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The Hollies Evolution
1967 Parlophone 1st press UK Mono

XEX 635-1/636-1


Evolution is the first of two albums released in 1967 by Hollies (after Butterfly). All songs has written by group members Allan Clarke, Graham Nash, and Tony Hicks as like on previous album. Evolution and its respective singles were recorded at EMI's Abbey Road studios in just six days spread over three months in early 1967, at the same time the Beatles were recording Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It's interesting drummer Bobby Elliott only played on three songs on the album due to appendicitis and, as a result, he was substituted for by Dougie Wright, Clem Cattini and Mitch Mitchell of the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
The album cover history The album cover artwork was created by the Fool, with the psychedelic cover photo by Karl Ferris, who is credited with creating the first truly psychedelic photograph for an album cover. The artist himself presented the process of creating the cover:
“In the summer of 1966, The Hollies had asked me in to design a front album cover photograph for their new LP, Evolution, with which they wanted to break from their ‘Pop Beat’ sound into something more psychedelic. During the Hollies recording sessions at Abbey Road Studios which I attended, the Beatles were also there recording the Sergeant Pepper album and John and Paul dropped in to hear some Hollies tracks and invited us over to hear some of their new tracks, which we did, and were duly blown away by the revolutionary music.
To begin the process, I listened to the music that they were recording and got an image of them pushing through a membrane into ‘the Psychedelic world’. I took a studio shot of them pushing out their hands and the lead singer pointing through clear plastic. Over this, I superimposed a shot of William Morris ‘Art Nuevo’ wallpaper with an illustration and some ‘Love’ lettering drawn by my girlfriend, Anke. This combination created the image of the Hollies ‘pushing through to a new wave of music style and consciousness’. I worked with the design collective The Fool (lead by Simon Posthuma) on this, and they did the lettering, the back cover design and created the group’s fantastic costumes." When it was released early in 1967, the music magazine columnists raved about the cover photo, saying that it was the first ‘psychedelic photo’ cover they had seen anywhere.
Visual condition: G+
The record has more surface schratches and scuff. They are actually all over the record. There is not any deep scratches.

Sound grade: G+
Small pops and clicks are heard throughout the album. The drop in sound quality is quite noticeable.
It certainly causes some discomfort. However without skips or loud crackling.

Cover: VG
The cover kept the laminate. In a few places you can see a little wrinkles.
The spine and corners are slightly worn and this is perhaps the biggest drawback.
On the back of the cover you can see that the glue is peeling slightly in the lower left corner.
In the back cover also by the letter 'E' you can notice a slight blur.
It is also in the lower right corner (inscription PMC 7022 PCS).
In addition, there are light soiling in a few places. Besides that without more defects as tears or schratches.
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