EMERSON LAKE & PALMER: 1970 DEBUT UK ISLAND 1st PRESS EX++
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Nov 9, 2012
Sold Date
Oct 30, 2012
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£ 24
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EMERSON LAKE & PALMER: 1970 DEBUT UK ISLAND 1st PRESS EX++
STUNNING SOUND PERFORMANCE - CRISP, CLEAN EJ DAY COVER
EMERSON LAKE & PALMEREmerson Lake & Palmer
UK ISLAND (ILPS 9132) FIRST PRESSING (November 1970) OF EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER'S DEBUT
ONE OF THE LAST ISLAND RELEASES WITH THE PINK LABEL - BY DECEMBER 1970 THE PINK RIM DESIGN WAS IN USE AND THESE 'FIRST-OFF-THE-PRESS' COPIES OF ELP'S DEBUT ARE BECOMING VERY HARD TO FIND
PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY THROUGHOUT WITH SENSATIONAL SOUND QUALITY
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE PINK ISLAND LABELS
MATRIX NUMBERS: ILPS 9132 A-2U / ILPS 9132 B-1U
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/R and 1/H
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT SLEEVE "Printed and made by the EJ Day Group, London and Bedford"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN" TEXT PRINTED IN GREY
Lively, ambitious and entirely successful debut album, made up of keyboard-dominated instrumentals ("The Barbarian," "Three Fates") and romantic ballads ("Lucky Man") highlighting all three members' very daunting talents
The album showcased the group at its least pretentious and most musicianly and it shows the beginnings of a dark, savage, imposingly gothic edge that had scarcely been seen before in so-called "art rock," mostly courtesy of Emerson's larger-than-life organ and synthesizer attacks.
Greg Lake's beautifully sung, deliberately archaic "Lucky Man" had a brush with success on FM radio, and Carl Palmer became the idol of many thousands of would-be drummers based on this one album (especially for "Three Fates" and "Tank"), but Emerson emerged as the overpowering talent here.
An extremely impressive, powerful debut
Side 1: The Barbarian / Take a Pebble / Knife Edge
Side 2: The Three Fates: Clotho-Lachesis-Atropos / Tank / Lucky Man
LABELS: EXCELLENT+
Clean, bright and unmarked labels with moderate spindle traces.
This copy has seen a few spins it's been extremely well cared for, carefully handled and only ever played on a top quality sound system (with correct tracking and stylus pressure) as there is absolutely no hint of groove-wear or distortion
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT++
Both vinyl surfaces retain their original deep glossy sheen and are practically unmarked - just a few light hairlines which are of no audio consequence
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT++
Play-checked at loud volume the sound performance is sensational - strong, sharp, rich and warm and incredibly immediate and it plays with no major audible distractions of any kind- no scratches, no loud clicks/pops or any significant surface noise - the quiet sections of 'Take A Pebble' and 'Tank' are exceptionally clean and the strong piano on 'The Three Fates' shows no signs of distortion (which can be a common problem).
Overall, a beautiful copy of this rare first Pink Island pressing which sounds stunning (possibly exceeds its rather critical EX++ audio grading)
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT++
Crisp, sharp and fresh with only a little rubbing to the edges (all spine text is clear and bold) and none of the heavy ring-wear so prevalent on this untreated sleeve
INNER SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
Clean and unmarked - no seam splits
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £12.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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