SCARCE "Evolution" LP RAW MATERIAL 1st - COSMIC PROG PSYCH JAZZ 1970 FREE JAMS

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            1970  U.K.  UNDERGROUND COSMIC PROG
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              RAW MATERIAL                           ..|/\|...............................................|/\|..                                    Europe - Evolution - Z1006


MINTY CLEAN and pretty scarce, long gone limited edition from the 90s of last century. The limited edition recorded in ANALOG is as warm as the 1970 issue - except no "digital" vinyl substitute!
 
Highly obscure and criminally underrated, 1970 British outfit Raw Material may not have exactly set the world alight with the two albums they released at the beginning of the 1970s, yet both do fully deserve their place in the gilded pantheon of 'lost classics' and nowadays sell for three to four figures$$$ . A self-titled effort, this first Raw Material release (barely) saw the light of day in 1970, pretty early in progressive rock's development, but thanks to a chicken-livered label and complete-and- utter apathy from the days music press this was an album cruelly doomed to fail right from the start. However, whilst 'Raw Material' may have sunk without trace when first released, the same cannot be said for the album's 21st century squadron of collectors , which has happily re-ignited interest in the forgotten group -- so much so that this "Evolutions" imprint from latter part of the past century, a European limited edition is of high interest. Long gone is this pressing -- a non-digital analog release - big difference to anything remotely released (as digital)  in past years).

Blending elements of psychedelia, organ-baked blues, jazz-tinged rock, folksy meanderings and lysergic- dipped (acid) pop, 'Raw Material' is indeed a fascinating set, featuring an eclectic brew of styles that somehow manage to hang convincingly together. The album also has a strange, atmospheric tone that lends a seriously cosmic ambience to proceedings, especially on the mystic opener 'Time & Illusion' which brings to mind both 'Meddle'-era Pink Floyd and King Crimson during their more aggressive moments. Add the pacey, blues- inflected raunch of 'Fighting Cock', the sparse, dreamy acid-pop of 'Future Recollections' and 'Traveller Man's flute-doused fusion and you have a genuinely exciting album that constantly surprises with it's stylistic invention and gutsy playing. Nowadays, of course, original vinyl copies fetch a small fortune on the collector's circuit, and for once the reputation of the record is matched by the music it contains. They may have been summarily ignored in their own time, but life has a funny way of turning the tables on almost everyone and everything, and thankfully the raw deal dealt to 'Raw Material ' has finally come full circle. An excellent slice of jazzy, cosmic prog, this comes very highly recommended indeed......
 Time And Illusion (7:30)
I'd Be Delighted (5:06)
Fighting Cock (3:48)
Pear On An Apple Tree (2:58)
 Future Recollections (3:54)
 Traveller Man (6:13)
Destruction Of America (2:20)

                 CONDITION: The cover: rated: M- very fragile, full colors, there are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing  ...

The vinyl: Rated: M- totally clean, plays fantastic, analog sound delivers like the first press and this issue, long long gone, except no (digital) substitute. Both Evolution labels are clean       A cool addition to anyone's music library!






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