THE ORB Cydonia 2xLP RARE AUTOGRAPHED 2001 ISLAND CID 8100

$

100

THE ORB – CYDONIA (AUTOGRAPHED)

ALBUM DETAILS

Condition:  NM (cover) Mint (vinyl)

Label: Island

 Catalog Number: ILPSD 8100

 Barcode: 7 31454 80891 0

Format: Vinyl, 2xLP, Album

Released: February 27th, 2001

PRODUCT DESCRITPTION

THIS IS THE RARE ALEX PATERSON AUTOGRAPHED DOUBLE VINYL PRESSING OF THE ORB’S – CYDONIA. THE RECORD WAS PRESSED BY ISLAND UK IN 2001. NOTE: I HAD ALEX PATERSON SIGN THIS RECORD PERSONALLY IN LAWRENCE KANSAS SPRING OF 2001.

ALBUM DESCRITPTION

Comprised of recordings made just after 1997's Orblivion (and subsequently trapped in major-label-restructuring limbo for nigh on three years), Cydonia is a hodgepodge of Orb styles and sounds, a quality production that nevertheless meanders too far and duplicates too many ideas first heard onOrb records ten years in the past. Much of Cydonia (the title is a reference to a region of Mars where astronauts reportedly found evidence of ancient civilization) aligns to the slightly spacey, slightly noisy dub heard on Orblivion and 1995's Orbus Terrarum. Thankfully, the album also has the exquisite pacing and smooth transitions of the classic Orblivion -- a spritely Indian dub piece ("Promis") leads naturally into the lazy-day ambience of "Ghostdancing" and on into "Turn It Down," a paranoid production with the conspiracy-theory airs of earlier Orb work. Also, the trademarked Orb sense of humor is in full effect on "Egnable," wherein an English-as-a-second-language instructor grows more and more confused (and incoherent) over carnival-music backing. As expected from the title, "A Mile Long Lump of Lard" is another classic Orb production, with plenty of thick, shuddering industrial percussion. The biggest shock for longtime listeners is Dr. Alex Paterson's recruitment of two female vocalists (Aki Omori, Nina Walsh) for a pair of songs apiece. The opener, "Once More" (led by Omori), is a hazy electro-pop number that brings the Orb back to the sunny pastures of 1990s "Little Fluffy Clouds." Despite a few interesting tracks though, Cydonia suffers from a pronounced lack of imagination and focus: Paterson is the only track-to-track constant in the production credits, and longtime co-producers Thomas Fehlmann and Andy Hughes make a few scattered appearances next to a parade of newer names. - ALLMUSIC

TRACKLIST

A1

Once More

Bass Guitar – Simon Phillips (2)Vocals – Aki Omori Written-By, Lyrics By – Omori*

4:18

A2

Promis

5:27

A3

Ghostdancing

Vocals, Guitar – Nina Walsh Written-By – Walsh*

7:29

B1

Turn It Down

Bass Guitar – Nick Burton Electric Guitar – Bailey Harper Written-By – Phillips*

8:39

B2

Egnable

Producer, Mixed By – Orb Mk II, The*Written-By – Le Gonidec*, Weston*

1:58

B3

Firestar

Producer, Engineer – Simon Phillips (2)Written-By – Phillips*

0:46

B4

A Mile Long Lump Of Lard

Written-By – Le Gonidec*

6:21

C1

Centuries

Engineer – George Holt Producer – Thomas Fehlmann Vocals – Aki Omori Written-By, Lyrics By – Omori*

4:22

C2

Plum Island

Engineer, Mixed By – Andy Sheriff Flute – James Clancy Lyrics By – Walsh*Vocals, Producer, Arranged By – Nina Walsh Written-By – Clancy*

5:22

C3

Hamlet Of Kings

Producer, Engineer – Guy Pratt Written-By – Pratt*

7:56

C4

1, 1, 1

0:36

D1

EDM (The Blackhole Mix)

Producer, Mixed By, Engineer – Simon Phillips (2)Written-By – Phillips*, Green*

4:12

D2

Thursday's Keeper

Producer – Witchman Scratches – Be-1N*Written-By – Roome*

4:07

D3

Terminus

Guitar – Robert Fripp Written-By – Fripp*

11:16

PREVIOUSLY OWNED AND/OR OPEN VINYL GRADING

MINT M: Perfect! This record looks like it has just left the manufacturer, with NO flaws what so ever. It looks as though it had never been handled. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains. No stickers address labels, writing on the covers or labels. No tears or seam splits. No wear to the cover or record period! Age of the record has nothing to do with it.

NEAR MINT or NM, M-: this record appears virtually flawless A very minor scuff and very little else can appear on the vinyl. It should play without any noise over the flaw. The flaw is very hard to see. The cover looks as close to perfect with only minor signs of wear and or age. Minor impressions to the cover (due to the outer edge of the vinyl resting inside) may be acceptable, however the artwork is be as close to perfect as can be.

EXCELLENT or EX or VG++: minor scuffs which are only slightly visible. There may be more than a few scuffs and NO Scratches COVER: Artwork is still as close to perfect as can be. Some impression to the cover (minor outer ring wear) but no ink wear! Some slight creases to the corners, but not wrinkled and obtrusive to the eye. The corners can show white (where the artwork pasted slick was) meaning, slight wear. No seam splits or writing on the cover or taped repairs can make this grade.

VERY GOOD PLUS or VG+: record shows wear, surface scuffs. The vinyl still has a great luster, but the flaws will be noticeable to the naked eye. If the flaws don't cause any surface noise, the vinyl can still make the VG+ grade. COVERS: A virtually clean cover, but may have small writing on it.The artwork looks clean with slightly more aging. The back of the cover usually gives away the age of the cover. Flat white paper will be somewhat yellow yet no stains or mildew from water damage. Some minor wear to the seams or spine, but no tears or holes popping through. The corners will be slightly dog eared yet no crackly bends, defacing the artwork. In essence, a VG+ cover should have no more than 3 flaws mentioned.

VERY GOOD or VG: this record is a record that is good enough. They are not really going to look very good, but it will STILL play very good. there will almost always be some surface noise when they are played. The Dynamics should still be excellent, overpowering the surface noise. A VG record will appear well have been played but still have some luster. VG covers will look worn, used. There may be some seam splitting . There will be some ring wear, where the ink has begun to wear off. Giving the cover a look of snow falling. If the artwork looks snowy all over, it is less than VG condition. There may be some writing on the cover (still, no Large letters in magic marker). It will look aged and more yellowish due to contamination's in the air (sometimes looking like cigarette smoke). Still it should be decent.

GOOD or G: A good record will look very well played, dull, grayish and possibly abused. However a Good record should still play. It will have distracting surface noise. Such as crackle that is continuous or some hiss. Will also have some loss of dynamics caused from grooves being worn. It should play without any skips or any obtrusively loud pops or repeated clicks, caused by deep scratches. Good means that it will play with some form of decency, so one can still enjoy the music even though you can still hear noise caused from the wear. A Good cover will have just about everything wrong with it. It will have seam splits (possibly taped repaired, but only with scotch tape. No duct tape or masking tape repairs. These are big turn offs. May have magic marker writing on the cover but still if they are in huge letters, it is a big turn off. In essence, the cover will looked virtually trashed, but some artwork will still be noticed. I do not deal in the sale of Records in this condition.

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