PIRANA - Pirana - Rare Original Australian Prog Rock HARVEST LP 1971

	A$		189
	$		125

PIRANA - Pirana

Rare Original Australian VINYL LP 1971

• Harvest SHVL 603

Description:

• Original 1971 Australian prog rock VINYL LP in laminated gatefold sleeve
• Australian band PIRANA was formed in 1970, founded by Stan White (keyboards), Jim Duke-Yonge (drums), Tony Hamilton (vocals, guitar) and Graeme Thompson (bass) as a new musical venture for the latter three following their tenure in pop band Gus & The Nomads. Their first recording were as a backing band for a solo album by Greg Quill, but in 1971 they were signed by legendary record label Harvest and soon got busy making their debut album
• Pirana hit the shops in 1971 and while the album didn't exactly set the world on fire the band quickly established themselves as a popular live act. This first effort of their owed more than a bit to Santana in overall style, and Pirana were at their best when performing one of his songs, Soul Sacrifice, on stage
• Stan White left the band shortly after the release of their first album, replaced by Keith Greig. And with White out of the band guitarist Hamilton had a more prominent place as a songwriter for Pirana's second effort Pirana II, issued late in 1972. A direct result of that was that the band started moving slightly away from their latin-inspired sound. They never managed to hit the big time with this second effort either though, not even a superb performance at 1972's Sunbury festival gave the band a true commercial breakthrough. Indeed, the latter actually cemented their reputation as a Santana-influenced act, and while their credibility as a live unit soared their merits as a studio unit wasn't by far as heralded.
• Grieg left the band in 1972, and a flurry of line-up changes followed for the next couple of years, until Pirana fizzled out to disbandment in late 1974.
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Condition:

• The record is in VERY GOOD+ condition. It plays well with no defects

• The labels are clean with a few spindle trails

• The sleeve is graded VERY GOOD+ with light shelf wear. No other defects or damage. All the seams are tight and undamaged and the spine is fully readable

• AUD$8.50 within Australia

• AUD$20 to Europe

• AUD$18 to North America

• AUD$13 to Japan/New Zealand
  

• All LPs are professionally packed with the record outside the cover using strong cardboard to ensure maximum protection during shipping.

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• Combined shipping. We will gladly combine items to save on postage costs, but ONLY on items that end no more than three days apart

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