HELDON Stand By 1st Japan issue OBI Psych Krautrock NM

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HELDON: “Stand By”

Label: EGG Records – King Records Japan

Label Number: GP-706

Original 1st Japanese pressing of 1979

GRADING:

LP Record: Near Mint

Jacket: Excellent ~ Near Mint

OBI: Mint

4 Paged Illustrated Insert: Near Mint

Some words on this issue: HELDON: “Stand By” (King/ Egg Records – GP-706) Original 1st press Japanese edition, complete with obi and in total mint condition. “This was Heldon's last studio release. Stand By features the classic trio lineup of the brilliant Francois Auger on percussion, Patrick Gauthier on keyboards and Pinhas on guitars, keyboards and electronics, with some additional assistance from Didier Batard on bass, Didier Badez on sequencers and Klaus Blasquiz doing voices. The two long pieces are an interesting contrast. The title piece starts with some nasty distorted fuzz guitar from Pinhas over ponderous, menacing bass and drums. King Crimson at its most aggressive could be considered a model, but this track is also very close to the so-called zheul sound of Magma, which shared Pinhas' interest in science fiction motifs, among other things. Later in the piece, the band switches gears somewhat with a slightly quicker tempo, but then after a couple of minutes settles back into a grinding, heavy metal sound. After a short and much jauntier electronic interlude comes the second long piece, Bolero, which uses the well-known Spanish rhythm in an opening section, but then moves into a long space jam which is anchored by a strong sequencer pulse. The result is some very effective kosmische space music, much in the vein of early Klaus Schulze. From a later vantage point, the musical style here is quite familiar, but what makes Heldon's piece a superior thing of its kind is Auger's imaginative percussion, Pinhas' loose, soaring guitar improvisation on top of the precise electronics, and the general interplay among musicians and between acoustic, electric and electronic instruments. Not cookie-cutter stuff by any means, this piece gives the German audionauts such as Schulze and Tangerine Dream some worthy competition.” (William Tilland, All Music Guide). Original Japanese pressing of 1979 complete with 4 paged insert and RARE OBI intact. Superior sound quality to the French pressing. TOP COPY!!!!! First original Japanese issue rarely surfaces these days, especially in such a nice condition as this one.

Our grading scale: Mint/ Near Mint/ Excellent/ VG++/. We don’t sell anything below VG++. VG++ grade is basically that the record has some scuffs and has wear. Excellent: record has hardly no visible defects and is preserved with care and attention, the condition most collectors take pride in to file away. Near Mint: a dash below mint, just perfect. Mint: like new.

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