1971 W L PROMO ATOMIC ROOSTER IN HEARING ex LEAFHOUND Hard PROG PSYCH GEM

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  CLEAN ~ ADVANCED RELEASE WHITE LABEL PROMO           

PROG PSYCH WHIRLING KEYS,FIERY GUITAR AND LEAFHOUND SINGER!

                     ATOMIC ROOSTER

            IN HEARING OF     

                     USA - ELEKTRA RECORDS - 74109 (PROMO)  

MINT VINYL! ~ CLEAN COVER!

       ADVANCED RELEASE = WHITE LABEL PROMOTIONAL  

SCARCE to one found CLEAN = RARE original (pre-release) 1971 first pressing in THICK matte gatefold cover = one that normally shows shelf wear SO easily, this one is a survivor = CLEAN ...

With the original Elektra printed inner sleeve

Self-produced, 1971's "In Hearing of Atomic Rooster" was released in the wake of another round of personnel changes from the year before 'Death Walks Behind You' album; this time drummer Rick Parnell was replaced by Paul Hammond (ex-Andromeda and ex-Farm), and former Leafhound front man Pete French brought on to handle lead vocals and like magic, the revised Atomic Rooster turning out what may have been their most impressive album. Exemplified by tracks like 'Breakthrough' and 'Break the Ice' the album found the band offering a much heavier guitar and keyboard propelled sound. Progressive touches remained in the mix, but the overall sound was far more conventional and rock oriented than found on the first two LPs. Check out the side one closer 'Devil's Answer' which was released as a UK single and actually went top-5 ('Devil's Answer' b/w 'The Answer.' Though their voices were quite similar French and Crane both proved first-rate singers. Other highlight included the pretty keyboard propelled ballad 'Decision / Indecision' and the bluesy infectious groove of 'Black Snake'. The whole LP is well performed and executed, not only worth hearing, but worth owning -- it only gets better with each listen. That was quite a complement given the set clocked in at over 40 minutes. And ya gotta love Roger Dean's sleeve design...

"In Hearing of Atomic Rooster" :
(side 1)
1.) Breakthrough (Vincent Crane - Darmell) - 6:17
2.) Break the Ice (John Cann) - 5:05
3.) Decision / Indecision (Vincent Crane - Darmell) - 3:51
4.) A Spoonful of Bromide Helps the Pulse Rate Go Down  (John Cann) - 4:34
5.) Devil's Answer (John Cann) - 3:28

(side 2)
1.) Black Snake (Vincent Crane - Darmell) - 5:58
2.) Head In the Sky (John Cann) - 5:35
3.) The Rock (instrumental) (Vincent Crane) - 4:31
4.) The Price (Vincent Crane - Darmell) - 5:15

CONDITION: The cover: Thick but fragile matte textured cover is CLEAN "EX" (excellent) to M- having fragile pastel colors makes this cover extremely hard to find clean as tends to show dirt and soil easy after 40+ years...this copy is real clean all over, has an inch of top seam rub to the far left, that keeps from the M- grade and a small promo drill at far right = very minor ...no split seams, no bends, no writing...should fit nicely in most any collection. 

The vinyl: bright and shiny clean all over, TOP rated M- looks flawless, plays fantastic. Clean labels too 

keeper!

A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !

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EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING

All imperfections are noted both cover & record