WIGWAM LP Nuclear Nightclub 1975 VirginUK Jim Pembroke PROG Finland
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Auction is for a nice copy of prog band Wigwam's 1975 release on Virgin Stereo V2035 - Nuclear Nightclub Wigwam was a band from Finland who signed with UK label Virgin in 1974 original owner, played it only a few times over the years Plays fine jacket is firm with minor corner scuffs and some minor ring wear includes original LP sleeve Please see my other auctions
When Finnish band Wigwam signed with England's Virgin label in 1974, it was an indication they wanted international success, and Nuclear Nightclub, the first fruit, showed they'd changed enough to hopefully achieve it. This highlights the wonderfully idiosyncratic songs from the pen of keyboard player/vocalist Jim Pembroke, backed up with some superb, tight musicianship.. The band toned down the extended pieces and instrumentals that had featured heavily on its previous albums in favor of new work like "Freddie Are You Ready" (more catchiness) and "Save My Money and My Name," while the playing on "Do or Die" highlighted the chops without the tedium. In many ways they allied themselves to the British Canterbury Scene, especially Caravan, with a strong sense of the absurd, a good sense of the pop songs -- choruses always featured heavily -- and a deftness and lightness of touch that was never more in evidence than on this record. Why it never broke through remains a sad mystery; they certainly deserved better,
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