KING CRIMSON - IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING-1969-ORIGINAL PRESS 1975-HOLLAND-ISLAND-88166XAT. In the Court of the Crimson King is the debut Studio album by the British band King Crimson, released in 1969. The album ranked fifth in the list of Top 25 best albums of progressive rock version Progarchives.com. This drive has had a big and unusually strong influence on the development of psychedelic rock, progressive rock and heavy metal. The album was recorded with exceptional musicality, the poetics of texts. While some rock groups (e.g., Pink Floyd) were prone to writing long songs, while others tried to hold in a rock song freedom jazz forms (Frank Zappa), in the Court of the Crimson King group used a bizarre poetry blakowski nightmares, visions, and premonitions. The group is always attributed to so-called genre of "intelligent heavy metal", and their very first album, created this genre, and also advanced music idea forward on several fronts. The album opens with the song "21st Century Schizoid Man", which is characterized by the use of heavily distorted vocals, deliberately monotonous, mechanical rhythm and piercingly loud saxophone and guitar. The rhythm is specified as the first song, suddenly gives way to a soft melodic calm "I Talk to the Wind". Air psychedelic piece "Moonchild" is completed with free form improvisation. In "Epitaph" and the title "The Court of The Crimson King" " the group used in the orchestration of the Mellotron.
Vinyl in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Matte gatefold cover is in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Record labels ' new - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
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HENSLEY, KEN-PROUD WORDS ON A DUSTY SHELF-1973-ORIGINAL PRESS 1976 - GERMANY-BRONZE-28770ET. Early original edition of the first solo album by KEN HENSLEY (URIAH HEEP). ...more
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NAZARETH,NO MEAN CITY-1978 - FIRST GERMANY PRESS-VERTIGO- 6370428. Rare German original. The tenth Studio album by Nazareth. The cover artwork was painted by Rodney Matthews, the famous English Illustrator in fantasy style, created covers for works by many other artists (Scorpions, Thin Lizzy and others) the Title is borrowed from the novel by Alexander McArthur and Kingsley long's "No Mean City" (1935). With this album the band's sound became heavier, given the addition of guitarist Zal Cleminson of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band. The popularity of the album allowed the group to come up with a few big names such as Thin Lizzy, in their round of 1978/79. ...more
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FLEETWOOD MAC-BLUES JAM IN CHICAGO (2LP)-1969-EDITION 1982 HOLLAND EPIC room EPC88591. Rare early edition of the cult album from FLEETWOOD MAC Blues patriarchs. The album is exceptional and highly appreciated by critics and musicians. Members of Fleetwood Mac for the recording of the album was Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer, Danny Kirwan, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie. The Chicago Blues musicians who played on this session were Otis Spann (piano, vocals), Willie Dixon (acoustic bass), Shakey Horton (harmonica, vocals), JT Brown (tenor saxophone, vocals), Buddy Guy (guitar), Honeyboy Edwards (guitar) and S. P. Leary (drums). ...more
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