MIKE COOPER Do I Know You? 1970 UK DAWN - ONE PLAY - NEAR MINT
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Sep 1, 2016
Sold Date
Aug 22, 2016
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MIKE COOPER Do I Know You? 1970 UK DAWN - ONE PLAY - NEAR MINT
MIKE COOPERDo I Know You?
1970 UK DAWN (DNLS 3005) FIRST PRESSING
SUPERB ORIGINAL COPY - LOOKS ONCE PLAYED - GREAT SOUND
PRESSED ON HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL (173g) WITH THE FIRST ORANGE DAWN LABELS
MARTIX SIDE ONE: NSPL 18336 A-1 * T (crossed out) DNLS 3005 A-I T STEREO
MARTIX SIDE TWO: NSPL 18336 B-1 * T (crossed out) DNLS 3005 B-I T STEREO
STAMPERS/MOTHERS: F/1 and J/1
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL WIDE SPINE MATT GATEFOLD "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL "FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING" POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE
Guitarist Mike Cooper is as responsible as anyone else -- and more so than many -- for ushering in the blues boom in the U.K. in the late '60s. His use of a '20s National Steel didn't hurt, but neither did his knowledge of the techniques of Fred McDowell and Blind Boy Fuller; or his rock-solid songwriting in both the folk and blues genres. His debut, recorded on the Pye label in 1969, was a largely forgettable affair due to dodgy production, but it was auspicious enough to land him a deal with Dawn Records, for whom he recorded four astonishing records between 1970 -1973, the first of which is Do I Know You?. On his debut for Dawn, Cooper hybridised his use of the blues in his songs. The opener, "The Link," and Journey to the East," are open, modal pieces, which use open tunings and drones produced by a 12-string tuned in open-A. They are wide-open English folk/country romps full of a driving power and fluency with the traditional languages to make them both breezy and muscular. It isn't until "Theme in C" that Cooper's legendary slide playing makes an appearance. Using his National Steel and some weird sound effect, he begins with a near-Travis-style picking technique, followed by Fred McDowell's high-end, slip-and-slide method of vibrato, always returning to an open-E to end the phrase. Again, Cooper's style is trademarked by the ease with which he attacks the instrument, and makes his playing sound like water running over rocks. It's hum-able, percussive, and full of shimmering glissando as well. On his vocal tunes, such as "First Song" and "Thinking Black," it's the blues tunes; with their thin, reedy, vocal qualities, that work best,. But even here there are exceptions to that rule. The closing track, "Looking Back," is a folk song underlying a gorgeous, soul-music feeling that is enhanced by the use of an upright bass played by Harry Miller. In the mournful, drifter tradition, Cooper traces the same lyrical territory his good friend Mike Chapman had mined a year before with '"Rainmaker," but his voice is lighter, freer, less-weighted by the mournful, bitter edge that was Chapman's trademark; and therefore more palatable, if not believable. As an album, Do I Know You? proves that Cooper was a major talent, who, if given the chance, would have had staying power due to his musical restlessness; and it provided a mere hint of the things to come on the legendary Trout Steel a year later.
Side 1:
The Link
Journey To The East
First Song
Theme In C
Thinking Back
Side 2:
Think She Know Me Now
Too Late Now
Wish She Was With Me
Do I Know You?
Start Of A Journey
Looking Back
LABELS: NEAR MINT
An immaculate set of clean, fresh labels with just one light spindle trace per side
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like-new
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT/NEAR MINT
Plays beautifully with superb sound quality - crystal clear, warm and incredibly immediate with a nice loud cut - some interference noted briefly on "Journey To The East" but this is a pressing rather than a wear issue - nothing really - fantastic record - very highly recommended indeed
SLEEVE: VERY GOOD
General light wear to this untreated gatefold - light rub to the edges/surfaces and a scuff to the spine - nothing too major - the inner surfaces are clean and unmarked
POST & PACKING:
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