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The group's U.K. debut long-player, containing -- in the custom of the time in England -- not one of their singles up to that point, including
Apart from
(which is, itself, heavily steeped in conventions out of
's repertory), everything here is a cover of traditional
and
material, and a bit on the dry side, as though the band was trying too hard to prove themselves. This is one of the more serious and dour
-era albums, with none of the cheerfulness evident on the work of the Liverpool, Birmingham, or Manchester-based bands of the period -- the
covers, in particular, seem rather joyless compared to rival versions by
, et al. For adult orientation,
is roughly on a par with
' debut LP (though that album is also more fun). The group would do better in the future in a less stiff and intense posture, but this is a strong debut. In 1998,
was reissued in remastered form as part of
's 100th Anniversary series, and all of its tracks also appear on
's
double-CD set as well. ~ Bruce Eder