MICHAEL CHAPMAN Fully Qualified Survivor LP HARVEST 1970 UK 1stPress MICK RONSON
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MICHAEL CHAPMANwith MICK RONSON, BARRY MORGAN, GUS DUDGEON
PAUL BUCKMASTER, JOHNNY VAN DEREK, RICK KEMP
A former art and photography teacher, Michael Chapman emerged from the folk scene in Yorkshire, England,
gaining a reputation as one of England's finest original singer/songwriters.
A deal with the fledgling Harvest label (EMI's "underground" boutique) led to the release
of Rainmaker in 1969. The album featured the support of Rick Kemp (who went on to provide
bass for Chapman for many years) and Danny Thompson. Window followed in short order,
with Fully Qualified Survivor completing a debut triptych that sent waves of critical appreciation
through the music industry, with influential BBC disc jockey John Peel
supporting Chapman whenever possible
"FULLY QUALIFIED SURVIVOR"
Produced by Gus Dudgeon
1970 LP HARVEST RECORDS STEREO SHVL 764
MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL COPY 1ST PRESSING
without boxed EMI Logo and with 'MADE IN GT BRITAIN' at 6 o'clock on the label
This version: Issued on green/yellow Harvest label (with no boxed EMI logo) in a gatefold sleeve laminated
on the outside and with both Harvest and EMI logos on the front and on the inside panel to the right
Barcode and Other Identifiers
LABEL: HARVEST - GREEN/YELLOW LABEL and un-boxed 'EMI' - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine) SHVL 764 (inside cover) SHVL 764 (1E 062 o 90998)
Catalog on labels: SHVL 764 (SHVL.764A / SHVL.764B)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): SHVL 764 A -1 U
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): SHVL 764 B -1 U
On labels: "Made in Gt. Britain" (on the labels appears at 6 o'clock)
?1970 on both labels (on the labels the release year appears at 3 o'clock)
Produced by Gus Dudgeon for Tuesday Productions
Rights Society: Essex International. Mecolico. BIEM. NCB
On Inside Sleeve: E.M.I. Records (The Gramophone Company Ltd)
Made and Printed in Great Britain
7003 TPS Printed and made by E. J. Day Group, London and Bedford SHVL 764
from my records collection
tracklisting
Side A: AVIATOR - NAKED LADIES AND ELECTRIC RAGTIME
STRANGER IN THE ROOM - POSTCARDS OF SCARBOROUGH
Side B: FISHBEARD SUNSET - SOULFUL LADY - RABBIT HILLS
MARCH RAIN - KODAK GHOSTS - ANDRU'S EASY RIDER - TRINKETS AND RINGS
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RECORD EX (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG(+) (please, see pictures and read above description)
After the critical acclaim Michael Chapman received for Rainmaker in 1969, he followed up quickly
in early 1970 with Fully Qualified Survivor, a record more adventurous and haunting than its predecessor,
with added production flourishes and equally strong songs. Fully Qualified Survivor is the album
that established Chapman as a folk troubadour. Leaving the guitar pyrotechnics largely locked in a shed,
Chapman concentrated instead on his songwriting skills, and the sacrifice -- for this record anyway -- paid off.
Leaving the lead guitar credits to a fellow Hull-man, Mick Ronson (who got his gig with David Bowie
as a result of his playing on this album), with Rick Kemp making a return as bassist and Barry Morgan on drums,
Chapman relied on no less than Paul Buckmaster -- then beginning to work with Elton John,
among others -- to employ and arrange a small string section to fill out the songs.
It paid off, netting him his only chart hit, "Postcards of Scarborough." However, the disc's opener,
"Aviator," is the song that best embodies the spirit of the songwriter and album better than anything else on it....(AllMusic)
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