CYBOTRON COLOSSUS SYNTH SPACE PSYCH KRAUT ORIG 1ST PRESS CAN MP3 HEAR

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Cybotron (2) – Colossus

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS FROM AUSTRALIA. MEGA RARE!!

Label: Champagne Records (3) – CHA 7004

Format: Vinyl, LP

Country: Australia

Released: 1978

Genre: Electronic, Rock Style: Space Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Tracklist ? A1 Colossus 8:07 A2 Eclipse 10:40 B1 Medusa 7:41 B2 Raga In Asia Minor 15:37

Credits ? Artwork By – Linda Orr Artwork By [Album Design] – Jeff Orr Drums, Percussion, Synthesizer – Colin Butcher Executive Producer – Jeremy Fiebiger Photography – Ken Wright Piano, Organ, Strings, Mellotron, Synthesizer – Geoff Green (2) Producer, Engineer – Gil Matthews Synthesizer [Arp], Sampler [Sequencer Arp], Synthesizer [Korg], Saxophone [Processed] – Steve Braund

Studio Album, released in 1978

THIS IS A VERY RARE AND AMAZING PSYCH LP. INFLUENCED BY "KRAUTROCK" FREINDS AND ASSOCIATES FROM BANDS LIKE CAN, AMON DUUL, FAUST. THIS LP IS A MUST HAVE.

MIND BENDING MASTERWORK!!

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THEIR MUSIC HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS: "a cross between late 60's Stockhausen and Kraftwerk's Autobahn album ... disco melodies warped with hypnotic synth fusion".

HERE IS A SECTION OF A REVIEW BY RICHARD FOSS FOR THE ALL USIC WEBSITE:

This album has become a valuable rarity primarily because of a case of mistaken identity. Rumor spread among fans of the Detroit techno/dance band Cybotron that an early or bootleg album was available, and rare record shops and websites sold out of whatever copies they had on hand of Colossus.

One can only imagine the feelings of the people who bought this album and then discovered that they had purchased a record made in 1979 by an obscure Australian band of the same name.

If the buyers were at all adventurous, they may have felt that they got a good deal for their money.

The Australian trio had a powerful sound that was slightly reminiscent of high-quality Krautrock or middle-period King Crimson. Colossus consists of just four tracks, all based on complex synthesizer interplay over jazzy drumming, sometimes accented by Steve Braund's frantic saxophone playing.

Pulsating rhythms are laid down with the drums, sequencers, and a synthesizer playing heavy basslines, while saxes and keyboards power out dueling melodies. The album was expertly produced and engineered, with some sound techniques that are best appreciated while wearing headphones.

It's unfortunate that this band didn't get more widespread distribution, as Colossus has a very accessible sound that might have won the band fans if it was ever widely distributed.

None of the Australian Cybotron's three albums were ever released in the U.S.A. or Europe, and if not for the accident of the Detroit band's fans seeking these albums by mistake, they would have probably been relegated to complete obscurity.

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CONDITION:

VINYL: VG++. SOME EXTREMELY FAINT SURFACE SCUFFS DETECTIBLE UNDER DIRECT LIGHT WITH SCRUTINY. FULL DEEP SHINE. A VERY HIGH COLLECTIBLE CONDITION.

COVER:VG++ TO NM-. THE TOP LAMINATION HAS BUBBLEING (IMAGE SHOWN) THIS IS THE RESUTL OF AGE AND THE WAY COVER WAS MAUFACTERD, LAMINATION TECHNIQUE USED. THIS IS NOT BECAUSE ALBUM COVER IS ABUSED. THIS LP WAS STORED CORRECTLY FOR ALL THESE YEARS AND A THE LAMINATION ON ALL COPIES WILL BE PRONE TO THIS ISSUE. ASIDE FROM THIS SUPERFICIAL LAMINATION ISSUE DESCRIBED THIS LP IS SOLID NM. WOULD BE HARD TO TOP.

CENTER LABELS: NM

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