ATTILA S/T Billy Joel orig 1970 prog/psych STILL SEALED
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ATTILA
Self Titled Debut
ORIGINAL 1970 LP STILL SEALED
Epic Records - E 30030
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Attila was the name of a band featuring a young Billy Joel. Billy was a member of a band called The Hassles; he and the drummer, Jon Small, broke away from the Hassles and formed Attila in 1969. The instrumentation was mostly organ and drums, with Billy Joel also handling the bass lines with a keyboard, like the Doors' Ray Manzarek. Their creative partnership ended in 1970 when Joel allegedly ran off with Small's wife, Elizabeth, although this did not end their collaborations, as Small produced Joel's ??????? video as well as the " Live at Shea Stadium" performance.
They released only one album, Attila, in 1970. Attila is often selected by critics and other music journalists as one of the worst rock albums of all time, but also receives a significant amount of praise from people who normally would not listen to Billy Joel. Joel himself has gone on record as describing the album as " psychedelic bullshit".
End of the sixties, I was in a two-man group. We were heavy metal, we were going to destroy the world with amplification, we had title like 'Godzilla', 'March of the Huns', 'Brain Invasion'. A lot of people think [I] just came out of the piano bar... I did a lot of heavy metal for a while. We had about a dozen gigs and nobody could stay in the room when we were playing. It was too loud. We drove people literally out of clubs. 'It was great, but we can't stay in the club' ~Billy Joel, Interview with Billy Joel by Dan Neer in 1985~Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic.com writes " Attila undoubtedly is the worst album released in the history of rock & roll -- hell, the history of recorded music itself. There have been many bad ideas in rock, but none match the colossal stupidity of Attila."
One track from the album, " Amplifier Fire, Part 1 (Godzilla)," appears on Joel's 2005 boxed set My Lives.*********************************************************
Original 1970 1st pressing on Epic Records. Not a re-issue, No barcode. This LP is STILL SEALED in it's original shrinkwrap. There is a cut corner in the upper left. The other corners show some very, very minor wear. The shrink is tight, and there is a large tear to the shrink, in the upper right corner, probably from a price sticker removal. This record still has great color on the front and the back has just a hint of yellowing on the left side. This most sought-after LP is hard-to-find...and here's a SEALED copy!!! Don't pass up this chance to own one of Billy's finest albums :-)!!! LP is in great condition.
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Very rare and sought-after LP in SEALED condition. Don't miss out.
A beautiful addition to anyone's collection. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Shipping
USA: Media mail $4.00 and Priority mail is $9.00 (+2.00 for each additional LP)
Canada / Mexico: Air mail $9.00 (+3.00 for each additional LP)
Worldwide: $16.00 + $12.00 (*Registered Mail) = $28.00 (+5.00 for each additional LP)
*Due to overseas Postal problems and fraud, all international shipments MUST be by registered mail...No Exceptions! Sorry..
~Insurance available upon request~
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NOTE: LP can not be returned if opened.
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