Joe Gideon - Versa Vice (CD, Album) (Mint (M))

Media Condition:  Mint (M)
Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
Country:    UK  
Released:  2015-11-13
Genre:       Rock, Blues, Folk World & Country
Style:         

Comments:
New, sealed
 

Notes:

Pressing Information: Limited Run of 500 LPs and 1000's CDs ‘Versa Vice’ is the debut solo record by Joe Gideon, one half of the acclaimed sibling duo Joe Gideon & The Shark. After Joe Gideon & The Shark called it a day in 2013, Gideon called on the assistance of friend, neighbour and drummer Jim Sclavunos (Grinderman / Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds) to try out an arsenal of songs and to see if Gideon could even play the guitar again, after a wrist injury put him out of action for the best part of a year. (Jim and Gideon became friends after Joe Gideon & The Shark toured with The Bad Seeds on their ‘Dig Lazarus Dig’ tour back in 2008.) Together they laid down the foundations of ‘Versa Vice’, recorded by Rich Matthews and finished by Gideon at home, after further assistance by friends Ed Harcourt (piano / organ) and Duke Garwood (horns) on a handful of tracks. The album was mixed by Head (PJ Harvey, Smoke Fairies). ‘Versa Vice’ is a rollicking storytelling romp through themes of love (see ‘The Lady With The Metallic Voice’) and madness (see ‘Eugene Went Crazy’, inspired by photographer W Eugene Smith, or his cover of Porter Wagoner’s ‘Rubber Room’), executed sharply with a post-punk / new wave bent (‘Naked Eye’, ‘Heart Attack Girl’) or with meditative tenderness (‘The Past Is Never Over’). Opener ‘Eve’s Rib’ is a heralding cry of intent, pierced through with Sclavunos’ fierce drums which drag you out of your chair. Fans of Joe Gideon & The Shark will no doubt recognise and appreciate the same spirit of his previous output, with his genuinely eccentric and character-driven tales of falling apart at the seams but ‘Versa Vice’ is more than just Joe Gideon sans Shark. Let off the leash, instead of losing himself to feral abandon, Gideon’s music has become more succinct, the music more immediate, the voice louder and clearer.

 

1. Eve's Rib
2. Naked Eye
3. The Lady With The Metallic Voice
4. Eugene Went Crazy
5. Rubber Room
6. Heart Attack Girl
7. Salvation
8. The Past Is Never Over
9. Fearsome

 

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Mint 

Item Is New, Vinyl Brand New, Never Played, Sleeve Usually Stil in Seal Wrap

 

Near Mint

The record Will be Like New, Possibly Unplayed, As will be used it will have been handled by a previous owner, The Sleeve will be in Almost Perfect Condition, there may be some indication that the sleeve was Handled such as a slight mark on sleeve corners

 

Very Good Plus (VG+)

The Record Will Be In Excellent Condition, There Will be a Few Very Fine Marks on the Vinyl, Around 2 - 5 Would be Acceptable, and The Sleeve Will Show Light Wear to Corners Only

 

Very Good (VG)

The Record Will Show Signs That it has been used, Quite a few Fine Marks on Media, Around 5 - 10 Would Be Acceptable, Surface noise is common at the Very Beginning of Playback, and Surface Noise Will Possibly be present only at the Quietest parts of Playback, Sleeve Will Have Either Have Heavy Wear to Corners or Wear to edges.

 

Good Plus (G+)

The Record Will Have Noticeable Scratches, Possible Deep scratches, on playback, all or Part of the Media Playback will have Surface Noise Present (for Example One Scratch Can Cause load noise but the rest of the record plays fine) Record won't Skip, and Sleeve Will Have Heavy Wear Overall Record Where Split is Going to Happen, Or Sleeve Has Rip in Sleeve But not all the way Across

 

Good (G)

Vinyl Will Play But will Have Skipping in parts, Sleeve Will Have a Large Rip(S) Resulting in Sleeve being Unable to Contain the Record Unsupported

 

Fair (F)

A Very Rare Occasion We Would Sell A Fair Record, Record Will Be Split or not fully intact, Sleeve Will be Partially Missing or Torn in more than one place

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