Don Henley – Building The Perfect Beast (Vinyl) Original Japanese Promo Pressing
Geffen Records (1984)
$65.00
Rare 1984 Japanese Promo First Pressing ~ Complete With Highly Collectable Obi Strip! Top Quality Vinyl. Includes Exclusive Japanese Bio, Plus 4-Page Insert With Lyrics. Features “Boys Of Summer”, “Sunset Grill”, “All She Wants To Do Is Dance” & More.
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Rare 1984 Japanese Promo First Pressing ~ Complete With Highly Collectable Obi Strip! Top Quality Vinyl, Very Nice Cover. Includes Exclusive Japanese Bio, Plus 4-Page Insert With Lyrics In English & Japanese. ‘Building The Perfect Beast’ Is The Sophomore Solo Album By Eagles Drummer / Singer / Songwriter, Don Henley.
Condition – Vinyl: NEAR MINT!
Condition – Cover: EXCELLENT! Hint of ring wear, obi has pen mark.
Japanese vinyl pressings are highly sought after by audiophiles and collectors, due to their premium sound quality and beautifully presented packaging. The sonic quality of Japanese records is regarded as the best in the world. No wonder all the original Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab records were pressed in Japan! The covers are printed on better quality heavy stock paper too. Near Mint condition original Japanese pressings are becoming scarcer ~ and therefore more collectable and valuable every year.
Promo pressings were generally manufactured for promotional use back in the day. Now these records are HIGHLY COLLECTABLE for their WONDERFUL SOUND QUALITY, as they were initial pressings, cut from the original master. More often than not, these promo editions would end up owned by some record company or radio station executive and would be filed away, hardly ever played! Promo editions are the ones that came off the press first, so are worth considerably more than a standard pressing.
Side 1:
The Boys Of Summer
You Can’t Make Love
Man With A Mission
You’re Not Drinking Enough
Not Enough Love In The World
Side 2:
Building The Perfect Beast
All She Wants To Do Is Dance
Sunset Grill
Drivin’ With Your Eyes Closed
Land Of The Living
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After experimenting with synthesizers and a pop sound on his solo debut, Don Henley hits the mark on his sophomore release, Building the Perfect Beast. This album established Henley as an artist in his own right after many successful years with the Eagles, as it spawned numerous hits. While the songs seem crafted for pop radio, it's hard to fault him for choosing arrangements that would get his messages to the masses. Unlike most pop in the 1980s, however, Henley had deep intellectual themes layered beneath the synthesizer sounds and crisp production. In the opening song "Boys of Summer," he talks about trying to recapture the past while knowing that things will never be the same. Henley has a gift for writing about the heart and soul of America and for mixing his love for the country and small-town life ("Sunset Grill") with cynicism about government ("All She Wants to Do Is Dance") and modernization ("Month of Sundays"). Although the politics and the sound of the album make the decade of release easy to place, Henley's earnest delivery and universal messages give many of the tracks a timeless feel, which is no small feat. This is Henley's most consistent album, and it is the place to start for those wanting to sample his solo work. 4 1/2 Stars