ULTRA RARE LP PROG PSYCH ROCK MASTERPIECE

Quicksand

"Home is where i Belong"

GATEFOLD LP Record :Quicksand - Home is where i belong - UK PROG PSYCH  from 1973 on the Dawn label, stereo[ DNLS 3056 ]

distributed by PYE Records Ltd. London ENGLAND.

This is a very rare original UK pressing of a rare progressive psych rock album.

Condition: Vinyl Record : EX+ to NM- [ clean with couple very light hairlines surface scuffs marks ].

Gatefold Cover Jacket Sleeve : VG [ wear split on left edge and some around edges and corners,some light spot stain on top left corner and on bottom inside sleeve,starting ring wear with some light storage rubbing ].

Great U.K hard psych MONSTER !! ULTRA RARE ORIGINAL UK PRESSING LP, RELEASED BY DAWN LABEL IN 1973. GREAT AND ESSENTIAL UK RURAL HARD ROCK WITH WEST COAST FEELING, IN THE VEIN OF EARLY WISHBONE ASH, GREAT GUITAR WORK. ONE OF THE BEST UK PROG ALBUMS. Very rare material and very hard to get nowadays !!

Personnel:
Robert Collins
Jimmy Davies
Phil Davies
Anthony Stone

Track Listing:

SIDE ONE:

1. Hideway My Song
2. Sunlight Brings Shadows
3. Empty Street, Empty Heart
4. Overcome The Pattern / Flying       

SIDE TWO:

1. Time To Live
2. Home Is Where I Belong
3. Seasons / Alpha Omega
4. Hiding It All

featuring melodic songs that occasionally go into complex and symphonic structures. The opener "Hideaway My Song" is a catchy and straightforward rocker with a good feel and nice 70's sound. But things do get more seriously progressive in "Sunlight Bring Shadows". It starts very tight and quirky with some intense drumming. From there it evolves into complex, flowing parts featuring good melodies and arrangements packed with organ, Mellotron and guitar. The simpler songs on the record, such as "Empty Street, Empty Heart" and "Time to Live" reveal a slight American West Coast-influence with nice vocal harmonies. But it's of course the progressive songs that make the LP worthwhile. "Overcome the Pattern" features some distorted organ, but it's kept well within a melodic format. The use of the Moog is sparse but tasteful, making a repeated appearance after each verse. "Flying" is the most experimental track, starting with sinister and distorted sounds before some surprisingly psychedelic vocals appear and finally climaxing into a Mellotron-crescendo with a high-pitched voice above the band's vocal harmonies. The title-track has a quite straightforward and simple structure, but the melody is really good and the arrangements have the needed progressive 70's feel. "Season" is a song pretty typical for the record, and floats into the instrumental "Alpha Omega" that undoubtedly is the symphonic highlight. It's based in a majestic Moog-theme surrounded by grandiose Mellotrons, surely a mighty and powerful combination. The closer "Hiding it All" is an atmospheric ballad, a pleasant and moody way to round off a good album.

Another pair of Davies brothers, but a very different kind of approach. Hailing from Wales, Quicksand played very melodius, guitar-based progressive rock, which is better than many of the sought-after rarities in this field,the tight playing, excellent vocals and above all else the exquisite melodies, makes this a worthwhile companion to all the £ 300+ discs in your collection.Recommended.

Taken from The Tapestry of Delights - The Comprehensive Guide to British Music of the Beat, R&B, Psychedelic and Progressive Eras 1963-1976, Vernon Joynson

just a photo from the web to show how it looks the inside gatefold cover!!

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