Steve Howe - Beginnings - Scarce MINT 1975 UK 1st Pressing Vinyl LP With Insert

	£		23
	$		30

Artist & Title: Steve Howe? – Beginnings

Scarce MINT 1975 UK FIRST PRESSING 9-track vinyl LP of the debut solo album by the Yes and Asia guitarist, featuring fellow Yes members Alan White and Patrick Moraz plus past member and King Crimson regular Bill Bruford on drums, produced by Howe and Eddie Offord. Housed in the original Roger Dean designed gatefold picture sleeve with original plain white inner sleeve and unused large round sticker – all of which are in mint condition.
The record is in Mint condition and sounds as wonderful as ever, while the cover, insert and inner also fully merit a Mint grading. See pics. A superb copy of the guitar virtuoso’s solo debut.
Highly desirable for its A2/B2 first press matrices and Mint condition, and increasingly difficult to find in good condition on vinyl, this could be a once in a lifetime opportunity to add this superb rarity to your collection at an extremely advantageous price.

Catalogue Number: Atlantic ?– K 50151

Release date: 31 October 1975 (UK)

Overall Grade: MINT/MINT (LP/Cover)

Matrix(Runout): Side 1: K•50151•A2   Side 2: K•50151•B2

Labels: Made in UK
? 1975
Produced by Steve Howe and Eddie Offord
Sleeve: This is an Atlantic Record distributed by WEA Records Ltd
Stereo K50151 © and ? 1975
The plates were made by Mansell Litho and printed in England by Shorewood Packaging Ltd

This debut solo LP from one of the giants of progressive rock is hardly ever offered for sale in this condition.

“I love this album... with Nature of the Sea getting the highest mark. The whole album is very nice however, and I would recommend this for anyone that likes Yes’ music.”

This is the extremely rare real thing: a genuine Mint/Mint condition UK first pressing. The record is in immaculate Mint condition and the cover, unused insert sticker and inner sleeve are also all in Mint condition. All items are free from any major defects like scratches, tears, dog-ears, stickers, writing, stains or the like. See pics. All items are the genuine originals bought together by me in 1975, not reprints or replacements. The LP is the original 1975 UK stereo LP, which was only played once or twice on top-end audiophile equipment and lovingly cared for.

“This is a great album not just to complete one's collection, but to be one of the best prog albums ever.”

THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF THIS ALBUM EVER OFFERED FOR SALE IN RECENT TIMES

Beginnings is the title of Yes guitarist Steve Howe's first solo album. It was released in 1975.
The five Yes band members each released a solo album in 1975/6. Members Alan White and Patrick Moraz from that line-up guest on Beginnings, while Howe performed on White's Ramshackled album. The album also features former Yes band-member and drummer Bill Bruford on "Pleasure Stole the Night" and "Break Away From It All". There are also members of the English medieval progressive rock band Gryphon, Graeme Taylor, Malcolm Bennett, Dave Oberlé on one of the songs.

This may be your only ONCE IN A LIFETIME chance to own this rare piece of music history in this condition.

“His later solo work has developed into that of a true artist, if rather idiosyncratic, but if you want to hear where it started, this is the place.”

What's unique about this album is that Steve is so clearly making a sincere attempt to sing exactly what is in his head. On other albums, he keeps most of the lyrics more closely in his vocal range, so you only hear the odd tonal quality of his voice, not an actual inability to hit the pitches. But on this album, he clearly just doesn't care about his own limitations. He knows where he wants the melody to go, and come hell or high water, he's going to get his vocal cords to go there -- or at least to get in the neighbourhood.
The result is a very honest, sometimes raw, and always impassioned set of performances. And to make matters easier for the listener, a great deal of the vocals are layered, so that the harmonies blend out many of the imperfections that are more obvious in the solo lines.
Beyond this, the songs are simply terrific. "The Nature of the Sea" is captivating from its first bar -- and I'll guarantee that even if you didn't know the title, you'd hear the ocean in the instrumentation. The horns on "The Lost Symphony" are fabulous; the orchestra on "Beginnings" mops the floor with anything on "Magnification"; and "Ram" makes you wish for more songs with a washboard in them.
Yes albums tend to be awash in mysticism and metaphor; this album has a beautiful real-world foundation to it. It is music of this Earth -- vast in variation, full of struggles, and, yes, not without its flaws.

A fantastic time warp example of this rarity in amazing condition, a true investment grade item - get it while you can!

AND IT MUST SELL IN THIS ONCE ONLY AUCTION

You can read more about this album Steve Howe, Yes and Asia all over the web.

I pack my records professionally in stiff corrugated cruciform record boxes leaving the Vinyl (housed in anti-static bags) outside the Sleeve.

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