{"title":"Badfinger","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBadfinger Vinyl Records \u0026amp; Music Collection\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplore Badfinger vinyl records at UMusic Shop South Africa. Discover rock through physical releases that bring the artist’s musical identity, individual recordings and visual presentation into one collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBadfinger: the music and the story\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBadfinger combined melodic British rock with vocal harmonies and concise songwriting, recording for the Beatles’ Apple label. Songs including Come and Get It and No Matter What helped establish a sound that became an important reference point for power pop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe band’s appeal is in the way apparently effortless melodies are supported by tightly worked arrangements. On No Dice, guitars and harmonies can create a bright surface while the songs carry a more complicated emotional weight. The original Without You is especially revealing in that context: a song known through later interpretations begins here as part of the band’s own mixture of directness and restraint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCatalogue highlights\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo Dice includes both No Matter What and the original Without You, placing familiar songs inside the band’s own album context.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePete Ham and Tom Evans’s writing is an important part of that story, with Without You later reaching wider audiences through interpretations by Harry Nilsson and Mariah Carey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eNo Dice: Explore the vinyl presentation of this recording, keeping the programme and its physical presentation together.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy collect Badfinger?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA complete programme reveals how vocal character, guitar tone and the interaction of the rhythm section give related songs different emotional weight, extending the picture beyond a familiar chorus. Vinyl gives the sleeve artwork and playing sequence a tangible place in a music collection. The visual design and the moment of placing a record on the turntable become part of returning to the music. The particular pressing or package defines the edition, so explore the individual release for its track list and stated presentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore Badfinger at UMusic Shop South Africa and choose a physical release to make part of your own music collection.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"badfinger-no-dice-rsd26-1lp","title":"Badfinger - No Dice (1LP\/Rsd26)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNIVERSAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45780459880644,"sku":"060248816173","price":810.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}]}],"url":"https:\/\/umg.africa\/collections\/badfinger.oembed","provider":"UMG Africa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}