Love Sculpture (Hard/Heavy/Psychedelic Blues Rock {País de Gales})

Love Sculpture foi uma banda galesa de blues rock do final dos anos 1960, liderada por Dave Edmunds (nascido David Edmunds, 15 de abril de 1944, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Gales do Sul), além do baixista John Williams John David (nascido John David Williams, 19 de janeiro de 1946, Cardiff, South Wales) e o baterista Rob 'Congo' Jones (nascido Robert Jones, 13 de agosto de 1946, Barry, Glamorgan, South Wales).

A Love Sculpture foi formada em Cardiff, em 1966, a partir dos remanescentes de uma outra banda local chamada The Human Beans, e se desfez em 1970, embora Edmunds tenha tido sucesso solo nos anos 70. A banda em si era essencialmente uma vitrine para a habilidade técnica considerável de Edmunds na guitarra. Love Sculpture apresentou padrões de blues, um pouco acelerados, mas ainda reverentes aos originais, lançando seu primeiro álbum, "Blues helping" com canções como "Summertime", "Wang-dang-doodle", etc.

Eles são mais conhecidos por seu hit de 1968 no UK Singles Chart, uma versão cover de alta velocidade da peça clássica "Sabre dance", de Aram Khachaturian, lançada no selo Parlophone (R 5744), que alcançou a 5ª posição no Reino Unido, em dezembro de 1968.

A gravação foi inspirada nos rearranjos clássicos de Keith Emerson. "Sabre dance" tornou-se um sucesso depois de receber a atenção entusiástica do DJ britânico John Peel. Em dezembro de 1968, a revista de música do Reino Unido, NME, informou que Love Sculpture havia assinado um contrato de gravação dos EUA com a London Records, garantindo £250.000. A banda também recebeu um convite para tocar ao vivo "Sabre dance", no programa de televisão German Beat-Club da Radio Bremen, sendo transmitido em monocromático na época. Isto foi seguido por um segundo álbum, "Forms and feelings", com canções incluindo: "In the land of the few", "Farandole", "People people", "Seagull (West Coast oil tragedy)", escrito por Paul Korda e o igualmente rápido cover de "You can't catch me" de Chuck Berry. A versão americana do álbum também contou com uma gravação de "Mars", de The Planets, de Gustav Holst, mas a propriedade de Holst recusou-se a licenciar a música para a versão do Reino Unido. Eles gravaram três vezes para as sessões de John Peel da BBC Radio 1 em 1968 (duas vezes) e 1969.

Em 1970, Mickey Gee se juntou à banda como um segundo guitarrista, e Terry Williams substituiu Rob Jones na bateria. Love Sculpture se separou depois de uma turnê nos EUA, tendo gravado dois álbuns. Edmunds logo passou a ser o sucesso número um com "I hear you knocking", e colaborou fortemente com o ex-baixista de Brinsley Schwarz, Nick Lowe, eventualmente formando a banda Rockpile com ele.

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Love Sculpture was a Welsh blues-rock band of the late 1960s, led by Dave Edmunds (born David Edmunds, 15 April 1944, Cardiff, Glamorgan, South Wales), plus bassist John Williams - stage name John David (born John David Williams, 19 January 1946, Cardiff, South Wales) and drummer Rob 'Congo' Jones (born Robert Jones, 13 August 1946, Barry, Glamorgan, South Wales).

Love Sculpture was formed in Cardiff in 1966 out of the remnants of another local band called The Human Beans, and disbanded in 1970, although Edmunds went on to enjoy solo success in the 1970s. The band itself was essentially a showpiece for Edmunds' considerable technical ability on the guitar.
Love Sculpture mostly performed blues standards, slightly revved-up, but still largely reverent to the originals, releasing their debut album, "Blues helping" with such songs as "Summertime", "Wang-dang-doodle" etc.

They are best known for their 1968 hit in the UK Singles Chart, a high speed cover version of the classical piece "Sabre dance", by Aram Khachaturian, released on the Parlophone label (R 5744), which reached #5 in the UK, in December 1968.

The recording was inspired by Keith Emerson's classical rearrangements. "Sabre dance" became a hit after garnering the enthusiastic attention of British DJ John Peel. In December 1968, the UK music magazine, NME, reported that Love Sculpture had signed a U.S. recording contract with London Records, guaranteeing £250,000. The band were also given an invitation to perform "Sabre dance" live, on the German Beat-Club television programme of Radio Bremen, being broadcast in monochrome at that time.
This was followed by a second album, "Forms and feelings", with songs including: "In the land of the few", "Farandole", "People people", "Seagull (West Coast oil tragedy)", written by Paul Korda, and the equally fast cover of Chuck Berry's "You can't catch me". The U.S. version of the album also featured a recording of "Mars" from Gustav Holst's The Planets, but Holst's estate refused to license the tune for the U.K. version. They recorded three times for BBC Radio 1's John Peel sessions in 1968 (twice) and 1969.

In 1970 Mickey Gee joined the band as a second guitarist, and Terry Williams replaced Rob Jones on drums. Love Sculpture split up after a U.S. tour, having recorded two albums. Edmunds shortly went on to further number one hit success with "I hear you knocking", and collaborated heavily with ex-Brinsley Schwarz bassist Nick Lowe, eventually forming the band Rockpile with him.

Membros

Dave Edmunds - guitarra,

órgão, piano, vocal principal

John Williams - baixo, vocais

Bob "Congo" Jones - bateria, vocais

ALBUMS

Blues helping (1968)

01. The stumble
02. Three o'clock blues
03. I believe to my soul
04. So unkind
05. Summertime
06. On the road again
07. Don't answer the door
08. Wang dang doodle
09. Come back baby
10. Shake your hips
11. Blues helping
12. Morning dew

(Take me for a walk) [bonus]
13. It's a wonder (bonus)
14. River to another day (bonus)
15. Brand new woman (bonus) 

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Blues helping (1968)
[vinyl rip]

01. The stumble
02. Three o'clock blues
03. I believe to my soul
04. So unkind
05. Summertime
06. On the road again
07. Don't answer the door
08. Wang dang doodle
09. Come back baby
10. Shake your hips
11. Blues helping

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Forms and feelings (1969)

01. In the land of the few
02. Seagull
03. Nobody's talking
04. Why (How-now)
05. Farandole (from L'Arlesienne)
06. You can't catch me
07. People, people
08. Mars
09. Sabre dance|
10. Think of love (bonus)
11. Seagull (single version, bonus)
12. Farandole (from L'Arlesienne)

[single version, bonus]
13. In the land of the few (single version, bonus)
14. People people (single version, bonus)
15. Sabre dance (single version, bonus)

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Forms and feelings (1969)
[vinyl rip]

01. In the land of the few
02. Seagull
03. Nobody's talking
04. Why (How-now)
05. Farandole (from L'Arlesienne)
06. You can't catch me
07. People, people
08. Mars
09. Sabre dance

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Love Sculpture - Blues helping - 1968 (full album)

Love Sculpture - Forms and feelings - 1969 (full album)