BYZANTIUM Live & Studio 2LP AKARMA 1974/2005 ITA re+foc+180gr AK 332/2 HOUR
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THIS IS THE 2005 ITALIAN REPRESSING on AKARMA Records. DOUBLE ALBUM with BONUS TRACKS. 180GR VIRGIN VINYL. IN SHRINK GATEFOLD COVER. The cover is in EX condition: normal wear and without any major deterioration, left spine is fully readable; for details see photos. The vinyls are in EX/NM condition (barely played) and play wonderfully.
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BYZANTIUM
The versatile British combo Byzantium made a run at mainstream success in the front half of the 1970s, releasing a trio of eclectic albums that endeared them to critics, but befuddled both the masses and the band's record label. In retrospect, the group's blend of psychedelia, progressive rock, country-rock, and West Coast pop perhaps predestined the cult status that time eventually bestowed upon them. Featuring a multi-headed staff of talented songwriters and with instrumental prowess to match, Byzantium were a vigorous live band with a strong vocal presence and plenty of technical flair that could be heard in their ambitious arrangements. After being dropped by A&M in 1973, the group persevered independently to privately record their extremely rare and highly rated third LP before finally calling it quits two years later. Byzantium's genesis can be traced back to the University College School in Hampstead, where future members Jamie Rubenstein (vocals, guitar), Nico Ramsden (vocals, guitar), Chaz Jankel (vocals, guitar), Robin Lamble (bass, vocals), and Steve Corduner (drums) were all active participants in the school's nascent late-'60s music scene. Rubenstein in particular had found some success leading a progressive pop group called Ora, who cut a record for London indie Tangerine Records in 1969. Though a key player later on, his experience with Ora left him reluctant to fully commit to a music career and by the time Byzantium officially formed in 1970, he opted to serve as an off-stage contributing songwriter with Jankel filling what would have been his live role. The group's unique sound and dynamic performances began to attract a modicum of music industry interest, and the initial quartet of Ramsden, Jankel, Lamble, and Corduner cut a handful of demos at Tangerine studios, now helmed by former Ora member turned producer Robin Sylvester...
"LIVE & STUDIO"
<reissue, originally published in UK in 1974>
2LP AKARMA RECORDS AK 332/2
MADE IN ITALY 2005 REPRESSING
IN SHRINK GATEFOLD COVER + HYPE STICKER 180GR VIRGIN VINYL
NOTES: Tracks B1, B2 B3 and C1 wrongly added here as they came from Byzantium's second LP, Seasons Changing.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 8 026575 332119
LABEL: AKARMA - WHITE w/BLACK STRIPE(A) and ARTWORK(B) LABELS - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: AK 332/2
Catalog on labels: (Side A & C only) AK 332/2
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): AK 332-A1
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): AK 332-B1
Matrix / Runout (Side C, Etched): AK 332-C1
Matrix / Runout (Side D, Etched): AK 332-D1
On labels: (Side A & C only) rim text reads "All rights.....prohibited"
website: www.cometrecords.com E-Mail: [email removed by eBay]
All tracks written by BYZANTIUM..........
On back cover: Tracklist + Credits
℗ 1972 Byzantium © 2005 Akarma Records
Akarma A Division Of Comet Records.....
tracklisting: please, for tracklist see pictures
grading
RECORDS EX/NM but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)
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