EMIL RICHARDS & THE MICROTONAL BLUES BAND Journey To Bliss 1969 Nr MINT
£
37
$
48
£ 37
Sold For
Dec 17, 2012
Sold Date
Dec 7, 2012
Start Date
£ 24
Start price
2
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Great Britain
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EMIL RICHARDS & THE MICROTONAL BLUES BAND Journey To Bliss 1969 Nr MINT
ORIGINAL US IMPULSE - HEAVY GAUGE GATEFOLD (PROMO COPY)
EMIL RICHARDS & THE MICROTONAL BLUES BANDJourney To Bliss
ORIGINAL 1969 US IMPULSE PRESSING (STEREO AS-9166) OF "Journey To Bliss"
A REALLY FABULOUS RECORD - NEW TO ME AND A GREAT FIND - SIDE ONE IS FULL OF VIBE-DRIVEN INSTRUMENTALS, MORE CONVENTIONAL THAN SIDE TWO WHICH HAS SPOKEN POETRY OVER FREE TRIPPY AVANT-JAZZ
GREAT STUFF - PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY THROUGHOUT AND VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED INDEED
PRESSED ON HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL WITH THE RED AND BLACK GROOVED IMPULSE LABELS
MATRIX: AS 9166 A, LW / AS 9166 A, LW (all lightly etched)
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL HEAVY GAUGE, OUTER LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH PASTED-ON INTERNAL PANEL AND A PROMOTIONAL STICKER ON THE FRONT
A fantastic bit of "Eastern" tinged jazz, and a real musical Journey To Bliss on its own. Vibist Emil Richards really outdoes himself here, working in an exotic mode that features lots of weird percussion over choppy modal grooves from keyboards, guitar, and drums...all in a wild blend of rhythms and grooves played by Richards and his Microtonal Blues Band.
Richards started playing the xylophone at age six. In the 1950s and 1960s he played various percussion instruments with jazz ensembles first in New York and then in Los Angeles, where he settled permanently in1959 . He became known as one of the most desirable percussionists in jazz, rock and other popular music and was called on to play in countless movie and television soundtracks.
Richards soon became a "first call" percussionist for the Hollywood film industry, and has played for hundreds of films. He has played for many groups, including The Doors, George Harrison, and Frank Sinatra.
Players on Journey to Bliss include Tom Tedesco and Dennis Budimir on guitar, Dave MacKay on keyboards, and Joe Porcaro on drums. All players handle a variety of instruments, as does Richards, who must play dozens of different percussion elements on the set. Features some great short tracks and groovy pop-Eastern sounds.
Side 1:
Maharimba (2:52)
Bliss (4:57)
Mantra (4:29)
Enjoy, Enjoy (5:51)
Side 2:
Journey To Bliss - Part I (3:08)
Journey To Bliss - Part II (4:10)
Journey To Bliss - Part III (2:52)
Journey To Bliss - Part IV (3:10)
Journey To Bliss - Parts V & VI (5:18)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels with just a few spindle traces
VINYL Visual: VERY GOOD++
Common to a lot of North American pressings the surfaces have some marks (mostly within the vinyl itself) but none of these have any audible significance and the record plays beautifully
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
An impressively recorded and engineered album which delivers crystal clear, deep, rich and detailed audio reproduction throughout and apart from a few incidences of very light background (very light and non-intrusive) the playback is lovely and clean with no other audible distractions of any kind - superb copy of a wonderful record
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
The heavyweight gatefold is in great shape with a deep gloss to the outer laminated surfaces and a clean, unmarked interior - all edges are sharp and all spine text is clear and bold
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £12.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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