Earth and Fire 73' Dutch PROG MONSTER LP Atlantis on Polydor EX+
  £   34
  $   45

 


£ 34 Sold For
Nov 22, 2011 Sold Date
Nov 15, 2011 Start Date
11   Number Of Bids
  Netherlands Country Of Seller
eBay Auctioned at
 
save auction  

Description

Hi Vinyl freaks. In the next few weeks I'll put on auction more than 600 great and collectible records. Most records are true collector's items. Have a look, it is worthwhile! Most of my vinyl comes from my own collection and/or quality collections. Most records are in great, collectible condition. If not, I'll clearly describe the possible flaws or scuffs. Appr. 90% of my records are EX to Mint-. I am continuously selling Essential German Kraut, Dutch psych and garage, UK and US progressive and folk, early electronic and (hard) psychedelic records from the period 1967 to 1975. Moreover, many other essential wave, punk and (minimal) synth records will be on auction. Please take some time and read my instructions carefully. If questions... please feel free to ask. A fantastic vinyl collection is going to be for sale in outstanding condition. Don't miss out this opportunity!!

Please read instructions before bidding:

  • Shipping rates have chanced since 1st of January 2011
  • Please take a look at the shipping rates below for multiple discount ... I CAN'T SHIP FOR 4.00 !!
  • Please take some time and read instructions below ...for quick check-out ask for invoice...

Band/Record: Earth and Fire - Atlantis

Label/Matrix: NL 1973 Polydor 2925 013 with 1Y // 2Y

Condition Record/Sleeve: EX+/EX+ (record light fingernail line, no impact, NM dream audio. Cover clean and unwritten, with corners only tiny "eaten")

Extra Info: Dutch PROG MONSTER !! Mega rare original Dutch 1st pressing on Polydor with awesome psychedelic fold-out cover + PURPLE Lyric INSERT.... WOW ......EX+ dream audio !!

Atlantis
Killer album with its mellotron swoops, sweet vocals, intricate drum/bass parts, smouldering guitar lines and spellbounding songs. With a side-long song (Atlantis) and 5 other short songs. The sound is dominated by keyboards and guitar, with lots of mellotron to those who are mellotron fanatics.

Atlantis is the long suite of the album and it is a very good song. It has many variations, good vocals, acoustic and electric guitar work and mainly superb keyboards, which becomes evident after the verses and chorus, with a superb short instrumental interlude with nice mellotron and lead guitar. There is another part with more aggresive vocals and harder guitar and organ riff. There is a quiet flute part and then the best instrumental part of the song, with excellent mellotron and guitar. The guitar solo is really good. There is another sung part with good keyboards and singing.
Maybe Tomorrow, Maybe Tonight has a great organ intro and then turns into a normal rock song with great keyboard and guitar sounds, mainly in the chorus. There is an instrumental interlude like the intro, but with a lead guitar accompaining the melody of the organ and then a good guitar solo. There are some bits of mellotron in the song also.
Interlude is a very beautiful instrumental, with a beautiful slow guitar melody and mellotron backing. There are some variations in the guitar melody and the inclusion of other instruments later in the song, being a transition to the next song, Fanfare. Fanfare is a symphonic progressive tune with great keyboard work during the verses and beautiful vocal melody. There is a good instrumental section of guitar and organ and the second verse have a different instrumental backing than the first. There is another change in the instrumental backing, with good mellotron and synthesizers and another instrumental interlude that is impressive because the melody is excellent.

Theme of Atlantis another great short instrumental with great guitar and mellotron melodies, recurring to some melodies from the track Atlantis. The guitar tone is very beautiful.
Love Please Close the Door is another superb song, with a beautiful acoustic guitar intro and beautiful singing. Then there is another part with other instruments. The mellotron arrangements are superb and the vocals excellent, with Jerney Kaagman at her best. The rhythm of the song is strange because it has many differences of time among the verses.
The last four songs are masterpieces, but the other half of the album, although very good, is not that great, mainly the song Maybe Tomorrow, Maybe Tonight and some parts from Atlantis. So the album deserves a strong recommendation to symphonic prog fans, mellotron lovers and those who like female vocals.

Picture overview; please take a look at the pictures:














Payment instruction/Check out: Since i will be listing a lot of records in the next few weeks, i cannot know when you have finished shopping. Let me know when you want an invoice. Please do not pay me without my invoice. I make use of the Ebay invoice system, if you pay before my invoice i may lose track of your payment. Within the EU I prefer (free) IBAN transactions to my bank account. Paypal transactions OK.

Return policy and After sales: I stand for the quality of my vinyl so i will take back records. However, i will only take back if buyer agrees to share the the costs of the return postage. All packages will be sent with registered mail. If a package is delayed please communicate with me first in stead of drop complaints at paypal!

Shipping: All records will be carefully packed by me and I do not charge handling. Shipping will take place with air/priority mail and signed for only. Packages above 2kg will be shipped with TNT Global Express with track & trace code. Please take a look at the shipping rates. Combined shipping is offered. Please take a closer look at my shipping rates. It is OK to wait a few days/weeks with payment in order to obtain efficient shipping. Packages till 2kg and 5kg are relatively cheap also worldwide, so take your advantage !! Please take a closer look at the shipping rates:

EU I: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Luxenbourg, Austria, Spain, U.K and Sweden

EU II: Bulgaria, Estland, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Letland, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slowakia and Czech Republick

EU III: Cyprus, Greece, Malta, Albania, Andorra, Bosnie-Herz., Canar. Islands, Faer. Islands, Gibraltar, Greenland, Island, Channel islands, Croatia, Lichtenstein, Macedonia, Moldavia, Montenegro, Norway, Ukraine, San Marino, Servia, Turky, Vatican, Swiss

World: USA, Kazachstan, Canada, South America, Australia, Africa

Selling records online since 1999!
Check the account below regularly!

E-Sunshine records


price rating