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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LORD, JOHN - BEFORE I FORGET - 1982-FIRST UK PRESS-HARVEST-SHSP-4123. Of The Matrix A-1-1-1/B-1-1-1. Rare British original, famous keyboardist of DEEP PURPLE. Before I Forget — solo Studio album by English composer and keyboard player, band member of Deep Purple Jon Lord, released in 1982. In the original version of the album includes 8 songs recorded without orchestra. Most of the songs are either mastimovie rock tracks ("Hollywood Rock & Roll", "Chance On A Feeling") or, in particular, on the other side, a series of very English classical piano ballads performed by the family Duo, Vicki brown and Sam brown and vocalist Elmer Gantry. Lord used synthesizers more than before, mostly to preserve privacy with material and create a jam atmosphere with old friends like Tony Ashton. ...more
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WAKEMAN, RICK-RHAPSODIES-1979-FIRST UK PRESS-A&M - AMLX68508. Matrix A-3/B-3/C-3/D-4. Rare British original cult keyboardist of progressive music. "Rhapsodies" (Rhapsody) - the 8th album by Rick Wakeman (double), includes Rhapsody works as the Rick and some other authors. Recorded this album in 1978 and early 1979 in a home Studio Wakeman "La Grange Studios", as well as in Switzerland, in the Studio, "Mountain Studios" (Montreux). Produced by Tony Visconti (previously worked with David Bowie, Marc bolana group "sparks"), he played acoustic guitar. The release took place in may 1979 on the label of A&M. Critics praised this album's different, but relatively low compared to previous albums. Sam Wakeman said that he did not plan to create something outstanding, he just tired from the countless tours with the band "Yes" and decided to relax, doing exactly the music which he at that moment was like. Immediately after the release, he terminated the contract with A&M, and the following album was released on Charisma Records. ...more
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COLTRANE, JOHN -A LOVE SUPREME-1965-FIRST UK PRESS - HIS MASTERS VOICE-CSD.1605. Of the matrix A-1G/B-2G. Stamper 1G/1G (Dream!!!) Mega rare original British one of the most iconic albums in jazz. ...more
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