M- UK POLYDOR KING CRIMSON LIZARD MELLOTRON Avant Psych Prog ROBERT FRIPP
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$ 27
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Jul 1, 2018
Sold Date
Jun 28, 2018
Start Date
$ 10
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Description
TOP COPY ~ UK POLYDOR
CLASSIC MELLOTRON DRENCHED PROGRESSIVE
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LIZARD
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UK - POLYDOR DELUXE - 2302 059
TOP MINTY CLEAN
This is a SCARCE 1972 BRITISH pressing on the old Polydor "deluxe' label in nice deluxe gatefold cover ... the 40 year old pressing is in TOP MINTY shape ...(see details below) ...
"LIZARD" was highly avant-garde and demanding of its audience when it was released in 1970, and it remains a powerfully unique, almost disquieting listening experience to this day. While IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON's sardonic "Cat Food" may have hinted at the path about to be explored, nothing could have fully prepared fans for the truly bizarre, almost eerie "colours" of abstract "sound paintings" like LIZARD's first three songs, "Cirkus," "Indoor Games," and "Happy Family." Much of the credit for the feel of these tracks must be accorded to new vocalist Gordon Haskell, who had supplied the almost ethereal vocals for Poseidon's lovely "Cadence and Cascade." With Greg Lake departed for ELP, Haskell gets the space to reveal a voice of power and depth, that is by turns intimate, theatrical, scornful, fey and raving. The end of "Indoor Games" finds him cackling like a madman, but the delicately pretty "Lady of the Dancing Water" (the disc's most immediately accessible song) sees him don the guise of a sensitive poet-troubadour, paying court to his lady-love on the bank of a laughing stream. The second "half" of the disc (the old LP's "side two") is given to the title suite. The first section of this MASTERFUL three-part song-cycle features Jon Anderson of Yes on vocals, providing yet another savory flavour for LIZARD's exotic musical mélange. There is less of the jazzy experimentation heard on previous tracks; the direction here is more conventionally "progressive rock," with grandiose mellotrons, "courtly" subject-matter, and "classically"-oriented arrangements -- at this point almost a welcome respite from (or counter-balance for) the overt strangeness of the first half. The final installment, "Big Top," fades up to repeat the "Cirkus" theme, before diminishing hauntingly away, thus neatly "framing" this unique work of art. (Indeed, as art, this album is the total package -- the cover artwork is breathtaking, and the Pete Sinfield lyrics, with lines such as "Night, her sable dome scattered with diamonds," are some of the best poetry he has ever written.)
LIZARD may be an acquired taste, but it has stood the test of time as a lustrous example of early progressive rock at its most inventive.
- Cirkus(including Entry of the chameleons) (6:28)
Indoor games (5:41)
Happy family (4:16)
Lady of the dancing water (2:44)
Lizard:
a) Prince Rupert awakes (4:36)
b) Bolero - The peacock's tale (6:39)
c) The battle of the glass tears (10:58)
i) dawn song
ii) last skirmish
iii) Prince Rupert's lament
d) Big top (1:13)
CONDITION: The cover: The fragile flimsy shiny BRITISH gatefold is M- top copy clean all over with no seam splits, no bends, no writing ...real nice
The vinyl: is all glossy smooth, M- looks and plays fantastic, strong and clean... also has clean Polydor deluxe labels ....
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people... EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING All imperfections are noted both cover & record NOTE: All Items backed by money back guarantee! IF you have a problem PLEASE let us solve for you BEFORE leaving ANY negative feedback. Thanks! GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M Completely clean, no marks M- Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, no marks EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, clean VG+ a bit more scuff or markls still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean "trashed" VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 5 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END BIDDERS PLEASE = Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About Following Through The Transaction! ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING!
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