CAMEL The Snow Goose 1975 UK DECCA 1st PRESS w/INSERT - MINT
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Feb 24, 2017
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CAMEL The Snow Goose 1975 UK DECCA 1st PRESS w/INSERT - MINT
CAMELThe Snow Goose
UK DECCA (SKL-R.5207) FIRST PRESSING (May 1975)
GREAT COPY - AS GOOD AS NEW
BARELY PLAYED AND DELIVERING BEAUTIFULLY RICH, DEEP AND WARM SOUND THROUGHOUT WITH NOTHING TO FAULT
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE SMALL DECCA LABELS
MATRIX: XZAL-13718.P-1W / XZAL-13719.P-1W
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FULLY LAMINATED AND DEEPLY GLOSSY SINGLE COVER “Sleeve printed in England by Robert Stace”
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL INSERT PRINTED ON BOTH SIDES OF MATT PAPER BY "Senol Printing Limited"
AND THE ORIGINAL DECCA COMPANY INNER SLEEVE - DATE CODED '5-75' (May 1975)
Camel's classic period started with The Snow Goose, an instrumental concept album based on a novella by Paul Gallico.
Although there are no lyrics on the album -- two songs feature wordless vocals -- the music follows the emotional arc of the novella's story, which is about a lonely man named Rhayader who helps nurse a wounded snow goose back to health with the help of a young girl called Fritha he recently befriended. Once the goose is healed, it is set free, but Fritha no longer visits the man because the goose is gone. Later, Rhayader is killed in battle during the evacuation of Dunkirk. The goose returned during the battle, and it is then named La Princesse Perdue, symbolising the hopes that can still survive even during the evils of war.
With such a complex fable to tell, it is no surprise that Camel keep their improvisational tendencies reigned in, deciding to concentrate on surging, intricate soundscapes that telegraph the emotion of the piece without a single word.
And even though The Snow Goose is an instrumental album, it is far more accessible than some of Camel's later work, since it relies on beautiful sonic textures instead of musical experimentation.
Side 1:
"The Great Marsh" – 2:02
"Rhayader" – 3:01
"Rhayader Goes to Town" – 5:19
"Sanctuary" – 1:05
"Fritha" – 1:19
"The Snow Goose" – 3:11
"Friendship" – 1:43
"Migration" – 2:01
"Rhayader Alone" – 1:50
Side 2:
"Flight of the Snow Goose" – 2:40
"Preparation" – 3:58
"Dunkirk" – 5:19
"Epitaph" – 2:07
"Fritha Alone" – 1:40
"La Princesse Perdue" – 4:43
"The Great Marsh (Reprise)" – 1:20
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean unmarked labels - barely played
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new
VINYL Audio: MINT
Plays beautifully throughout with nothing to fault - pristine
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
As crisp, clean, sharp and fresh as the day it was made with just a small shop crease on the spine
INSERT: NEAR MINT
Again, like-new
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd class standard)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £18.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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