BEGGARS OPERA 1971 LP WATERS OF CHANGE ORIG GERMAN VERTIGO SWIRL 6360 054 VG+/EX
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BEGGARS OPERA 1971 LP WATERS OF CHANGE - MEGA RARE 1ST ORIGINAL PRESSING ON LEGENDARY VERTIGO SWIRL LABEL - MANUFACTURED IN GERMANY 6360 054 D - RARITY CATEGORY OF ORIGINAL ISSUE IS R1 - ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER IS IN VG+ CONDITION DUE TO SOME SHELF WEAR BUT NO CUTS NO HOLES - RECORD IN EX- CONDITION - ATTENTION all European and other overseas buyers! E-Bay shipping costs calculating system obviously gives you figures way higher than actual ones! If you are interested by some of my listings but are embarrassed by overwhelming shipping costs, don’t hesitate to ask me first, real fees Canada post charges are quite reasonable, even for Europe, Asia and Oceania.. SOME GENERAL INFORMATION FROM THE INTERNET ABOUT THAT RELEASE: Line-up: Marshall Erskine, fl, bsgtr (on Festival only)/ Ricky Gardiner, gtr,voc/ Martin Griffiths, voc/ Alan Park, keyb/ Gordon Sellar, bsgtr, gtr, voc/ Virginia Scott, keyb, voc/ Raymond Wilson, dr Production: Phil Coulter & Bill Martin. Photography by unknown. Liner notes: none. Cover manufactured by unknown. Recorded at Command Studios & De Lane Lea Studios. Track listing A-side: Time Machine (Alan Park + Ricky Gardiner + Martin Griffiths)/ Lament (Alan Park + Raymond Wilson)/ I've No Idea (Alan Park + Martin Griffiths)/ Nimbus (Martin Griffiths + Ricky Gardiner + Gordon Sellar). Track listing B-side: Festival (Alan Park + Marshall Erskine + Martin Griffiths)/ Silver Peacock [intro] (Virginia Scott + Alan Park + Martin Griffiths)/ Silver Peacock (Virginia Scott + Alan Park + Martin Griffiths)/ Impromptu (Virginia Scott + Ricky Gardiner)/ The Fox (Virginia Scott + Ricky Gardiner + Martin Griffiths). There are no running time indications anywhere. There are no composers credits on the label, they are inside the gatefold. The Vertigo logo on front is pale orange. Matrix number A-side: 6360054 1Y*2 420 1 1 1 Matrix number B-side: 6360054 2Y*1 420 1 1 2 Rarity scale: R1 More mellotron on this second album and more balance between melody and instrumental bravery. The atmosphere is cooler and more poised; the preoccupation with classical themes has been reduced somewhat. Most of this record sounds like palaces of glass, remote and coldly glittering, but undeniably beautiful. There are SF-implications on Time machine and traces of King Crimson too. Some tracks, on the other hand, still sound like filling material and lack some kind of necessity, but a track like The fox adds irregular metres to theatrical mellotron and choirs and is actually excellent. Definitely a step forward. A cover that mirrors around the spine again and although the treated photograph is fine in itself, this does not make for any interesting imaging. The lettering is very well adapted to the photo, but still looks a bit graceless in its flat pomposity. The band is depicted all orange and violet on the inside. Notes: When viewed through old-fashioned 2-colour 3D glasses (not the ones you get in current cinema's), the cover looks decidedly more adventurous.
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