WARM DUST "Peace for our Time" US FIRST and ONLY Pressing in NM Cond

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Rock, Progressive Rock, Jazz Rock, Paul Carrack > Ace, Tapestry of Delight by Vernon Joynson.

Artist(s) : WARM DUST

Country of Origin : USA

Item / Description :

33 RPM 12" Vinyl Album

Record Condition :

Comments : All my records are graded conservatively after international acclaimed GOLDMINE standard. All records are graded visually, not play-tested, except where noted. I NEVER grade a record MINT unless it's in a STILL SEALED cover OR it comes from my own collection and I KNOW it's never been played.

Side-A : NM

Side-B : NM

Details / Extras : Record comes from my own collection and shows just a few paper scuffs and shades, typical for US-pressings.

Cover / Label Condition : 

Comments : All my covers, labels and inners are graded conservatively after international acclaimed GOLDMINE standard. I ALWAYS grade them half a note WORSE than they actually are. I've had too many problems with MOON GRADINGS as a BUYER in my years of collecting.

Cover

Gatefold : Yes

Laminated :

High Gloss :

Condition :

Front : VG -

Back : VG -

Inside : VG

Details : Thick and heavy paste-on cover shows some general signs of wear on corners, seams, spine and the opening.

Extras :

Inner Sleeve :

Company Inner Sleeve : Comes with the original Uni inner.

Insert / Inlay :

Poster :

Other :

Labels

Side-A : M 

Side-B : M

Details : Show NO spindle marks on each or any other signs of wear. 

Bio/Comments : WARM DUST was one of those obscure progressive rock bands that slipped through the cracks, but released three albums plus a fourth, a compilation. This was an early band featuring Paul Carrack before he earned his fame with UK band Ace ("How Long"), Squeeze ("Tempted"), and of course Mike & the Mechanics, not to mention the solo albums he did in the '80s.

In 1970 they released their debut album "And It Came to Pass", and like Chicago when they were still Chicago Transit Authority or the Mothers of Invention's "Freak Out", is one of the rare examples of a double album debut. Aside from Paul Carrack, the group also featured vocalist/guitarist Dransfield "Les" Walker, John Surgey on wind instruments (flute, sax, oboe, clarinet), Alan Salomen on additional wind instruments, Terry "Tex" Comer on bass and guitars, and Dave Pepper on drums and percussion. Frequently this band was described as Chicago meets Caravan, but they really weren't a brass rock band like Chicago, Blood, Sweat & Tears, and such British counterparts as The Greatest Show on Earth or IF, but musically they could also bring to mind such groups. For one thing, Warm Dust wasn't really a horn rock band, but sax and flute, on top of Paul Carrack's Hammond organ was what made up this band's sound. If anything, they remind me a bit of Web/Samurai (Dave Lawson's bands prior to Greenslade that had a sound dominated by wind instruments).

The album offered here, is their second (conceptual) album "Peace for our Time", released the following year and it is a frightening recount of the horrors of war and remains their most even album and usually pointed by connoisseurs as their best. It came out in Germany under a different name "Peace For Our Times" on the BASF label.

Their last self-titled album with a striking whale artwork is mostly remembered for the sidelong suite "Blind Boy", a stunning full-blown progressive track, which remains their crowning achievements.
The third and their fourth (a compilation double LP) and last album were released in Germany only, also on the BASF label.
The reason Warm Dust didn't get much notice was it was released on a small label called Trend, meaning they probably didn't have the means to promote the band properly (even those little known British horn bands like IF and The Greatest Show on Earth had the benefit of being on major labels like Island and Harvest).

Even if Paul Carrack gets you running, but you enjoy groups like Web/Samurai, IF, The Greatest Show On Earth, and the likes, you really can't go wrong here! Given what Paul Carrack had later involved himself musically, he finds Warm Dust an embarrassment from his youth (he was just 18 when they recorded "And It Came to Pass"), and strongly encourages everyone to avoid Warm Dust like a plague. I'm sorry I can't agree with him on this opinion, this is perfectly good progressive rock.

The album is from my own collection and is very hard to obtain these days.

It is an ULTRA RARE US FIRST and ONLY pressing that I own since it's release in 1972.

The record is in a great shape but the cover has suffered quite a bit from the long storage.

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