NIC JONES Penguin Eggs LP TOPIC 1980 UK orig+stereo 12TS411 with DAVE BURLAND
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NIC JONES
with TONY HALL, BRIDGET DANBY, DAVE BURLAND
Singer Nic Jones was among the most acclaimed artists to emerge from the British folk revival, winning praise
for his moving vocals as well as his prowess on guitar and fiddle. Greatly influenced by Martin Carthy, whose
percussive guitar style Jones adopted for his own, he first surfaced during the late '60s as a member of the group
the Halliard, mounting a solo career in 1970 with his debut album, Ballads and Songs........In 1978 Jones also
joined the short-lived group Bandoggs, releasing an eponymous LP in 1978. Other projects included appearances
on albums from artists including Richard Thompson and June Tabor. Released in 1980, Penguin Eggs -- named
Folk Album of the Year by Melody Maker -- was his final new recording; in 1982 he was critically injured
in an auto accident and forced to retire from performing.......
"PENGUIN EGGS"
1980 LP TOPIC RECORDS 12TS411
MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL COPY FIRST or 2ND PRESSING
This one comes with Cream/Buff label & Green text. Also with White label.
Topic records address on the label is 27 Nassington Road, London NW32TX
(later release has address to 50 Stroud Green Road, Finsbury Park, London 4E3EF)
SINGLE COVER
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LABEL: TOPIC - CREAM/BUFF LABEL w/LOGO on TOP - GREEN TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine & rear) 12TS411
Catalog on labels: 12TS411 (611-A) / 12TS411 (611-B)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): TOPIC 611A1 EG
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): TOPIC 611B1 EG
On labels: top rim text reads "All rights.......prohibited"
bottom rim text reads "Made in England Topic Records Ltd. 27 Nassington Road, London NW32TX"
? Topic 1980
All Rights Reserved
MCPS
On Back Cover: Notes by Nic Jones
First published by Topic 1980/Produced by Tony Engle/Recorded at Livingstone Studio.......
Topic Records Ltd, London
Made in England. Shorepak by Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd., Englandtracklisting
Side A: CANADEE-IO - THE DROWNED LOVERS - THE HUMPBACK WHALE - THE LITTLE POT STOVE
Side B: COURTING IS A PLEASURE - BARRACK STREET - PLANXTY DAVIS
THE FLANDYKE SHORE - FAREWELL TO THE GOLD
gradingRECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
The magnum opus from this near-legendary folksinger, Penguin Eggs stands in a virtual class by itself -- a folk record built on playing of such virtuosity that anyone who enjoys guitar, of any type or style, should hear it; a body of traditional songs played with an immediacy and urgency that transcends any dry notions of scholarship; and a record that stands astride the opposing virtues of youth and antiquity, in its execution and source, respectively. Penguin Eggs is one of those rare records were not just every song, but each instrumental part is worth hearing. Jones' singing, some of the most expressive to emerge from the English folk revival, has a richness reminiscent of a young Martin Carthy but also elements of the honest roughness in the work of A.L. Lloyd and Paul Clayton. The vocals are attractive enough to make this record a keeper, but what makes this album truly special, and alluring to modern listeners, even 38 years after its release, is the playing -- Jones' acoustic guitar work is so lyrical, elegant, and sinewy on Penguin Eggs, and gets such spirited (yet economical) support from Tony Hall and Bridget Danby, on melodeon and recorder, respectively, that it would be worth hearing just as an instrumental album, and could show a hardcore traditionalists a thing or two about virtuoso showmanship as well. Moreover, the harmony singing, provided by Danby and Dave Burland, gives this record some of the same appeal that one came to expect from groups such as early Steeleye Span and Fairport Convention, though the use of purely acoustic instruments puts Penguin Eggs in a category completely separate from them...(AllMusic)price rating
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