CAN - SOON OVER BABALUMA 1st UK Press orig. "Metallic" foil sleeve UA EX

	£		33
	$		44

CAN -

SOON OVER BABALUMA

  United Artists

1st UK Press 1974

Machined matrices

I AM OFFERING ANOTHER HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER PROG / PSYCH ROCK VINYL LP RARITY FROM MY COLLECTION OF SIMILAR ITEMS !! A FANTASTIC KRAUT ALBUM BY CAN AND PROBABLY THEIR LAST ESSENTIAL CLASSIC ONE. IT HARDLY SOLD ANYTHING AT ALL AND I CAN WELL REMEMBER THE ALBUM WALLOWING IN THE BARGAIN BINS. I WISH I HAD PICKED THEM UP THEN!! STUPENDOUSLY CREATIVE MUSICIANSHIP WITH TOALLY UNUSUAL SOUTH AMERICAN INFUSED PERCUSSION. A MUST FOR ANY PROG COLLECTOR.

BESSER GIBT'S WOHL NICHT!!!

EEN ABSOLUUT UNICUM, PRACHTIG WAARSCHIJNLIJK ONGESPEELD ALBUM!!!

Side One - UAG 29673 A-2U

Side Two - UAG 29673 B-2U

With Suzuki departed, vocal responsibilities were now split between Karoli and Schmidt. Wisely, neither try to clone Mooney or Suzuki, instead aiming for their own low-key way around things. The guitarist half speaks/half whispers his lines on the opening groover, "Dizzy Dizzy," while on "Come Sta, La Luna" Schmidt uses a higher pitch that is mostly buried in the background. Czukay sounds like he's throwing in some odd movie samples on that particular track, though perhaps it's just heavy flanging on Schmidt's vocals. Karoli's guitar achieves near-flamenco levels on the song, an attractive development that matches up nicely with the slightly lighter and jazzier rhythms the band comes up with on tracks like "Splash." Also, his violin work -- uncredited on earlier releases -- is a bit more prominent here. 

Musically, if things are a touch less intense on Babaluma, the sense of a band perfectly living in each other's musical pocket and able to react on a dime hasn't changed at all. "Chain Reaction," the longest track on the album, shows that the combination of lengthy jam and slight relaxation actually can go together rather well. After an initial four minutes of quicker pulsing and rhythm (which sounds partly machine provided), things downshift into a slower vocal section before firing up again; Karoli's blistering guitar work at this point is striking to behold. "Chain Reaction" bleeds into Babaluma's final song, "Quantum Physics," a more ominous piece with Czukay's bass closer to the fore, shaded by Schmidt's work and sometimes accompanied by Liebezeit. It makes for a nicely mysterious conclusion to the album.

Vinyl: EX.  One of the very best I have ever seen for this album. there are just some wispy paper retraction traces. A beautiful deep glossy vinyl in a very collectible condition and an upgrade for most. The audio is fantastic and I listened through the whole LP. Getting increasingly rare these days, pick it up while you still can!!

 Sleeve: EX. A very unusual metallic foil sleeve and most of these have worn very badly. This one has been looked after and retains its original shine without undue scuffing. One tiny 2-3 mm mini tear on the opening, not immediately visible on first sight. Lovely edges spine and a crisp opening. A lovely sleeve which is far above average!!

This is a unique investment opportunity!!! The next prog album to go completely through the roof. Finding this album in any condition at all is nearly impossible so late in the day. Get this while you still can. This value of the album is only going to go one way ... up and up ... until it will be totally unavailable at all for a reasonable price.

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