John Cale  |  Barcode: 805520240802

Slow Dazzle - 180gm Vinyl (Vinyl)

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Release Date: 12/13/2024
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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 180gm 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.

Track List

  1. Mr. Wilson
  2. Taking It All Away
  3. Dirty-Ass Rock 'N' Roll
  4. Darling I Need You
  5. Rollaroll
  6. Heartbreak Hotel
  7. Ski Patrol
  8. I'm Not the Loving Kind
  9. Guts
  10. The Jeweller

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