EAST OF EDEN - SNAFU Deram 1970 UK 1st press EX Pink Floyd DERAM Vertigo swirl
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East Of Eden -
Snafu
DERAM
SML 1050 stereo
UK 1970
UK 1st press
with machined matrices:
ZAL-9435.P-1W and ZAL-9436.P-1W
Extremely hard to find psych/prog crossover album with stunning songcraft, a lost classic!!! Bandmembers: Dave Arbus, Geoff Nicholson, Andy Sneddon, Geoff Britton. Very heavy vinyl in EX. An original first UK press as indicated by the machined matrices.
From out of the U.K., East Of Eden's sophomore album Snafu, like its predecessor, is a blending of Progressive Rock and some jazzy and wacky Avant-Prog, even Blues-based Psychedelic Rock, with guitars and bass diddling and twiddling, with flutes fluttering and saxes wailing and trumpets harping and violins screeching and percussion occasionally clanging and banging at the oddest of times.
Certainly, a few of the tunes here are fairly "normal," where the band plays relatively "straight" full-out rock and roll, such as on the short opener "Have To Whack It Up" or the bonus tunes "Biffin Bridge," or "Blue Boar Blues," where the band comes off as almost an early Jethro Tull or Blodwyn Pig imitator. But then, sounds and styles quite similar to groups such as King Crimson and Gentle Giant seem to come into play on compositions like "Leaping Beauties for Rudy / Marcus Junior" and "Nymphenburger," where East of Eden adds wild Avant-Prog or Jazz-Rock elements. Moreover, on "Xhorkom / Ramadhan / In the Snow for a Blow" and "Gum Arabic / Confucius," Middle Eastern atmospheres and rhythms infiltrate a portion of the songs before the band heads back into more traditional Jazz-Rock territory, occasionally reminding me of Frank Zappa's Hot Rats period. And then, there are other tracks, such as "Uno Transito Clapori" and portions of "Habibi Baby / Beast of Sweden / Boehm Constrictor," that are just plain bizarre and experimental, sort of in the same relative musical sphere as Amon Düül II or Can.(from: rateyourmusic.com)
Vinyl: EX. I have played this in full> There are NO jumps, NO clicks and NO sticks!!! Splendid barely played condition but there is one longish hairline on side 1, which is totally inaudible and just wispy in nature. Under a strong light a few very wispy retraction traces which are invisible in normal daylight. but these cannot be heard on replay. NO marks, scuffs or scratches. The audio is stunning all the way and this album sounds fantastic and was totally underrated at the time. It totally went under the radar and is now extremely scarce! This will be an upgrade for most experienced collectors.
Sleeve: VG+/EX. Front laminated. No stickers, NO writing, NO smudges. A very thin flimsy sleeve that is in far better than average shape. Light creasing mainly near the opening and corners. Still a very nice sleeve without any seam splits or damage. To the rear there is the little die-cut stereo/ mono peep hole. An album which is very hard to track down now and this copy has been in my collection for many years but will let go now for I have found a signed mint copy of this album now. This will make a great addition to a prog collection.
Labels: EX.
Inner: EX. The original blue printed poly lined inner sleeve.
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