1973 ORIG SAHARA SUNRISE "OUT OF FOCUS" MEETS "GIFT" Krautrock PROG Psych
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SCARCE 1973 KRAUTROCK PROGRESSIVE
"SUBJECT ESQ MEETS "OUT OF FOCUS" and "GIFT"
SAHARA
SUNRISE
\ USA - P. I . COSMOS - 9006
BEAUTIFUL TOP COPY ...vinyl looks unplayed....
SCARCE and really hard to find THIS clean ...even IF found, the back black cover is usually with shelf wear (here a TOP copy with NO shelf wear)...thee original 1973 first pressing of an interesting Krautrock progressive band who made two collectible albums, "Sunrise" probably their best.
SAHARA were formed out of the ashes of "SUBJEECT ESQ" they drafted a couple of great musicians into the fold with the guitarist from "GIFT" and keyboardist from "OUT OF FOCUS" ... It all went like this: Subject ESQ made a highly collectible album (German CBS) in 1970 and splintered apart... and Subject ESQ guys got together this new band, SAHARA adding an extra guitarist, Englishman Nick Woodland (from Gift), but the best thing that happened to the band was the arrival of ex-Out Of Focus keyboardist Hennes Herring, featured on many different keyboards. Coming in a superb fiery artwork cover, the album was released on a small Peters International U.S. label in 1973. Now a sextet, Sahara developed a varied progressive rock sound. Hard to exactly peg this album into one category but imagine a heavy mix of early Jethro Tull, with early Yes and snippets of early Nektar and you might have an idea of their sound. Musically these guys blend mellotron/organ/piano symphonia with flutes, guitars and accentuated bass in a well crafted format. Starting wildly on ultra quick guitar riff, Marie Celeste (a boat) brings on the church-like organ in a quieter movement, when a sax blows its soul out and the boat sails many different and turbulent musical weather changes. Circles, is folky and while not bad, doesn't mix in with the rest of the otherwise near-perfect album. The following Rainbow Rider is a moody track that delves into complex rhythms, after a piano intro and a fast-paced verse, then giving us an excellent 8-minutes track, if you'll pardon the all-too-predictable repeated choir line at its end-section
If the first side is nowhere near perfection, the flipside with its side-long title track is one of the best multi-movement epic suites ever, certainly one of the most varied: from electronica to classical, but mostly their own typical rock music that has its own sound and cannot be easily pigeonholed to classic UK prog bands. This 27-minutes+ affair (!) is head-twisting, skull-numbing, mind-blowing, breath-taking, mouth-watering, etc.. and that's just to mention what is does to your upper extremities. And the amazing feat is that the track gets better and better to reach its apex around the end of these 27-mins+.
Definitely one of the best "traditional prog" (this means more or less symphonic, but there is so much more to it than that) album out of Germany along with the first Grobschnitt album, Herring's Out OF Focus heritage did bring the extra touch that the band needed to become excellent.
- Henner Hering / keyboards
- Michael Hofmann / woodwinds, Moog, Mellotron, vocals
- Alex Pittwohn / harmonica, reeds, vocals
- Harry Rosenkind / drums, tuned percussion
- Stefan Wissnet / lead vocals, bass
- Nicholas Woodland / guitars
1. Marie Celeste (7:37)
2. Circles (4:42)
3. Rainbow Rider (8:41)
4. Sunrise (27:12)
- Part 1: a) Sunrise / b) The divinity of being / c) Perception (inc. Devil's tune) / d) Paramount confluence
- Part II: a) Aspiration / b) Creativity / c) Realisation
CONDITION: The Cover: Solid all over, a TOP copy rated M- even with the delete drill at bottom right, the cover is crisp and very clean all over with no wear ... Bright original colors, no bends, no split seams, no writing ...TOP COPY for sure (hard to find this clean)
The Vinyl: all clean and clear, ALL M- looks unplayed ... clean P.I. Cosmos labels
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...
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All imperfections are noted both cover & record
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