EMERSON LAKE & PALMER Pictures At An Exhibition GERMAN MANTICORE MINT
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EMERSON LAKE & PALMER Pictures At An Exhibition GERMAN MANTICORE MINT
EMERSON LAKE & PALMERPictures At An Exhibition
GERMAN Manticore (K 33 501) ORIGINAL PRESSING
SUPERB COPY WHICH LOOKS UNPLAYED AND IS FLAWLESS THROUGHOUT
MATRIX: R/S Alsdorf 33501 A-3 / K - 33501 - B2
HOUSED IN A GLOSSY GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH VERY WIDE SPINE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE
Pictures at an Exhibition was one of the seminal documents of the progressive rock era, a record that made its way into the collections of millions who never heard of composer Modest Mussorgsky and knew nothing of Russia's Nationalist "Five" or artist/architect Victor Hartmann, whose work was the inspiration for Mussorgsky.
Chronologically, it was Emerson, Lake & Palmer's third LP release (they didn't regard it as an "official" album, as it was comprised of only part of a longer live performance)
It worked on several levels that allowed widely divergent audiences to embrace it, it teased the brain with its mix of melody and heavy rock, and for anyone with some musical knowledge, serious or casual, it was a sufficiently bold use of Mussorgsky's original to stimulate hours of delightful listening.
It wasn't the first treatment of a classical piece in this manner by any means -- Keith Emerson had done several previously with his earlier group the Nice -- but it was the first to reach a mass audience or get heavy radio play (at least of excerpts), and introduced the notion of "classical rock" to millions of listeners, including the classical community, most of whose members regarded this record as something akin to an armed assault.
Those with less hidebound sensibilities appreciated Emerson's rollicking and delightful "Blues Variations" -- which bridged the gap between Tarkus and Trilogy -- and Greg Lake's lyrical adaptations of "Promenade," "The Sage," and "The Great Gates of Kiev." It does some violence to Mussorgsky in the process, but it is also the most concise, energetic, and well-realised live release in ELP's catalogue
Side 1: Promenade / The Gnome / Promenade / The Sage / The Old Castle / Blues Variation
Side 2: Promenade / The Hut of Baba Yaga / The Curse of Baba Yaga / The Hut of Baba Yaga / The Great Gates of Kiev (The End) / Nut Rocker
LABELS: MINT
An immaculate set of labels with no spindle traces or any sign the record has ever been played
VINYL Visual: MINT
Both surfaces are unmarked and shine like new
VINYL Audio: MINT
Plays as-new throughout with nothing to fault
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Again, as good as new with only light signs of handling/storage
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINERS, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £20.00 (International Signed For delivery)
DUE TO THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES I WILL ONLY BE POSTING ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY
Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way 1266 (GS 8.3.3 (1266))
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