SEALED 1970 ORIG "IF" #2 KILLER PROG/FUSION/JAZZ/ROCK UK UNDERGROUND SIZZLER
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ORIGINAL 1970 PRESSING
STILL FACTORY SEALED
IF
"2"
USA - (lime green?) CAPITOL RECORDS - SW-676
RARE!!!
ORIGINAL 1970 first pressing NEVER OPENED = STILL FACTORY SEALED
Released in the same year as their first album in 1970, If # '2' saw the English prog/fusion/rock band deliver a killer follow-up album that was just as good, if just a little more instantly approachable than their very first LP ...
One of the things that makes this album such a winner is that, in addition to the obviously top-notch musical displays and improvisational skills of the musicians, the band have crafted those elements to a selection of accessible and melodic tunes, without really being any more overly commercial. Soul, psych, funk, jazz and heavy R&B styles are all blended seamlessly with a hard rocking sound, with thrilling instrumental runs carefully executed between strong vocal passages. Oh, and it also happens to groove the whole time!!
`Your City is Falling' opens the album in gutsy and up-tempo fashion. A catchy tune sung with bellowing conviction by lead singer J.W Hodgkinson is powered by Dennis Elliott's snappy drumming, John Mealing's nimble Hammond organ ripples and relentless dual saxophone attacks from Dave Quincy and Dick Morrissey. The scathing lyric seem to be condemning watching the city you love change around you, the line "Half religious mockeries that robbed the man who died" is especially vivid, and the repeated exasperated mention of "All the restaurants?" just drives the message home perfectly. The gently melancholic `Sunday Sad' is psychedelic and drowsy, with lovely dreamy flute giving way to Terry Smith's Spanish-style slow-burn guitar solo in the middle that bubbles under and eventually erupts with lusty splintering fire, Jim Richardson's chasing bass stalking the whole time.
`Tarmac T. Pirate' (check out the full nonsense title!) is a compact shorter vocal rocker dominated by Hodkinson, but the whole band offering quick little instrumental fills around him throughout.
`I couldn't Write and Tell You' opens the second side, with relentless bass, confident sax blaring and nimble jazzy guitar licks that turn into a psychedelic storm, but a sympathetic heartfelt restrained vocal in the middle over wistful flute is a nice break. `Shadows and Echoes' is a smooth soul ballad, showing that the band was equally convincing on slower, thoughtful numbers as the high energy ones. Reflective flute, lovely harmonies, a warm croon from Hodgkinson and Terry's unexpected nimble-fingered fretboard run in the center is the burning highlight. `I believe this girl's about to fly...' declares J.W on closer `A Song For Elsa', and fly it damn well does! It's a honking R&B stomper with a roaring vocal, furious propulsive instrumental jamming that alternates with smoky bluesy sax ruminations.
`If 2' races through a range of fusion styles and sounds, expertly played by a bunch of top- notch musicians.
Your City Is Falling (5:04)
Sunday Sad (8:18)
Tarmac T. Pirate And The Lonesome Nymphomaniac (5:12)
I Couldn't Write And Tell You (8:23)
Shadows and Echoes (4:24)
Song For Elsa, Three Days Before Her 25th Birthday (5:11)
CONDITION: The cover is rated: STILL FACTORY SEALED ... never opened - never played ...promo circle at top right. lightly (minor) bumped left corners. Otherwise flat, square and sharp looking. Fantastic copy!
Never opened = SEALED
A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTIBLES!
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EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING
All imperfections are noted both cover & record
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