BABYLON (1978) Prog Rock from Florida MEHUM MUSIC #4641 - SEALED ORIGINAL LP
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[ I am including photos of the actual record labels, from my personal copy (which is open, not sealed like the one I am selling), so you know what is waiting inside, if you decide to remove the shrink wrap ! ]
Impossible to find ORIGINAL Still-Sealed LP of "BABYLON" (1978) Prog Rock from Florida MEHUM MUSIC #4641 Guaranteed 1978 ORIGINAL !
How do I know this ? I ordered these myself from Phil at Jem Records in 1978 for my record store "Record Realm" in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Jem was mostly an Imported records distributor, but this is a USA pressing from Florida.
They distributed this US indie label record because "Babylon" sounds like many of the European prog-rock bands they imported and sold to record shops like ours.
So, despite the "Import Album" claim on the Jem sticker, in this case, they were distributing a U.S.A. product !
If this record has been on your wish list, you know how scarce a sealed original is !!! Please bid accordingly, and here's hoping you win it -Thanks !
* Florida isn't exactly thought of as a prog rock haven. You have Southern rock groups in the north like Jacksonville, most notably "Lynyrd Skynyrd", and many Cuban exiles in the south (Miami, especially), "Gloria Estefan" being the most notable who often became Latin pop sensations.
"Babylon", from Tampa-St. Petersburg is a rare example of prog rock from Florida. You have "Genesis"-influenced prog with lots of keyboards (RMI electric piano, ARP Omni, other synthesizers, Vako Orchestron), "Steve Hackett"-like guitar, and "Phil Collins"-like drumming. The vocalist might draw comparison to "Peter Gabriel", but often more dramatic. Maybe not the most original prog out there (as is the case for so much late '70s prog), but certainly one of the better examples of American prog.*
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