{"product_id":"john-cale-helen-of-troy-vinyl-lp","title":"John Cale – Helen Of Troy, Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"entry-content post-content-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"ui-title-bar__title\"\u003eJohn Cale – Helen Of Troy, Vinyl LP\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo his chagrin, John Cale's record label released his unfinished demo tapes while he was busy producing Patti Smith's groundbreaking Horses. But to his surprise, the resulting album, Helen of Troy, is considered the most stylistically cohesive of the eclectic Island Trilogy, the trio of albums Cale recorded for Island Records during the course of 1974-75. Featuring Brian Eno's lithe synthesizer, Phil Collins' expert drumming, and Cale's manic streetwise songwriting, Helen of Troy delivers more sophistication than most final cuts, and cuts deeper in its roughness.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBack on domestic vinyl for the first time in decades, this RTI-pressed edition of Helen of Troy is cut at Mobile Fidelity by in-house engineer Krieg Wunderlich and features stunning sonics. Quiet surfaces, faithful artwork, and the opportunity to hear Cale's engaging fare unfold amidst wide soundstages and black backgrounds - not to mention the moody content within - make this Wax Cathedral LP a must for music aficionados.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom the celestial opening strains of ''My Maria,'' which sounds in places like a hymn, to the teeth-gnashing ''Sudden Death,'' Cale shows us heaven, hell, and the life in between. Employing a cocktail of wild experimentation, tonal versatility, and range of emotion, Cale's compositions whip from soaring serenades like ''I Keep a Close Watch'' to the unhinged, wild-eyed ''Leaving It Up to You'' (pulled from the original release due to its reference to the murder of Sharon Tate) to the soulful, surf-derived ''China Sea.'' Eno's synthesizer casts love spells and shadows while Chris Spedding's guitar drills bluesy, ragged holes through every composition. A tormented, sinister cover of the Modern Lovers' ''Pablo Picasso'' (Cale produced the Lovers' debut) shows what you get when you replace Jonathan Richman's dreamy smile with Cale's bared teeth.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlthough we'll never know what the one-time Velvet Underground cohort had in mind for the finished product, with its labyrinthine arrangements, theatrical spontaneity, and primal rawness, Helen of Troy is a gem that's better unpolished.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pdp-jss-root-167\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"_1d68rll2\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"_1d68rll3\"\u003eMy Maria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"_1d68rll3\"\u003eHelen Of Troy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"_1d68rll3\"\u003eChina Sea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"_1d68rll3\"\u003eEngine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"_1d68rll3\"\u003eSave Us\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"_1d68rll3\"\u003eCable Hogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"_1d68rll3\"\u003eI Keep A Close Watch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"_1d68rll3\"\u003ePablo Picasso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"_1d68rll3\"\u003eLeaving It Up To You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"_1d68rll3\"\u003eBaby, What You Want Me To Do?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"_1d68rll3\"\u003eSudden Death\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Double Six","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50330446921921,"sku":null,"price":68.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1407\/4970\/files\/JohnCale_HelenOfTroy_VinylLP.webp?v=1781406297","url":"https:\/\/hathillrecords.com.au\/products\/john-cale-helen-of-troy-vinyl-lp","provider":"Hat Hill Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}