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Invites Comparison

by R. Stevie Moore 1973 (NT-06)

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1.
Baby Good 02:27
2.
1-2-3 Mud 02:10
3.
Sort Of Way 03:34
4.
No Zipper 03:36
NO ZIPPER (Moore) I have tightened those laced mices Surround the homestead, ah, shed no rices Ices ices ices ices Who put ice in my boots? Oh my I stay shiny with satin laces It will put a smile on that young man's fancy faces Faces faces faces faces Who filled my boots with faces? Oh my No zipper for me! Icy spicy fancy faces Let me out, throw me up Shine my boots and drink my sup Icy spicy fancy faces Let me out, throw me up Shine my boots and drink my sup Don't believe I told you these boots I have will bite I can take them on or off with no light Tape tape tape tape Who stuffed tape in my boots? Was it you, Stevie? (uh uh) Oh my Let me out and throw me up Shine my boots, drink my sup Untangle this lace (with tape or rape) (c)1973 Spunky Monkey Music (ASCAP)
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6.
Dates 05:05
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8.
World's Fair 02:39
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11.
12.
Radios 03:42
13.
Songs 02:26
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18.
19.
Dates (Demo) 03:55
20.
No Zipper J 04:09

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released December 12, 1973

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Stevie Moore
INVITES COMPARISON NT06 1973 C60/CD

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01. BABY GOOD (2:27)
02. 1-2-3 MUD (2:10)
03. SORT OF WAY (3:35)
04. NO ZIPPER (3:36)
05. THE GHOST OF STRINGBEAN (4:05)
06. DATES (5:05)
07. INVITES COMPARISON (1:15)

08. WORLD'S FAIR (2:40)
09. ALL THAT REALLY MATTERS (2:28)
10. SORT OF WAY Demo (2:23)
11. I'M SORRY BUT GOODNIGHT (1:21)
12. RADIOS (3:42)
13. SONGS (2:27)
14. YOU ARE YOUR SEER (1:19)
15. MINE EAR'S PLAZA (1:57)
16. MIGHTYSHORTPIECEFOR ALLOFTHISWASTE (1:47)
17. VERSES ALRIGHT TONIGHT (2:01)
18. 1-2-3 MUD Reprise (2:06)
19. DATES Demo (3:56)
20. NO ZIPPER J (4:09)

(Total Time = 54:31)


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Recorded at home at 2010 Linden Ave. #2, Nashville TN; except 3, 6, 8 at BA's trailer, Millersville TN; piano on 6-8, 13, 14 at 507 Graycroft, Madison TN.

Compiled Dec. 1973 from Sony 640B 1/4 trk to Teac 3300 1/2 trk

with
Billy Anderson
(bass & bkg vcls 3, fuzz bass & bkg vcls 6, twin dms 8, bkg vcls 9, 16)
Roger Ferguson
(bkg vcls 3, 9, 16)
Johna Lynn
(bkg vcls 6, 12, 15, 20)
Victor Lovera
(bkg vcls 9, 16; ac gtr 20)
Doug Kershaw & others
(bkg track 1, 2, 18)

Dedicated to Red

AMG REVIEW: 1973's Stevie Moore Invites Comparison is the first truly song-based release from the R. Stevie Moore Cassette Club (the five earlier releases, recorded between 1968 and 1972, are more experimental in nature). It's an extremely uneven collection, with a few songs that Moore would return to several more times over the course of his career, and a few that another songwriter would probably have left unfinished and stripped for parts. Of the former, the tough rockers "Sort of Way" (featuring one of Moore's most instantly memorable choruses), and "Dates" (a naggingly hook-filled song that Moore has recorded repeatedly, including a late '90s version with XTC's David Gregory performing the Hendrix-inspired guitar solos), appear in two versions each; the first version of "Dates," with some excellent fuzz bass work by longtime associate Billy Anderson, is Moore's first truly brilliant song. Other highlights include the catchy, Todd Rundgren-like instrumental "World's Fair"; the spookily odd "The Ghost of Stringbean" (about the recently-murdered Grand Ole Opry comedian and Hee Haw star); and the cheerful "All That Really Matters," which recalls Paul McCartney's country-tinged efforts. On the down side, the opening "Baby Good" has only a spirited fuzztone guitar solo to recommend it, and there's an unfortunately long stretch of only fitfully interesting songs in the album's second half. As a result, Stevie Moore Invites Comparison is mostly of use only to those interested in R. Stevie Moore's development as a pop songwriter.

–Stewart Mason, All Music Guide

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