LENA PLATONOS Sun Masks / Maskes Iliou RARE GREEK ORIGINAL VINYL lp 1984 LYRA

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So, up for auction is a very rare ORIGINAL GREEK vinyl pressing - NOT the Dark Entries 2016 reissue in the United States - of Lena Platonos' Sun Masks [Maskes Iliou = ?????? ????? in Greek Language] album that was released in 1984 by the independent Greek record label Lyra with Cat No 3368 and Matrix Nos LY 3368 A MT 410 L 112 [A side] and LY 3368  B MT 410 1L 112 [B side, both machine - stamped]!

Lena Platonos is a Greek musician, pianist and music composer. One of the pioneers of Greek electronic music, she remains active today. Born in Heraklion, Crete and grew up in Athens she began learning how to play the piano at the age of two and became a professional pianist before turning eighteen. Soon afterwards, she received a scholarship to study in the Berlin and Vienna Academies, where she was exposed to jazz, rock and Middle Eastern music. She returned to Greece in the late 70’s, began working with the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation and released 3 collaborative albums between ’81 -‘83 but it was her “triptych” of solo albums, Sun Masks [‘84), Gallop [‘85] and Lepidoptera [‘86] that would lead many to call her the Greek Laurie Anderson or Mother of Greek electronica…

Released in 1984, ?????? ????? [Maskes Iliou = Sun Masks] was Lena Platonos’ first record to feature her own words and vocals. All instruments were performed by Lena herself and was inspired by Argentine writer Julio Cortázar as well as the film The Wall by Pink Floyd. "I began to reverse my thought process, to let melodies fade out, to turn to minimalism, to experiment on my Yamaha C60 synthesizer and a variety of “boxes” which I used to change the sound of my voice as well as the sound of the synthesizer” says Lena. The album featured experiments with different sounds and a new batch of electronic equipment, such as the legendary Roland TR 808 drum machine. Lena Platonos narrates each song in deadpan fashion, skillfully reciting her surreal Greek poetry. Her lyrics deal with the futility of love, the gap of human relationships, consumerist alienation in the bourgeois lifestyle of the 1980s.[Dark Entries Press Release]

Notice: A track from another Lena Platonos lp, called Gallop, is heard on the television series adaptation of the 2000 film High Fidelity - that was based on the 1995 novel of the same name by Nick Hornby - and premiered on Hulu last February!]

Deleted upon release, unavailable for more than 35 years and RARELY SEEN on eBay in ANY condition, this must have item for every devoted fan of electronica / synth pop / experimental music does not get offered up too often. So, do not miss …

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(a) to European Union [Registered Air Mail Only]

14.00 U.S Dollars for the first 12-inch record and 3.00 U.S Dollars each one thereafter.

12.00 U.S Dollars for the first 10-inch or 7-inch or 5-inch record or Compact Disc or Cassette and 2.50 U.S. Dollars each one thereafter.

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12.00 U.S. Dollars for the first 10-inch or 7-inch or 5-inch record or Compact Disc or Cassette and 3.50 U.S. Dollars each one thereafter.

11.00 U.S. Dollars for the first magazine or poster and 3.00 U.S. Dollars each one thereafter.

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