Cat No:
UMCLP080
Release Date: 13 December 2024
Label: Proper Records
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 805520240802
Genres: Rock Alternative
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Description
Following on quickly from Fear, and capitalising on that album's energy Slow Dazzle is another fiery release by Velvet Underground founder John Cale - This re-issue faithfully replicates the original 1975 Island Records UK release and is pressed onto high quality 180g vinyl.
Released in March 1975, initially, the album offers a false sense of mellow security: "Mr Wilson", a tribute to Brian, the leader of Cale's beloved Beach Boys starts the on a much sweeter note than "Fear Is A Man's Best Friend", as does "Taking It All Away"; by "Dirty Ass Rock'n'Roll" Slow Dazzle is off to darker terrain, business as usual. Cale, however, cannot resist a pop song and a ballad – "Ski Patrol" is a great two-minute vignette, and "I'm Not The Loving Kind" is soul-baring.
The album's reputation, however, rests on two tracks – "Guts", a bald telling of Cale's wife's infidelity and his pitch-black cover of Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel". 50 years later, these songs still pack a tremendous punch.
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Tracklisting
- 1. Mr. Wilson
- 2. Taking It All Away
- 3. Dirty-Ass Rock 'N' Roll
- 4. Darling I Need You
- 5. Rollaroll
- 1. Heartbreak Hotel
- 2. Ski Patrol
- 3. I'm Not The Loving Kind
- 4. Guts
- 5. The Jeweller
Disc 1
Side 1
Side 2
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