THE ANIMALS Animalisms 1966 UK DECCA 1st PRESS - BARELY PLAYED - NEAR MINT
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Aug 20, 2015 Sold Date
Aug 10, 2015 Start Date
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THE ANIMALS Animalisms 1966 UK DECCA 1st PRESS - BARELY PLAYED - NEAR MINT

THE ANIMALS
Animalisms

UK DECCA (MONO LK 4797) FIRST PRESSING (May 1966)
AN OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL COPY - BARELY PLAYED

ALL THREE ANIMALS LPs I AM OFFERING TODAY CAME FROM THE SAME ORIGINAL OWNER
ALL HAVE BEEN WELL CARED FOR, PLAYED ONLY ON QUALITY EQUIPMENT AND SOUND LIKE-NEW

PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE GROOVED RED DECCA LABELS
MARTIX: XARL-7225-IA / XARL-7226-IA
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/C and 1/C
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FRONT LAMINATED FLIPBACK SLEEVE "Printed in England by MacNeill Press, London, S.E.1"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL DECCA COMPANY POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE DATE CODED ’036’ (March 1966)

During their first two years of recording, the Animals had never quite succeeded when it came to recording LPs -- good as some of the songs on their first two albums, done for EMI, had been, there was this sense that single were what this band was really about. Then, newly signed to English Decca, they delivered Animalisms, a truly transcendent collection of a dozen songs, mostly superb covers interspersed with some good originals, principally by Eric Burdon and Dave Rowberry. Burdon was never singing better and the group had developed a bold, tight sound that seemed to lift his soul shouting to ever higher levels of passion and conviction. "Outcast," "Maudie," "You're on My Mind," "Clapping," "That's All I Am to You," "Squeeze Her - Tease Her," "I Put a Spell on You," "She'll Return It," and "Gin House Blues" all rate among the best work the band ever did, passionate, gorgeous, and exciting R&B down to the last note, with Burdon at the peak of his career; and "Sweet Little Sixteen," though a relatively minor song here, was their best Chuck Berry cover to date, highlighted by Rowberry's flashy piano (doing some Jerry Lee Lewis arpeggios) and Hilton Valentine's boldest guitar work yet, combining the lead and rhythm parts in a hard chopping, twanging virtuoso performance. Ironically, the Animalisms album (which was issued in America two months later in somewhat altered form, as Animalization) appeared just as the group was about to enter its final phase of existence -- they'd switched drummers from John Steel to Barry Jenkins during the period in which these tracks were recorded, and Burdon would soon decide to dissolve the lineup

Side 1:
Gin House Blues
Squeeze Her - Tease Her
What Am I Living For
I Put A Spell On You
That's All I Am To You
She'll Return It
Side 2:
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
Maudie
Outcast
Sweet Little Sixteen
You're On My Mind
Clapping

LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels - barely played with just a couple of light spindle traces
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new with nothing but a couple of superficial and harmless light marks
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
My play-check at volume found nothing to fault the strong, loud, clear and sharp MONO cut - sounds sensational - a really fine sounding copy which would be pretty hard to beat
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
As crisp, clean and fresh as the day it was made but like all the other records from this guys collection (which I am currently listing) the opening edges have been protected with clear tape (please see close-up photos)

POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC INNER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd class standard)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)

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