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Don Bradshaw-Leather
12+ albums
Progressive rockPsychedelic Rocknurse with wound listNWW listexperimental
about
Don Bradshaw-Leather was an English multi instrumentalist musician and songwriter, born in 1948 in Essex to middle-class Jewish parents. According to Bradshaw-Leather’s sister, "[Don] grew with and into music more by genetic destiny than environmental consequence." During the long, dark hangover of the Summer of Love, the classically-trained prodigy approached CBS Records with demo recordings. Though it seems incredible in hindsight, a forward-thinking A&R executive must have seen a potential revenue stream in Bradshaw-Leather’s avant-classical noise. The artist was given a generous advance to record an album. Bradshaw-Leather’s sister fills in the blanks: "[Don] used the funds to create a large studio in Sussex with many instruments, including an actual church organ. Here, on his own, without the use of any electronic sequencing, he recorded Distance Between Us using simply multitrack tape, layering each part of the composition." Upon hearing the product of their financial investment —four side-long tracks of blurry organ drones, frantic piano tinkling, and ritualistic percussion— CBS understandably got cold feet. The album was self-released on Bradshaw-Leather’s own Distance imprint, a vanity label established for the sole purpose of releasing the album. Pressed in a tiny edition, mint condition copies of the album can fetch up to $500 at auction today. The double gatefold sleeve is full of mysteries, from the misspelling of “Bradshaw” (“Bradsham”), to the coal-blackened v
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Distance Between Us
The Distance Between Us
Distance Between Us (Dist101)
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1972 Distance Between Us
Distance Between Us (Disc 1)
Distance Between Us (Disc 2)
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Distance Between Us (1972)
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1972 - The Distance Between Us
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The Distance Between Us (Disc 2)
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Distance Between Us 1
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Distance Between Us (2023 reissue)
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