ROD STEWART Gasoline Alley 1970 UK VERTIGO 1st PRESS TEXTURED GATEFOLD
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Jan 28, 2023 Sold Date
Jan 12, 2023 Start Date
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ROD STEWART Gasoline Alley 1970 UK VERTIGO 1st PRESS TEXTURED GATEFOLD

ROD STEWART
Gasoline Alley

1970 UK VERTIGO (6360 500) FIRST PRESSING

PRESSED WITH THE FIRST UK VERTIGO SWIRL LABELS (large logo on Side B)
MATRIX: 6360500 1Y▽1 420 11 4 / 6360500 2Y▽1 420 11 1
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL HEAVILY TEXTURED GATEFOLD “Sleeve printed and made by Howards Printers (Slough) Ltd”
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED VERTIGO INNER SLEEVE

Gasoline Alley follows the same formula of Rod Stewart's first album, intercutting contemporary covers with slightly older rock & roll and folk classics and originals written in the same vein.
The difference is in execution. Stewart sounds more confident, claiming Elton John's "Country Comfort," the Small Faces' "My Way of Giving," and the Rolling Stones' version of "It's All Over Now" with a ragged, laddish charm.

Like its predecessor, nearly all of Gasoline Alley is played on acoustic instruments -- Stewart treats rock & roll songs like folk songs, reinterpreting them in individual, unpredictable ways.
For instance, "It's All Over Now" becomes a shambling, loose-limbed ramble instead of a tight R&B/blues groove, and "Cut Across Shorty" is based around a howling, Mid-eastern violin instead of a rockabilly riff.
Of course, being a rocker at heart, Stewart doesn't let these songs become limp acoustic numbers -- these rock harder than any fuzz-guitar workout. The drums crash and bang, the acoustic guitars are pounded with a vengeance -- it's a wild, careening sound that is positively joyous with its abandon.

And on the slow songs, Stewart is nuanced and affecting -- his interpretation of Bob Dylan's "Only a Hobo" is one of the finest Dylan covers, while the original title track is a vivid, loving tribute to his adolescence. And that spirit is carried throughout Gasoline Alley. It's an album that celebrates tradition while moving it into the present and never once does it disown the past

Rod Stewart vocals
Ron Wood guitar
Ronnie Lane bass
Kenneth Jones drums

Side A:
Gasoline Alley
It's All Over Now
Only A Hobo
My Way Of Giving
Side B:
Country Comfort
Cut Across Shorty
Lady Day
Jo's Lament
I Don't Want To Discuss It

LABELS: EXCELLENT
Both labels are clean and unmarked with spindle rub on both sides
VINYL Visual: VERY GOOD
Both surfaces retain their deep gloss but there are marks on Side A (which look worse than they sound)
VINYL Audio: VERY GOOD
Sounds great sound throughout but a few problems were noted.
At the end of "It's All Over Now" the mark mentioned above causes about 8 clicks mostly in the space between this and the next track.
Similarly there are a few clicks on "Jo's Lament" mostly in the space between the previous track and this song.
Otherwise no other major problems to report and it's still a great listen
SLEEVE: VERY GOOD
The textured gatefold has some track times written inside and some Tipex marks (see photos) but is otherwise good and solid
INNER SLEEVE: VERY GOOD
The Vertigo inner has some old (long gone) tape marks but is in fine shape without any splits

POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Tracked)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £25.00 (International Tracked)
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Combined Post: Additional records £2 (UK) £3 (Europe) £5 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way

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 1480 (GS 9.1.1 (1480))


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