RARE ITALY ORIG SENSATIONS FIX PARADISE Prog Psych

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RARE MID 70's FIRST PRESSING ORIGINAL PROG / PSYCH COLLECTIBLE!                      

                   SENSATIONS FIX

           Boxes Paradise  

                                                          Italy - Polydor -2448 064 

Rarely seen original mid 70's first pressing by the great unsung Italian prog-psych band Sensations Fix...includes the elusive double sided (English) lyrics inner sleeve. 

Sensations Fix in their early stages (first three Lp's) were better than 3/4, or most of the highly rated multi-hundreds of dollar valued Italian "art rock" albums ... a vastly underrated, under appreciated crew, the atmospheric highs and creative playing is as rewarding as any of the spacerock bands of legend. Heavenly keyboards mesh with majestic distortion guitars creating a mind melting listening zone...Boxes Paradise is a little more straightforward, more accessible, but don't expect anything near approaching mainstream Mediterranean Prog Rock: guitarist & leader Franco Falsini continued marching to the rhythm of his own private muse, influenced (in philosophy more than actual practice) by Crimson's Robert Fripp, and the books of Kurt Vonnegut..

"The Flu" is a very good song, catchier and more streamlined than Sensations Fix prior work. "Faux Batard" and "Mother's Day" are two other very nice tracks. "Boxes Paradise" and "Voices" are strong too. "Luna Slain" is a reprise of "Fullgast" from their great 2nd Lp, 'Portable Madness', and "Visions Fugitives" is a reprise of "Just a Little More on the Curve" and "Yardbird's Dream" from their also great 'Finest Finger' Lp. Both tracks now have vocals, as do all songs on this album. Further, most of "Mother's Day" is a reprise of parts of "Parte 2" and "Parte 3" from (guitarist/keyboardist) Franco Falsini's outstanding psych solo Lp, 'Cold Nose.' All of these reprises are different, sometimes adding drums, and adding and/or subtracting fuzzy guitar and spiraling synth parts. There is also a symphonic prog influence, especially on "Faux Batard" (vocals), and "Mother's Day"

Records like this are an invaluable reminder of an unfairly neglected chapter in modern music history, and if only because of their relative scarcity are to be treasured.   

1. The Flu (4:20)
2. Faux Batard (3:25)
3. Boxes Paradise (incl. short flights) (6:15)
4. Voices (4:54)
5. Mother's Day (7:24)
6. Luna Slain (4:50)
7. Visions Fugitives (6:44)

CONDITION: The white cover is prone to much dirt and soil...here a TOP survivor "M-" with no bends, no split seams and no writing...Hard to find THIS clean...hard to find at all...

The vinyl is all clean and clear M- ...TOP COPY, one that we'd keep in our own collection if we didn't already have it...

The lyrics inner sleeve is clean and crisp....

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING

All imperfections are noted both cover & record