{"product_id":"slow_dazzle_180_gram_uk_9fw11jpr","title":"John Cale - Slow Dazzle (180 Gram Vinyl LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/27\/2024\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Following on quickly from Fear, and capitalising on that album's energy Slow Dazzle is another fiery release by Velvet Underground founder John Cale - This re-issue faithfully replicates the original 1975 Island Records UK release and is pressed onto high quality 180gm vinyl. Released in March 1975, initially, the album offers a false sense of mellow security: \"Mr Wilson\", a tribute to Brian, the leader of Cale's beloved Beach Boys starts the on a much sweeter note than \"Fear Is A Man's Best Friend\", as does \"Taking It All Away\"; by \"Dirty Ass Rock'n'Roll\" Slow Dazzle is off to darker terrain, business as usual. Cale, however, cannot resist a pop song and a ballad \"Ski Patrol\" is a great two-minute vignette, and \"I'm Not The Loving Kind\" is soul-baring. The album's reputation, however, rests on two tracks \"Guts\", a bald telling of Cale's wife's infidelity and his pitch-black cover of Elvis Presley's \"Heartbreak Hotel\". 50 years later, these songs still pack a tremendous punch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Mr. Wilson\u003cbr\u003e2. Taking It All Away\u003cbr\u003e3. Dirty-Ass Rock 'N' Roll\u003cbr\u003e4. Darling I Need You\u003cbr\u003e5. Rollaroll\u003cbr\u003e6. Heartbreak Hotel\u003cbr\u003e7. Ski Patrol\u003cbr\u003e8. I'm Not the Loving Kind\u003cbr\u003e9. Guts\u003cbr\u003e10. The Jeweller\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JOHN CALE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46589543710976,"sku":"805520240802","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2723\/2340\/files\/4385245-3289522.jpg?v=1744742130","url":"https:\/\/palebluedotrecords.com\/products\/slow_dazzle_180_gram_uk_9fw11jpr","provider":"Pale Blue Dot Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}