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Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Following on quickly from Fear, and capitalising on that album's energy Slow Dazzle is another fiery by Velvet Underground founder John Cale - This re-issue faithfully replicates the original 1975 Island Records UK and is pressed onto high quality 180gm vinyl. Released in March 1975, initially, the album offers a false sense of mellow security InchMr WilsonInch, a tribute to Brian, the leader of Cale's beloved Beach Boys starts the on a much sweeter note than InchFear Is A Man's Best FriendInch, as does InchTaking It All AwayInch; by InchDirty Ass Rock'n'RollInch Slow Dazzle is off to darker terrain, business as usual. Cale, however, cannot resist a pop song and a ballad InchSki PatrolInch is a great two-minute vignette, and InchI'm Not The Loving KindInch is soul-baring. The album's reputation, however, rests on two tracks InchGutsInch, a bald telling of Cale's wife's infidelity and his pitch-black cover of Elvis Presley's InchHeartbreak HotelInch. 50 years later, these songs still pack a tremendous punch. Album Tracks 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
