Fluid Druid 1976 UK 1U/1U 1st Press EMI Symphonic Prog VG+/NM inShrink YES CAMEL

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Over 100 rare vintage PROG, Krautrock, SPACE ROCK and Electronic Music LPs in this Auction series.
from 50+ years collection of decades-long radio DJ, Record Store associate and dedicated Vinyl Collector.
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All Auctions in this series start at 99¢ opening bid!
Everybody should have a good chance at taking a few of these treasures home.
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Mostly 1st PRESSING Vintage imports, including a few Private Press and Promo LPs
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A lot of 1st Press CANTERBURY, KRAUTROCK and Euro-Prog LPs - some SIGNED - this time around, plus much more.
including some VERTIGO Swirl, Green BRAIN, OHR, PDU, Deram, Crypto, Harvest, Cobra, Spalax, Caroline, Charisma, etc. labels.
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Many still in SHRINK WRAP. Several STILL SEALED.
Quite a few Sterling, Masterdisk and Monarch (USA) pressings in the mix!

SECURE, TOP LP Packing and Materials - 40+ years experience.

This listing is for:
DRUID
FLUID DRUID
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EMI Records EMC 3128
Original 1976 issue Stereo LP
FIRST PRESSING - 1U / 1U Matrix
Die-cut Lyrics / Photos Inner Sleeve

VINYL is NEAR MINT / VG+
Very Clean Full Gloss Vinyl is NM on side one, Like New. Side 2 has some light, non-feelable surface scuffs, mostly at end of side and almost all inaudible. Labels are super clean both sides.
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COVER is NEAR MINT
Snapping bright and spanking clean inside the complete importers' loose shrink wrap. Crisp and tight with no creases, dings, bends or any other marks. All edges straight, all corners sharp. Immaculate.


STRICT CONSERVATIVE GOLDMINE GRADING
NM / EX(VG++) / VG+ / VG



VERY SCARCE Original 1976 1st Press UK Melodic, Symphonic Prog LP

Recorded at Advision Studios, London

"℗ 1976 EMI Records Limited" and "Made in Gt. Britain" printed on labels and back cover.
[Publisher] Robbins Music trading as Druid Music
Cover printed by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.

Die-cut Printed inner sleeve included - photos of the band on one side, lyrics on the other side • No Splits
Vinyl inside additional anti-static lined inner sleeve.

FIRST PRESSING
MATRIX NUMBERS
SIDE ONE: YAX 5137-1U  •1  A-PN   1
SIDE TWO: YAX 5138-1U   o   1
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"Despite this British band was strongly influenced by the most melodic side of YES, FLUID DRUID isn't a copy or a clone. In the same vein of another great (and underrated) group of the same period ("ENGLAND"), DRUID took the best elements of the 70's monsters and made an album with plenty of quality and beauty.

Dane, the vocalist, seems to sing like Jon Anderson, but not imitative - and as a guitar player (as Howe) he is is extremely good. All tracks are very enjoyable, even if not all so complex, there being present all the best classic symphonic rock characteristics: frequent and surprising changes, majestic chorus, fantastic melodies and elaborate instrumentation. Tthe playing, as on their first album, is still top notch, the changes of pace invigorating, and the band's commitment to their sound apparent. Much here has that mellow energy of the first few PFM releases.
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"Razor Truth" and "Painters Clouds" are two magnificent tracks where the YES influence is easy to recognize, but the pearls are "FM 145" (mostly instrumental Camel-esque beauty), "Crusade" (what a unique song!) and the mini suite "Left To Find" - a progressive jewel: it begins somewhat like a YES theme but suddenly a delicious flute invades the ambience and melody flows slowly, in crescendo with piano and guitar, creating a special atmosphere. We can find some CAMEL influence here again.
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This 2nd - and final - Druid album is far less of a Yes copy than before and showed great strides in their own sound, but sadly their timing was all wrong. Even as the album was appearing in record stores, the storm clouds of Punk were gathering to wash away the Proggies, the wistful and the Synthophiles. Like many another Prog band of the day, Druid would not survive."
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"Fluid Druid" is a highly recommended album, very melodic and beautiful, and a must for all YES fans.
Well worth your while if you love mid-70s melodic Symphonic Prog.

COMPLETELY OUT OF PRINT on VINYL since 1976 in all countries.
A prize copy like this one doesn't come along often.

Even though still in the original Shrink Weap
Album kept in additional protective, poly outer-sleeve

Please see my other listings for more DRUID and other Rare, Vintage and
Collectible PROG, KRAUTROCK, PROG-PSYCH, ELECTRONIC and SPACE-ROCK Import LPs.
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From an utterly vast and deep record collection, from my life-long best friend
who was a DJ at the Radio Station I co-founded in the 1970's - and who worked for me at my California record store in the '70s and '80s.
Sadly he has now finally left this mortal coil, bequeathing me his deep Vinyl Mine.
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Several thousand records (mostly LP's, but also hundreds of 45's), several hundred collectible and Rare, Out of Print CDs and Box Sets,
plus posters and other memorabilia will all eventually be listed.

Truly a great (and enormous) collection!
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