South (4:44)
Maybe I Was (A Golf Ball) (2:09)
Here I Am (4:23)
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd Class Recorded Delivery)
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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