THREE MAN ARMY A Third Of A Lifetime UK PEGASUS ‘P HOUGH 10-8-72’ NEAR MINT
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Jun 5, 2015 Sold Date
May 26, 2015 Start Date
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THREE MAN ARMY A Third Of A Lifetime UK PEGASUS ‘P HOUGH 10-8-72’ NEAR MINT

THREE MAN ARMY
A Third Of A Lifetime

UK PEGASUS (PEG 3) ORIGINAL
GREAT CONDITION - ONCE PLAYED
FIRST RELEASED IN AUGUST 1971 THIS COPY HAS AN INTERESTING AUGUST 1972 DATE AND NAME ETCHING IN THE RUN-OFF

FORMED BY THE GURVITZ BROTHERS (after the demise of 'GUN') WITH SPOOKY TOOTH'S MIKE KELLIE (spelt KELLY on the sleeve) COMPLETING THE POWER TRIO (with the addition of Buddy Miles on drums, bass and organ on a few of the tracks)

PRESSED WITH FIRST ISSUE PEGASUS LABELS
MATRIX: PEG 3 A-1U (etched ‘P HOUGH 10-8-72’) / PEG 3 B-1U
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/G and 1/M
THE LP IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE "Printed and made by the E. J. Day Group, London and Bedford"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE WITH ‘PETER L H HOUGH 3 MAN ARMY 8th AUGUST 1972’ WRITTEN IN BLUE BIRO (the same P HOUGH whose name is etched with the matrix)

 Although Adrian Gurvitz is a widely recognised name in the annals of rock, many of his actual recordings outside of the Baker Gurvitz Army have been sadly neglected by non-hardcore fans.
This is something of a travesty when work such as this, the 1971 debut by the power trio, also including his brother Paul on bass (they are credited as “Curtis”, rather than Gurvitz) and Spooky Tooth’s Mike Kellie, is both credible and accessible to modern audiences.
Three Man Army picked up where previous band Gun had left off, featuring a mix of incisive, soulful hard rock (Butter Queen) and more thoughtful, acoustic songs, such as the title track. In particular, some of the funkier tracks, such as Nice One, have a dirty groove that is completely of its time, but fits perfectly with today’s somewhat selective “retro” view of the early 70s.
Heavy rock-wise, Three Man Army have more in common with US (or US-influenced) bands of the period than with the Zeppelin/Sabbath/Purple end of the spectrum, and they never sounded better – or more fresh – than they do here.

Side 1: Butter Queen / Daze / Another Way / A Third Of A Lifetime / Nice One
Side 2: Three Man Army / Agent Man / See What I Took / Midnight / Together

LABELS: MINT/NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels which carry just one light spindle trace on one side
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT/NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new - Side One has a thumbnail mark on the first track - of no audible consequence - Side Two is unmarked
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Outstanding audio delivery - strong, deep and warm and my play-check at volume found practically nothing to fault - just a touch of low-level surface between some of the track - nothing really - plays beautifully throughout
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Apart from some fading to the edges the cover is clean, sharp and solid with little wear to speak of

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EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)

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