PRIVATE PRESS LP/BOOK-BRIAN ENO & RSHECKLLEY
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LP (33rpm) & BOOK (MULITMEDIA ALBUM) by BRIAN ENO, ROBERT SHECKLEY & with narration by PETER SINFIELD. Music by BRIAN ENO
Issued privately in 1979 by GALERIA EL MENSAJERO (IBIZA), this is an ultra rare (limited to 1000) Multimedia album (Book & LP Record) of ROBERT SHECKLEY'S Sfi-Fi tale "IN A LAND OF CLEAR COLORS". The book and disc are encased in a cardboard box. The book has 36 pages of text and artwork. The music was exclusively composed by BRIAN ENO, who at the time was residing in Ibiza and was friendly with the people who ran the gallery.
The narration is by Peter Sinfield. This is a limited edition of 1000 - although I would be surprised if more than a few dozen have survived as most were unsold!
I received this item from a friend of mine who was involved with the producers of this item in Ibiza in the 1970's. This is the only copy I have managed to acquire!!
This set is number 799 and comes with a certificate sigend by one of the gallery owners.
In short: A marvellous and rare item that should appeal to collectors of unusual and privately pressed LPs & books, as well as fans of ROBERT SHECKLEY'S & BRIAN ENO'S!!
Please see below for a short description of the item found on the internet:
In a Land of Clear Colors by Robert Sheckley (1979)
"ONCE UPON a time, dear reader, multimedia meant a book with pictures and a long-playing vinyl record to pop on your turntable and listen to as you turn the pages in a synaesthetic trance. One example, at least, of this vanished art form is worth remembering in these digital daydream times. The multimedia album of In a Land of Clear Colors features an exotic and humorous novella of interplanetary exploration by Robert Sheckley, illustrated by Leonor Quiles; the lp is narrated by Peter Sinfield in rich, expressive tones, and interspersed with atmospheric musical compositions by Brian Eno. It is a beautiful, large-format book.
Sheckley’s unlikely hero, Goldstein, was one of the first idealists "to go E.T." The tale is a journal of his experiences on the alien planet of Kaldor V. Sheckley deftly balances a comedy of intercultural misunderstandings against a genuinely moving tale of a man who finds the world changing in ways he can never quite grasp. From an urban, technological culture, the Kaldorians pass through a phase of sensual excess, then abruptly become a nomadic primitive tribe. There are numerous portents whose meaning Goldstein is unable to anticipate; only when Kaldorian society has undergone one further, almost inconceivable change does he piece together what has happened.
Sheckley has written other satirical stories on "the exploration of space," including "Shall We Have a Little Talk?" and "Aspects of Langranak"(decidedly anti-heroic), and the more recent, whimsical "Emissary from a Green and Yellow World" (F&SF, Oct./Nov. 1998). In a Land of Clear Colors is memorable and worth looking for. "
This item is in excellent condition, with only the box showing some stoarge wear and some of the pages showing some very light brown ageing spots. The record is in MINT condition and book is otherwise excellent too!!
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