KROKODIL Getting Up For The Morning (Bacillus) RARE 1st Pressing Shrink MINT
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KROKODIL Getting Up For The Morning (Bacillus BLPS 19117) RARE 1st Pressing Shrink MINT!
RARE German first pressing of Krokodil`s fourth album, "Getting Up For The Morning" on Bacillus/Bellaphon Records (1972). Engineered by famed soundman Dieter Dierks, this stunning copy comes to you straight from the proverbial vaults.
"Swiss band Krokodil released a bit of a classic with their 1971 album An Invisible World Revealed, an addictive mix of swampy bluesy acid rockers with heavy psych flavours and plentiful Mellotron. Most of their other four albums never quite delivered the same excellence, but the follow-up to An Invisible World Revealed, 1972's Getting Up For The Morning comes damn close. As expected of the band, there's a ton of bluesy jams, fragile ballads and acid-rock fire, but the second side of the LP brings some subtle Krautrock elements mixed in, and overall there's a very upbeat quality to the music that is truly infectious and a joy to listen to.
This fourth Krokodil album is consistently good all the way through, even if there's some moments (especially during the first half) that will be a little too straightforward for progressive rock fans who want something more interesting and complex. But Krokodil were a very strong hard-rocking band who displayed plenty of imagination and musical taste, a bunch of talented musicians who constantly showed great musical skill without ever bogging their music down in stuffy over-arrangements, instead letting their music have a real lively energy. `Getting Up For The Morning' is another great achievement from then, and anyone who enjoyed An Invisible World Revealed should definitely consider looking into this one as well." - "Aussie-Byrd-Brother" for progarchives.com (2014).
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MINT(-) COVER, still in its original shrink wrap and practically perfect. Please see photos for details.
- Original fully laminated gatefold sleeve, never opened.
- Record distributor`s sticker ("German Pressing") on shrink wrap.
- Also includes the original inner sleeve in near-perfect MINT(-) condition.
MINT(-) RECORD that looks unplayed. Bought new at the time of release, then shelved away for posterity: Pure perfection!
- Absolutely pristine vinyl on both sides, with impeccable audio reproduction throughout.
- No hairlines, scuffs or any other visible signs of previous play at all!
- Original red-and-yellow Bacillus Records labels with no spindle wear whatsoever.
- The matrix stamps in the run-off grooves read "BLPS 19117 A" and "BLPS 19117 B"
- This record is certified to be an original German first pressing of "Getting Up For The Morning", released in 1972.
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