RUSH 'CARESS OF STEEL' ORIG UK GATEFOLD '75 TOP MINT-
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>Nr Mint Copy<
Rush
'Caress Of Steel'
Mercury, UK, 1975
9100 018
THIRD ALBUM in to their career and from the eveidence here, they weren't about to cave into commerciality as this album showcases, if anything, a darker and more complex side of Rush than what had so far been chronicled. Amazing to think that they were signed to a label that allowed them to cast complex concepts into the mix as if it was just another day at the office.
This album showcases Rush in an expansive mood, going for broke on over half the album and filling the rest with some solid, no nonsense Zep inspired hard rock ala 'Bastille Day', 'I Think I'm Going Bald' (surely the most rum title they ever crafted) and 'Lakeside Park'. Elsewhere its serious intellectual prog rock led by 'The Necromancer', a three part trot through middle earth and 'The Fountain Of Lamneth', a six part epic tale that occupies all of side two. Frankly, it doesn't get much better than this ('cept maybe their very own '2112') and the artwork is suitaly mercurial.
Often overlooked, except by Rush afficianados, 'Caress Of Steel' remains arguably the second best album in Rush's considerable cannon. An outstanding achivement to be sure.
This auction is part of a fantastic collection of seventies rock which I was lucky enough to acquire. Most of these records were stored with the utmost care and sparsely played. Some were possibly never played or may have been for just a handful of times.
Pressing: Mercury, UK, 1975
Vinyl: Beautiful clean and shiny condition. A few lone spindle mark but no other signs of use. Grades as a top MINT-!
Cover: Again, minimal signs of use. Issued in a beautifully illustrated gatefold cover. Sharp corners, no dings, no bends, no ring wear, no split seams and no creases. Perfectly stiff spine, straight & uncrushed. Just a hint of storage wear. Grades as Ex+
Inserts: None
Matrix:
1st Pressing
Side One: 9100018 1 // 1
Side Two: 9100018 2 // 1
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This is a vinyl album NOT a CD.
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