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  • 1 / 10 A pile of Folky Pish

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  • 2 / 10 Grates my ears.

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  • 3 / 10 OK but not my cup of tea.

    2 15.38%
  • 4 / 10 Liked it but wouldn't listen twice.

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  • 5 / 10 Worth a second listening.

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  • 6 / 10 Very Good to excellent in parts.

    2 15.38%
  • 7 / 10 Excellent throughout. Would consider purchase.

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  • 8 / 10 Loved it and would certainly buy.

    4 30.77%
  • 9 / 10 Great album that I would include as a favourite.

    4 30.77%
  • 10 / 10 Fantastic record and an all time classic album.

    1 7.69%
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Thread: Album Club 30/11/11. Alan Hull, Pipedream 1973.

  1. #11
    Join Date: May 2008

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    I've listened to the album in question 5 or 6 times over the week & will be seeking out a copy for myself. It's got one of those sleeves that can only be done justice to with a vinyl copy, so that's what I'll be looking to find.

    Good songs well played. Not as folky as one might think. Plenty of humour. One or two really excellent standout tracks - especially for me 'I Hate To See You Cry'.

    Thanks a lot for a great choice Paul.

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    Join Date: Sep 2009

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    First heard this about 10 years ago and has been a favourite of mine ever since.
    My mates brother Kenny Craddock plays keys/co-wrote some of the tracks.
    Squire is also worth a listen,Alan Hull was one of the under-rated songwriters of our times.
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    I'd never heard of him or the album. It's quirky and very English, reminds me vaguely of an early Al Stewart in style if not voice. 6/10 by the definitions given.

  4. #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wilbur View Post
    First heard this about 10 years ago and has been a favourite of mine ever since.
    My mates brother Kenny Craddock plays keys/co-wrote some of the tracks.
    Squire is also worth a listen,Alan Hull was one of the under-rated songwriters of our times.
    Kenny was another sad loss to the music industry. Important to Alan Hull, Lindisfarne mkII and Gerry Rafferty output. All round great backing musician. Think Squire is well behind Pipe Dream. Some good songs but lost that folky feel with a more AOR style production.

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    I rather like this.

    I'd never heard it before (and, oddly, don't recall seeing the cover before either) and have given it 8 out of 10. I'll be keeping a look out for a decent vinyl copy.
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    Back in '73 Saturday mornings were spent thumbing through albums in the record shop and I remember the cover but there was a lot of competition for my couple of quid ,Heavy/Prog/Glam Rock were at their peak so I am afraid this had no chance with me.
    I've played it 6 times now and you can tell its from that era and I probably would have really liked it back then but my brain has moved on, although it is quite listenable from the off it doesn't do much for me,I do like the instrumental std 0632 and I hate to see you cry and to echo Keith I might buy it on vinyl if I come across a good copy. 6/10

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    Truly superb album of happy-go-lucky folky loveliness. I'd never heard of it or Alan Hull before... If I can't find it on vinyl, I'll happily buy it on CD - awesome stuff! 8 out of 10 for me

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Truly superb album of happy-go-lucky folky loveliness. I'd never heard of it or Alan Hull before... If I can't find it on vinyl, I'll happily buy it on CD - awesome stuff! 8 out of 10 for me

    Marco.
    Marco. Next time you visit Hi-Fi Sound try and conceal your ignorance as Alan Hull is legendry in the North East. Best known as joint front man and main songwriter for Lindisfarne. As a big fan of the band I rushed out and purchased this on release. Amazingly I enjoy it much more today than at the time and it is one of those that improve greatly on vinyl with better equipment.

    Don't expect to find a dead quiet pressing as Charisma always seemed to suffer from background crackle. Even my mint cared for copy has quite a bit of background noise in places after a number of cleans. However on a 'clean' copy it is not intrusive enough to distract from the fantastic music. There are a lot of copies on Ebay at the moment - stick to pink large mad hatter labels. Glad to introduce quite a few here to this neglected classic.

    Paul
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  9. #19
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    Brilliant Paul. This must have slipped below my radar, but I will be seeking it out. 8/10
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  10. #20
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    I finally have the time and am going to give this a spin now
    "People will hear what you tell them to hear" - Thomas Edison

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