EMERSON LAKE & PALMER Pictures At An Exhibition 1971 UK 1st PRESS MINT
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EMERSON LAKE & PALMER Pictures At An Exhibition 1971 UK 1st PRESS MINT
EMERSON LAKE & PALMERPictures At An Exhibition
UK ISLAND (HELP 1) FIRST PRESSING (November 1971)
SUPERB ORIGINAL COPY WHICH LOOKS UNPLAYED AND DELIVERS THE CLEANEST, FINEST SOUND I HAVE HEARD
PRESSED WITH THE BLACK ISLAND HELP LABELS WITH PINK i
MATRIX: HELP 1 A-1U PORKY / HELP 1 B-1U PECKO
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL HEAVY GAUGE MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE MADE BY "Howards Printers (Slough) Ltd."
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND "MADE IN ENGLAND" PRINTED IN GREY
Pictures at an Exhibition was one of the seminal documents of the progressive rock era, a record that made its way into the collections of millions who never heard of composer Modest Mussorgsky and knew nothing of Russia's Nationalist "Five" or artist/architect Victor Hartmann, whose work was the inspiration for Mussorgsky.
Chronologically, it was Emerson, Lake & Palmer's third LP release (they didn't regard it as an "official" album, as it was comprised of only part of a longer live performance)
It worked on several levels that allowed widely divergent audiences to embrace it, it teased the brain with its mix of melody and heavy rock, and for anyone with some musical knowledge, serious or casual, it was a sufficiently bold use of Mussorgsky's original to stimulate hours of delightful listening.
It wasn't the first treatment of a classical piece in this manner by any means -- Keith Emerson had done several previously with his earlier group the Nice -- but it was the first to reach a mass audience or get heavy radio play (at least of excerpts), and introduced the notion of "classical rock" to millions of listeners, including the classical community, most of whose members regarded this record as something akin to an armed assault.
Those with less hidebound sensibilities appreciated Emerson's rollicking and delightful "Blues Variations" -- which bridged the gap between Tarkus and Trilogy -- and Greg Lake's lyrical adaptations of "Promenade," "The Sage," and "The Great Gates of Kiev." It does some violence to Mussorgsky in the process, but it is also the most concise, energetic, and well-realised live release in ELP's catalogue
Side 1: Promenade / The Gnome / Promenade / The Sage / The Old Castle / Blues Variation
Side 2: Promenade / The Hut of Baba Yaga / The Curse of Baba Yaga / The Hut of Baba Yaga / The Great Gates of Kiev (The End) / Nut Rocker
LABELS: MINT / NEAR MINT
An immaculate set of clean, unmarked labels.
No spindle traces or any signs the record has ever been played.
The Side 2 label has small white marks by the pink i and under LAKE which I would guess are from manufacture
VINYL Visual: MINT
Both surfaces are unmarked and shine like new, even under bright light
VINYL Audio: MINT
Plays like new throughout without any clicks, ticks or pops and beautifully clean (actually never heard a cleaner copy).
To be extremely picky there is a tiny touch of surface on the quiet central section of Side 1 but it's nothing really and I did not clean this copy as it looks so immaculate so this will no doubt disappear after a clean/few spins but I must emphasise it is incredibly minor
SLEEVE: MINT
The heavyweight gatefold is as clean, crisp, sharp and fresh as the day it was made
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: £5.00 (Recorded)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Tracked)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £20.00 (International Tracked)
DUE TO THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES I WILL ONLY BE POSTING ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY
Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any 1292 (GS 8.3.6 (1292))
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