1973 ORIG EARTH & FIRE MAYBE TOMORROW Prog PSYCH a+
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1973 ORIGINAL
CLASSIC PROG PSYCH WITH FEM VOCALS, MELLOTRON, KEYS & GUITAR
EARTH & FIRE
MAYBE TOMORROW MAYBE TONIGHT
German - Polydor 2310 262
Original German first pressing on the old Polydor label, released in 1973 in a laminated eye-dazzling cover ...
Exquisitely performed enriched progressive rock with super strong thematic melodies in entrancing long tracks...
Tuneful and rather seductive is Earth and Fire's "Maybe Tommorrow, Maybe Tonight" (Titled "Atlantis" elsewhere), a big heavenly album full of bright vocals and blithesome atmospherics... This one has almost the same structure of their predecessor,"Songs Of The Marching Children" with a sidelong song and other short songs. The sound is dominated by keyboards and guitar, with lots of mellotron to those who are mellotron fanatics.
Atlantis is the long suite and an excellent progressive works. It has many variations, great female vocals, acoustic and electric guitar work and mainly superb keyboards, which becomes evident after the verses and chorus, with a superb short instrumental interlude with nice mellotron and lead guitar. There is another part with more aggresive vocals and harder guitar and organ riff. There is a quiet flute part and then the best instrumental part of the song, with excellent mellotron and guitar. The guitar solo is really good. There is another sung part with good keyboards and singing.
Maybe Tomorrow, Maybe Tonight has a great organ intro and then turns into a riviting catchy song with great keyboard and guitar sounds, mainly in the chorus. There is an instrumental interlude like the intro, but with a lead guitar accompaining the melody of the organ and then a good guitar solo. There are some bits of mellotron in the song also.
Interlude is a very beautiful track, with a beautiful slow guitar melody and mellotron backing. There are some variations in the guitar melody and the inclusion of other instruments later in the song, being a transition to the next song, Fanfare. Fanfare is a symphonic progressive tune with great keyboard work during the verses and beautiful vocal melody. There is a good instrumental section of guitar and organ and the second verse have a different instrumental backing than the first. There is another change in the instrumental backing, with good mellotron and synthesizers and another instrumental interlude that is impressive because the melody is excellent.
Theme of Atlantis another great short track with great guitar and mellotron melodies, recurring to some melodies from the track Atlantis. The guitar tone is very beautiful.
Love Please Close the Door is another superb song, with a beautiful acoustic guitar intro and beautiful singing. Then there is another part with other instruments. The mellotron arrangements are superb and the vocals excellent, with Jerney Kaagman at her best. The rhythm of the song is strange because it has many differences of time among the verses.
The last four songs are masterpieces, so the album deserves to be strongly recommended to symphonic prog & psych fans, mellotron lovers and those who like female vocals.
1. Atlantis (16:21)
...a) Prelude - 0:53
...b) Prologue (don't know) - 3:19
...c) The rise and fall (under a cloudy sky) - 2:41
...d) Theme of Atlantis - 3:40
...e) The threat (suddenly) - 2:10
...f) Destruction (rumbling from inside the Earth) - 2:57
...g) Epilogue (don't know) - 0:41
2. Maybe tomorrow, maybe tonight (5:46)
3. Interlude (1:48)
4. Fanfare (3:33)
5. Theme from Atlantis (1:51)
6. Love, please close the door (4:12)
CONDITION: The laminated cover has still after 37 years, very striking bright colors, and overall having only minor visual handling and soft wear. VG+(+)
The vinyl is glossy on both sides, VG+(+) having only light top surface inner sleeve paper type scuffs, playing excellent from the start to the end.
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...
EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING
All imperfections are noted both cover & record
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