YAMASHTA-WINWOOD-SHRIEVE "Go" 1976 UK ISLAND 1st PRESS

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  YAMASHTA/WINWOOD/SHRIEVE "Go" 1976 UK ISLAND 1st PRESS w/BOOKLET+BLACK ISLAND INNER, BARELY PLAYED, TOP COPY
YAMASHTA/WINWOOD/SHRIEVE
Go

ORIGINAL UK ISLAND (ILPS 9387) FIRST PRESSING (April 1976) OF GO, Stomu Yamashta's fusion supergroup with Steve Winwood - vocals and keyboards and Michael Shrieve - drums

Go (1976) is a concept album in the truest sense of the term, fusing pop/rock with tinges of jazz and elements of classical all connected by a central motif of space travel.
More specifically, according to Robin Denselow's essay (in the accompanying booklet), the theme deals with "change and polarity-fantasy and reality, death and re-birth, things changing to their opposites."
Stomu Yamashta, Steve Winwood and Michael Shrieve lead an impressive ensemble through soundscapes, unveiled in a variety of perspectives. Perhaps it is the international cast of performers that allows for such an unfettered consortium of ideas that brought together former Spencer Davis Group, Traffic and Blind Faith member Steve Winwood, as well as Santana co-founder Michael Shrieve and mid-'70s era Santana percussionist Yamashta.
Ably assisting the festivities are Return to Forever's Al DiMeola (guitar), Klaus Schulze (synthesizer) and Winwood's one-time Traffic accomplice Rosko Gee (bass).
Each side of the original LP contains a complete suite of interconnected and continuous music.
Winwood's echo-laden vocals give him an almost palpable and uncomfortable quality, perfectly suited for the austere setting that is light years away from the likes of "Sea of Joy" or "Gimmie Some Lovin'," yet is remarkably akin to "No Time to Live" from Traffic's self-titled platter. Exceedingly soulful is the propellant "Ghost Machine," with DiMeola's fiery fretwork at its best. The funky "Time Is Here" gives Winwood a perfect outlet for his R&B roots, while "Winner/Loser" -- boasting the project's only lyrics penned by Winwood -- concludes with what is arguably the most accessible pop excursion.

THIS COPY IS IN GREAT CONDITION HAVING SEEN ONLY 2 OR 3 PLAYS AND IT'S COMPLETE WITH THE RARE SQUARE 8 PAGE BOOKLET WITH PHOTOS, BAND & TRACK DETAILS, LYRICS AND AN ESSAY ON THE SPACE 'CONCEPT' BY ROBIN DENSELOW (APRIL 1976)
FIRST ISSUE MATRIX: 7 ILPS 2387 A1 / 8 ILPS 2387 B1
AND THE LP IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL SINGLE MATT SLEEVE "Made and printed by Press & Post Ltd"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL BLACK POLY-LINED ISLAND COMPANY INNER SLEEVE WITH PINK ISLAND i LOGO

Track Listing: (the play on each side is continuous)
Side 1: Solitude / Nature / Air Over / Crossing The Line / Man Of Leo / Stellar / Space Theme
Side 2: Space Requiem / Space Song / Carnival / Ghost Machine / Surfspin / Time Is Here / Winner-Loser

LABELS: The labels are clean and bright with no unwanted marks/writing and just a few of the lightest spindle traces - this copy has clearly seen very little play
VINYL Visual: The vinyl still retains its original deep, like-new, glossy sheen and is unmarked
VINYL Audio: Outstanding audio - crystal clear, deep, rich and beautifully warm sound and on playback at a loud volume (which is how I always listen to my records prior to listings) there are no scratches, no skips or jumps, barely any surface noise (just a touch on the run-ins) and the occasional light tick (very minor and non-intrusive and and I did listen to this copy at a very loud volume). Otherwise, the playback is superb with fantastic jazz fusion workouts and stunning soundscapes alternating with spacey atmospheric sounds and the whole LP plays to an extremely high standard with sensational audio clarity and separation, no groove-wear and no distortion (it's barely been played) and is critically graded EXCELLENT++ for audio - great copy of a fascinating LP
SLEEVE: The original matt sleeve printed on quite thick card is clean and unmarked with little sign of wear - all the edges are sharp and all text on the spine is clear and bold - EXCELLENT+
BOOKLET: MINT
ISLAND INNER: NEAR MINT - no splits, just a couple of light handling creases

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