STEVE HILLAGE Fish Rising 1975 UK VIRGIN w/BLACK INNER + INSERT - MINT
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Jun 12, 2017
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STEVE HILLAGE Fish Rising 1975 UK VIRGIN w/BLACK INNER + INSERT - MINT
STEVE HILLAGEFish Rising
1975 UK VIRGIN (V 2031)
COMPLETE WITH BLACK INNER SLEEVE AND SMALL LYRIC INSERT
GREAT COPY - ONCE PLAYED - SOUNDS LIKE-NEW
MATRIX: V 2031 A-3U / V 2031 B - 1 RJL
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/GP and 1/RH
After departing Gong in 1975, Steve Hillage followed the same route as everyone else, by making a solo album. He enlisted some Gong colleagues -- bassist Mike Howlett, saxophonist Didier Malherbe, and drummer Pierre Moerlen -- and augmented them with others from his Canterbury past, keyboard player Dave Stewart (the two had played together at the beginning of the decade) and Henry Cow's Lindsay Cooper.
The result is a Canterbury musical delight. There are plenty of complex time changes, easily and smoothly handled by the musicians, and while Hillage doesn't contribute as many solos as admirers of his style might wish, he does use layers of guitar to create some wonderful textures and harmonies.
This is, in fact, a very sophisticated record, with interesting arrangements and some innovative production -- a harbinger of Hillage's future career behind the boards. On the few occasions he does unleash the fretwork, it's quite glorious, with his trademark echo letting the notes trail like a comet's tail. He doesn't need to prove he's the fast gun in town, simply one with plenty of invention. The real emphasis is on band arrangements and those multi-part compositions that were an indelible part of 70s prog
Side 1: Inglid / Involution
Solar Musick Suite (16:55)
Fish (1:23)
Meditation Of The Snake (3:10)
Side 2: Outglid / Evolution
The Salmon Song (8:45)
Aftaglid (14:46)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels - a couple of spindle traces - possibly played once
VINYL Visual: MINT
Both surfaces shine like new
VINYL Audio: MINT
Plays beautifully throughout with nothing to fault - not cleaned as it looks immaculate - Canterbury prog/jazz at its finest - very highly recommended indeed
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Crisp, clean and sharp with just a soft crease bottom opening corner
INNER SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
The Black Virgin Inner is like new - no seam splits
INSERT: NEAR MINT
Again, like-new - clean and unmarked
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd class standard)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £18.00 (International Signed For delivery)
Combined Post: for items purchased within any 10 day period @£3 for each additional LP
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795 (GS 7.0.7 (795))
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