THE DUBLINERS. Revolution (Signed first Irish pressing by Ronnie Drew and Luke Kelly)

Dublin: Tribune Records, 1970. First Irish pressing. Long-playing 12-inch vinyl record, catalogue number TRLP 1015, in original pictorial sleeve, illustrated with a colour photograph of the five members of The Dubliners standing and seated outside a Georgian doorway. Signed in ink on the front cover by Ronnie Drew and Luke Kelly. The reverse features a black-and-white photograph of the group and the track listing. Original sleeve with some rubbing, creasing, edge wear and light soiling. Vinyl record present; playing condition untested. A desirable double-signed copy.

FN: Released in 1970, Revolution marked an important period in the musical and political development of The Dubliners. Produced by Phil Coulter, the album includes Brendan Behan's The Captains and the Kings, Coulter's moving Scorn Not His Simplicity, Joe Hill, and Luke Kelly's powerful political composition For What Died the Sons of Róisín? Its repertoire reflects the increasingly outspoken social and political concerns of the group during this period.

The signatures of Ronnie Drew (1934–2008) and Luke Kelly (1940–1984), two of the most celebrated figures in Irish traditional and folk music, considerably enhance the appeal of this original recording. Particularly attractive is their placement beneath the contemporary group photograph, making this an evocative association with two of the defining voices of The Dubliners.

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