John Cale-Guts (1977)


 

Artist: John Cale

Title: Guts

Side One: Guts/Mary Lou/Helen of Troy/Pablo Pacasso/Leaving It Up To You

Side Two: Fear Is A Mans Best Friend/Gun/Dirtyass Rock 'n Roll/Heartbreak Hotel

Label: Island

Format:  LP

Cat  ILPS 9459

Year of Release: 1977

Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1977

Listed Condition: VG+/VG+

Sell Date: 6/17/22

Sell Price: $9.99

Discogs Last Sold: 6/3/22 VG+/VG $8.00

Low: $4.00

Median: $8.00

Average: $8.75

High: $16.00

Current low price:$6.84

Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 40

Have/Want: 845/61

Where Sold: Exton, PA

Time it took to sell: 7 years

Where and When Bought: iBoston Nuggets on Comm Ave $10.99 sticker still on it

Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A

Sad To See It Go: No

Excellent compilation of the Island years for Cale.  That means Fear from 1974 and the next years two: Slow Dazzle and Helen of Troy.  Somehow I never had those three albums, only this cherry picked compilation that until today didn't realize was a compilation.  Stars of Prog from Phil Collins to Eno to Phil Manzanera make a performing appearance in these years. 

"Guts" and "Gun" were the standout tracks for me in the early 90's or so when I bought this.  However, on multiple occasions today I would say to myself,  "damn this is fucking good!"  You get covers of the Modern Lovers "Pablo Picasso" and Elvis' "Heartbreak Hotel."  You get Cale standards like the title track from  "Helen of Troy" and "Fear Is A Man's Best Friend."

This is a compilation that appears seamless probably because of the short time span the songs were released.    I'm a little suprised Island compiled the three so soon, but he did move on to IRS for the Sabotage Live album that I did have a copy of years before picking up Guts in the early 90's.  Cale's catalog was catch as catch can those years.  If you saw it in a used bin you snapped it up, or the chance wouldn't come again unless it was the commonly found Vintage Violence. 

Nowadys the Cale catatog is tidier and this one hasn't been reissued, even digitally. 

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