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- Record Label: Light in the Attic Records
- Release Date: Feb 22, 2011
- Summary: The remastered second album for the British singer-songwriter features guitarist Mick Ronson (who would later work with David Bowie).
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UncutApr 22, 2011Folk-rock masterpiece of quietly influential Northern miserabilism. [May 2011, p.80]
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Mar 24, 2011This gorgeous 1970 folk-blues masterpiece teams a gnomic songwriter from Leeds with David Bowie's future guitarist (Mick Ronson), and Elton John's future producer (Gus Dudgeon) and string arranger (Paul Buckmaster).
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Mar 24, 2011As expected, the album's highlights are its patient explorations.
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Mar 24, 2011It's heartfelt. It's dark. It's intricate but immediate, rocking but lush. It does all those things at once, and it does them better than most artists could hope to do any one of them.
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Mar 24, 2011It digs deep into emotional territory by way of tight, almost suffocating songwriting and killer arrangements, making this one of the defining Brit folk-rock albums of the period. It holds up well in the 21st century as a true testament to the excellence of Chapman's craft.
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Mar 24, 2011While all three ["Naked Ladies and Electric Ragtime," "Fishbeard Sunset," and "Andru's Easy Rider."] contain some magnificent guitar work, they are departures from what is otherwise an incredibly cohesive and great album.
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Jul 27, 2011
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