Slow Crimes (Special Edition Vinyl LP+CD) (Vinyl LP) Jazz

Slow Crimes (Special Edition Vinyl LP+CD) (Vinyl LP) JazzSpittle Records present a reissue of The Work's Slow Crimes, originally released in 1982. From the heart of the late '70s early '80s British underground scene, an extraordinary album at the very edge between art rock and punk. The Work were a full electric band featuring Tim Hodgkinson, his very first project after the seminal experience of Henry Cow, and three younger maverick figures from the London underground scene. Guitarist Bill Gilonis (The

Although not an essential set

did not chart

unrestrained portrait of an American original as compelling in his own right as Mark Twain

Joe Stampley is up there with the very best of 'em

On side one the acclaimed house banger “Hijack” by Piers Kirwan matched with the deep and jazzy “If You Dream To Be Free” taken from the latest The Mechanical Man’s EP

For his second solo album

A core band featuring several of the original musicians continue to sell out shows world-wide as Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club

Outside of an appearance from Navy Blue

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practically fusing the two

much of the album sounds sinister and foreboding

At present this demand is so high that it’s not even possible to purchase “Dreaming” on the second hand market