?NICE ? 1970 DERAM Orig ? EGG ? 1st Lp ? CRAZY ORGAN DRIVEN PROG PSYCH Arzachel
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.... TOP CLEAN 1970 ORIGINAL....
URGENT FUZZ PROPELLED ORGAN PROGRESSIVE ROCK
....... EGG .......
..|/\|...............................................|/\|.. UK - DERAM/NOVA - SDN 14
IN DEMAND!
PLAYS MINTY CLEAN ~ Collection Copy :::
1970 BRITISH "NOVA"/"DERAM" FIRST PRESS, LAMINATED COVER!
SO HARD TO FIND - especially a very first printing on the Nova/Deram orange UK label... Getting hard to find at all, here a definite final collection copy ... 1970 first pressing with a LAMINATED dark cover that is usually with shelf wear ... here a survivor!!!
Printed inner sleeve included! (mint!)
Like the early Soft Machine and Aardvark, Egg was an organ led trio with a particularly English sense of humour to go with the serious musical chops, although where Soft Machine's work had a jazz flavour Egg were into quoting the classics - with fuzz box organ effects no less including wild jamming injections. The main composer was Mont Campbell, although the group shared the writing credits (Stewart later said that Campbell was responsible for 95% of Egg's music). This album, like their follow up, had one side of shorter pieces and a side long epic. The first half is eccentric songs and jams. A particular highlight is a complex weaver as a hip reading of JS Bach's Fugue in D minor, which is closer to Jethro Tull's "Bouree" from the Stand Up album and more than occasionally an overblown bombast of The Nice or ELP's take on classical music. Mont Campbell's voice has a similar timbre to Richard Sinclair's and the lyrics have a similar tongue in cheek quality. That, plus Dave Stewart's distinctive keyboard work, gives songs like While Growing My Hair a kind of pre- Hatfield and the North feel. The second half of the album is a rather more serious affair. The first movement features a very nifty quote from Hall of the Mountain King, while Blane moves into the kind of Avant Prog territory that Dave Stewart would explore later. Side two delivers for the prog enthusiasts, a 22:26 minute long epic with lots of both classical themes and more psychedelic adventures. It´s a great joy to be listening to Dave Stewart's gushing organ works that were highly innovative at the time.
Side 1
Bulb (0:09)
While Growing my Hair (3:53)
I will be Absorbed (5:10)
Fugue in D Minor (2:46)
They laughed when I sat down at the Piano... (1:17)
The song of McGuillicudie the Pusillanimous (or don't worry James, your socks are hanging in the coal cellar with Thomas) (5:07)
Boilk (1:00)
Side 2
Symphony No 2 (22:26)
a) Movement 1 (5:47)
b) Movement 2 (6:20)
c) Blane (5:28)
d) Movement 4 (4:51)
CONDITION: The cover: rated: very fragile laminated UK cover is near EX (excellent) no matter the light careful handling that is visual, there are signs of lamination scuff only beginning to show, all said, this is an excellent cover far and away better than most covers as not with heavy wear or creases from handling over the past 49 years! The back NON-laminated cover especially (clean) when always found with heavy wear due to the black cover background. There are NO spit seams, no writing, no bends, no delete marks, or other causes to consider passing on.
The vinyl: Rated: smooth as glass, gotta rate this platter M- as it IS clean! Play grade was stunning! Barrelhouse organ hooked-up fuzz-tone effects ~ the theatrics are kickin'-in amid battering drums & booming bass...This is EGG at their zenith!
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people... EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING All imperfections are noted both cover & record NOTE: All Items backed by money back guarantee! IF you have a problem PLEASE let us solve for you BEFORE leaving ANY negative feedback. Thanks! GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M Completely clean, no marks M- Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, no marks EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, clean VG+ a bit more scuff or markls still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean "trashed" VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 5 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END BIDDERS PLEASE = Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About Following Through The Transaction! ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING!
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