POPOL VUH Das Hohelied Salomos (United Artists) RARE Italy 1st Pressing MINT
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POPOL VUH Das Hohelied Salomos (United Artists UAL 24050) RARE Italy 1st Pressing MINT!
RARE Italian first pressing of the Popol Vuh album "Das Hohelied Salomos" (The Song Of Solomon) on United Artists (April 1975). The vinyl itself has UAS 29781 stampers and was obviously pressed in Germany: This record is therefore sonically identical with the German issue.
"Collaborating with guitarist/percussionist Daniel Fichelscher and soprano Djong Yun and adapting lyrics from the Old Testament's Song of Solomon, Florian Fricke crafts deeply spiritual music from a synthesis of Eastern and Western popular, classical and devotional traditions. Fichelscher's guitar and percussion are to the fore, often eclipsing Fricke's rippling piano melodies, and Yun graces most tracks with her serene, ethereal voice. As on Einsjäger & Siebenjäger (1974), the group works with an economical palette, combining elements to create grand arrangements with subtly shifting rhythms, tempos, and textures. Here, however, the results are all the more expansive and majestic as the minimalist strokes coalesce in sweeping, cosmic swathes (...). With contributions from Alois Gromer (sitar) and Shana Kumar (tabla), Das Hohelied Salomos recovers some of the Eastern accent that was more evident on Hosianna Mantra (1972) and Seligpreisung (1973) (...). Das Hohelied Salomos encapsulates Fricke's gift for blending aspects of Western rock music's traditionally profane idiom with non-Western and non-rock aesthetics to pursue his unique vision of sacred music." - Wilson Neate, allmusic.com
GRADING:
MINT(-) COVER. Original unlaminated sleeve in pristine condition. Please see photos for details.
- Straight from old store stock and in perfect condition.
- Also includes the original inner sleeve in perfect MINT(-) condition.
MINT(-) RECORD that looks unplayed. A near-impossible find in this condition!
- Perfect vinyl on both sides, with impeccable audio reproduction throughout.
- No hairlines, scuffs or any other signs of previous play whatsoever.
- Original beige/brown United Artists labels with no spindle wear at all.
- Small licensing stamp on the label of Side One, as is standard in Italy.
- The matrix stamps in the run-off grooves read "S18 UAS 29781 1L" and "S18 UAS 29781 2L".
- This record is fully certified to be an Italian first pressing of "Das Hohelied Salomos", released in April 1975.
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