GNIDROLOG Lady Lake LP eclectic Symph Prog Rock gem

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The Hemulen, writing for ProgArchives, says this about Gnidrolog’s Lady Lake: “This 1972 album (a very good year for prog) defines the term "lost classic". Powerful, complex, packed with emotive playing, distinctive vocals, interesting instruments and clever arrangements, it's quite frankly nothing short of wall-to-wall genius - symphonic prog at its very best. Why then, are they never ever mentioned? Lord knows, but they never made it big and as a result will forever remain an obscure footnote in the history of progressive rock. Footnotes don't get much better than this, though.  The Goldring brothers and their assembled chums proceed to deliver 42 minutes of dark, soulful symphonic prog with touches of folk, jazz and so on.  With a wide base of instruments (saxophones, flute, oboe, recorder, horn, plus the usual guitar-drums-bass combo) from which to weave their compositions, there's a lot of variation in the mix, which is a wonderful boon. Add to that the fact that the pieces are all very original in their style (one can compare them to Van der Graaf, Gentle Giant and Jethro Tull if you like, but this was 1972 not 78 so I feel that most similarities are somewhat coincidental) and already you've got two brilliant reasons to seek out this masterpiece.”  Originally released in 1972, this reissue came out on the Gnu label in the U.S., probably in the early 1990s.  The cover is in Ex+++ and the record is in Ex++ condition.  (For more info on my grading system, click on the “me” icon above.) 

Up for auction this week is part of a very special collection—including many rarities—compiled over many years.  I will be listing many more items from this huge collection in the coming months.  This week I am mainly listing progressive rock, art rock, and related albums.   This includes symphonic prog, classical rock, neo, RIO, Zeuhl, Canterbury, fusion, progressive folk, Kraut rock, space rock, progressive electronic etc.  To see more rare and collectable items, click on “See other items” above. 

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In the U.S., postage would be about $4.82 for one LP sent by Media Mail.  Package insured upon request.  Winners outside of the U.S. will be notified of postal fees, but an approximate cost for one LP to many countries is $16.97 by airmail (but Canada and Mexico will be less than this for most single LP packages).  Yes, I do combine shipping so if you bid on and win more than one item, you WILL save on postage!  Note: I do not gouge on postage and packaging costs.  Record will be carefully packaged in a strong, oversized LP mailer.  If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.  E-mail: david.o@jjldj.com.  

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