ROBIN TROWER Bridge Of Sighs 1974 UK CHRYSALIS 1st PRESS - NEAR MINT
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£ 26
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Oct 24, 2016
Sold Date
Oct 14, 2016
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ROBIN TROWER Bridge Of Sighs 1974 UK CHRYSALIS 1st PRESS - NEAR MINT
ROBIN TROWER Bridge Of Sighs
UK CHRYSALIS (CHR 1057) FIRST PRESSING (April 1974)
GREEN CHRYSALIS LABELS
MATRIX: CHR 1057 A-2U / CHR 1057 B-2U
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT SLEEVE “Printed in England by Robor Limited”
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND "MADE IN ENGLAND" PRINTED IN BLUE
Guitarist Robin Trower's watershed second LP remains his most stunning, representative, and consistent collection of tunes.
Mixing obvious Hendrix influences with blues and psychedelia, then adding the immensely soulful vocals of James Dewar, Trower pushed the often limited boundaries of the power trio concept into refreshing new waters.
The concept gels best in the first track, "Day of the Eagle," where the opening riff rockingly morphs into the dreamy washes of gooey guitar chords that characterise the album's distinctive title track that follows.
At his best, Trower's gauzy sheets of oozing, wistful sound and subtle use of wah-wah combine with Dewar's whisky-soaked soul-drenched vocals to take a song like the wistful ballad "In This Place" into orbit. "Too Rolling Stoned," another highlight and one of the most covered tracks from this album, adds throbbing, subtle funk to the mix, changing tempos midway to a slow, forceful amble on top of which Trower lays his quicksilver guitar.
One of the few Robin Trower albums without a weak cut, Bridge of Sighs holds up to repeated listenings as a timeless work, as well as the crown jewel in Trower's extensive yet inconsistent catalogue
Side 1:
Day Of The Eagle (5:04)
Bridge Of Sighs (5:05)
In This Place (4:28)
The Fool And Me (3:57)
Side 2:
Too Rolling Stoned (7:29)
About To Begin (3:43)
Lady Love (3:21)
Little Bit Of Sympathy (4:20)
LABELS: EXCELLENT+
Clean, unmarked labels - a few light spindle trace
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT+
Both surfaces shine like new with nothing but harmless wispy hairlines/brush marks
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays beautifully throughout with nothing to fault
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
Crisp, clean and sharp - slight surface storage rub - nothing really - no edge wear to speak of - all spine text is clear and bold
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