TANGERINE DREAM Phaedra 1974 UK 1st PRESS NR MINT
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24
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32
£ 24
Sold For
Mar 19, 2012
Sold Date
Mar 9, 2012
Start Date
£ 22
Start price
3
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Great Britain
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TANGERINE DREAM Phaedra 1974 UK 1st PRESS NR MINT
TEXTURED MATT LABELS, FINEST SOUND YOU COULD WISH FOR
TANGERINE DREAMPhaedra
UK VIRGIN (V 2010) FIRST PRESSING (March 1974) OF TANGERINE DREAM'S "Phaedra" LP
THEIR 'BREAKTHROUGH' MASTERPIECE - IN BEAUTIFUL ONCE PLAYED CONDITION
DELIVERING THE CLEANEST SOUND PERFORMANCE I HAVE HEARD FOR THIS RECORD
SURPRISINGLY, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER OFFERED ONE FOR SALE - AS THEY NORMALLY DELIVER FAR FROM PERFECT AUDIO - BUT THIS ONE IS A REAL BEAUTY
This is the first Tangerine Dream album to feature their now classic sequencer-driven sound, which kicked off the whole Berlin School genre. This album marked the beginning of the group's international success and was their first album released on the British Virgin Records label (with the tagline "Music That Melts"). It achieved six-figure sales in the UK with virtually no air play, only by strong word-of-mouth. It also earned the group a gold disc in Australia, and yet amazingly in their native Germany it sold barely 6,000 units. Alpha Centauri outsold it by nearly four-to-one.
The title track was originally based on an improvisation in the studio and unintentionally exhibits one of the limitations of the analog equipment used at the time - as the equipment warmed up, some of the oscillators began to detune (they were highly temperature-sensitive), which was responsible for some of the changes in pitch towards the end of the piece.
The title track and "Movements of a Visionary" rely on Christopher Franke's use of the Moog analog sequencer as a substitute for bass guitar. "Mysterious Semblance at the Strand of Nightmares" features Edgar Froese soloing on a Mellotron which is treated to slowly sweeping filter effects. "Sequent C'" is a short but memorable piece by Peter Baumann on flute, with tape echo
PRESSED WITH THE VERY FIRST ISSUE MATT AND TEXTURED VIRLIN LABELS
MATRIX: V2010 A 2M / V2010 B 2M
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH FACTORY SEALED AND FOLDED-UNDER LEFT-SIDE EDGE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE DIE CUT INNER SLEEEVE
Side 1:
Phaedra (17:39)
Side 2:
Mysterious Semblance at the Strand of Nightmares (9:55)
Movements of a Visionary(7:56)
Sequent C'(2:13)
LABELS: MINT-
Clean, bright, unmarked and factory-fresh labels with just one light spindle trace per side
VINYL Visual: MINT-
Both surfaces are unmarked and shine like new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
A beautiful copy which sounds gorgeous throughout and plays with no major audio distractions of any kind - just the occasional lightest touch of background surface and light static tick (incredibly minor and hardly worth a mention) - otherwise, the cleanest sound performance you could wish for
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Practically like new with just a touch of record impression on the back. The edges, surfaces and spine show no wear to speak of and all spine text is clear and bold - lovely example
ALL RECORDS ARE PACKAGED WITH THE VINYL OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE TO PREVENT ANY 'KNIFING' DURING TRANSIT
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
POST & PACKING
UK: 1st Class: £4.00 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £6.00 or £11.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £10.00 or £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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