July [Import]

July | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 16, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Airmail
• ASIN: B000BSSAH6
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #607,917 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Second Official Reissue Of This British Psych Gem!, June 13, 2006

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Jack B. Nimble (East Coast) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: July (Audio CD)

Japanese mini-LP import CD on Airmail. This is excellent, classic UK psychedelia reissued with excellent packaging, however the sound quality is only mediocre and sounds like it was dubbed from a vinyl copy of the album and sounds compressed from filtering. Sounds very similar to the first official CD reissue on the UK Aftermath label. This is NOT remastered from the original analog tapes, which I am disappointed as import Japanese reissues usually have exceptional sound quality. The included lyrics on all these Japanese imports are misinterpreted so much it's asinine and moronic. Please do us a favor and leave the lyrics out. I personally do a way better job listening than reading.

4 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Shambolic, August 5, 2007

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Eb (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: July (Audio CD)

Obscure psychedelia which is so inept and amateurish that its flaws are somewhat endearing. At its best, the group has a fractured, Syd Barrett-type appeal (particularly in "To Be Free"), but the slower songs are a shaggy mess. The songs barely hold together either structurally *or* technically, and the musicianship (especially the singing) is awfully erratic. Beware of druggy bongos! On the other hand, "My Clown" (which would have been a good choice for Rhino's Nuggets II box), "Jolly Mary" and "To Be Free" are nutty fun, and "Crying Is for Writers" is interesting just for its unusual subject matter. The other tracks you can probably toss, unless you're keen to fantasize what they would sound like if recorded by a better band. Dock the group an extra point for not only having an unforgivably dull name, but furthermore titling the album with the same!

Note: July is also somewhat of a historical curiosity, since guitarist Tony Duhig moved onto Jade Warrior, singer Tom Newman became an engineer who notable worked with Mike Oldfield and bassist Alan James later played with names such as Cat Stevens, Kevin Coyne, Showaddywaddy and Neil Innes.