ENO Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) 1974 UK ISLAND 1st PRESS - NEAR MINT
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Jun 12, 2017
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Jun 2, 2017
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ENO Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) 1974 UK ISLAND 1st PRESS - NEAR MINT
ENOTiger Mountain (By Strategy)
UK ISLAND (ILPS 9309) FIRST PRESSING (November 1974)
AN OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL COPY - BARELY PLAYED
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE ISLAND PINK RIM LABELS
MATRIX: ILPS 9309 A-3U RAYS / ILPS 9309 B-4U RAYS
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/A and 1/M
THE ALBUM IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE “Printed in England by Robor Limited” WITH THE FACTORY SEALED AND FOLDED-UNDER LEFT SIDE EDGE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN” PRINTED IN GREY
Continuing the twisted pop explorations of Here Come the Warm Jets, Eno's second solo album, Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy), is more subdued and cerebral, and a bit darker than its predecessor.
It's a loose concept album -- often inscrutable, but still playful -- about espionage, the Chinese Communist revolution, and dream associations, with the stream-of-consciousness lyrics beginning to resemble the sorts of random connections made in dream states.
Eno's richly layered arrangements juxtapose very different treated sounds, yet they blend and flow together perfectly, hinting at the directions his work would soon take with the seamless sound paintings of Another Green World
Side 1:
Burning Airlines Give You So Much More (3:15)
Back In Judy's Jungle (5:14)
The Fat Lady Of Limbourg (5:05)
Mother Whale Eyeless (6:00)
The Great Pretender (5:10)
Side 2:
Third Uncle (5:01)
Put A Straw Under Baby (3:28)
The True Wheel (5:20)
China My China (5:45)
Taking Tiger Mountain (6:00)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels - a couple of spindle traces - seen little play
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new with nothing but harmless light hairlines
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays beautifully throughout with nothing to fault - great copy - very highly recommended indeed
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Crisp, clean and sharp with just a little edge/surface rub
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: FREE (2nd class standard)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £18.00 (International Signed For delivery)
Combined Post: for items purchased within any 10 day period @£3 for each additional LP
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 way I will email you when payment has been received to let you know when the item will be posted. Please leave feedback upon receipt of the item so that I know you have received it safely. Thanks 795 (GS 7.0.7 (795))
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