YES RELAYER RARE ORIG '74 ATLANTIC WHITE LABEL PROMO-ONLY "BANDED" LP VERY NICE

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·       YES - RELAYER - ORIGINAL 1974 ATLANTIC RECORDS STEREO LP SD-18122

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       *** WHITE LABEL PROMO ***

·       *** IN ADDITION,  THE PROMOTIONAL STICKER ON THE COVER CLEARLY IDENTIFIES THE ITEM AS PROMOTIONAL ***

·       EXTREMELY PROMO-ONLY, NEVER COMMERCIALLY RELEASED BANDED (SPIRALED) FOR AIRPLAY PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL ATLANTIC LABEL, WHITE PROMOTIONAL VERSION.

·       The record has a George Piros’ name or  his initials (GP) clearly stamped or hand-etched in the trail-off vinyl (dead wax)

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER

·       COVER HAS A NIFTY STICKER STILL AFFIXED TO THE FRONT PANEL.

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

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Tinkles, trickles, sonar twangs, a brief percussive punch. Repeat with added guitar, over synth waves, further rhythmic building… voices chant wordlessly, something’s growing, reaching towards… crashing chords like a cosmic fanfare. Then the voice enters. The time signatures shift and rock, drums bass guitar all doing different things, but not clashing. The guitar line dances and thrusts, a restless questing energy over a roiling leaping rhythms section that never stands still. Enter “The gates of delirium” and you enter one of the most vibrant pieces of progressive music committed to vinyl. It may be a group composition, but Steve Howe is all over this epic side, his guitar snapping, surging, stinging and stunning. Your attention is commanded by this complex, intricate music; try to do another task while listening at volume and you’ll soon become delirious. The drum roll that builds to a mid-point climax is absolutely thrilling, and signals the first solo entry of new keyboard player Patrick Moraz as he introduces the second melodic theme on a gloriously squelchy analogue synth. Howe picks up the tune, spiralling like Icarus to the heavens. When there is a brief glide to earth at the fifteen minute mark, you realise you’ve been holding your breath and exhale to a slightly dissonant sustained synthesiser line… which creates the perfect space for the beautiful “Soon” section, Howe first, then Anderson singing… Soon, Oh soon the light... …then Howe again, guitar entreating, yearning, now joined by the voice, over a tidal synth wave. After the complexity and aggressive energy of earlier sections, this peaceful ending is satisfying indeed. Side two opens with the martial crash of an interstellar army preparing for battle. The baseline jumps, electric piano swirls, roto-drums roll. There is a definite jazz-rock flavour here, which Steve Howe attributed to the recently recruited keyboard player. “Sound Chaser has this keyboard tune really hammering away against Chris and I doing our guitar and bass riffs. Sound Chaser is really Patrick Moraz shining through” (liner notes to 2003 CD re-issue). A quiet, reflective section ends with a return of the opening-punch theme and the complex dance starts up again. A portal of vocal chanting briefly opens and slams shut before a wonderful keyboard solo has you totally forgetting Rick Whatsisname and his silly cape. I’m being naughty there, I love Wakeman, but this is lapel-grabbing music that might wrestle even a prog-sceptic to the floor shouting, “Pax! I submit! It’s clever and muscular!” In my fantasy, Stravinsky would rock out to Relayer. The final piece brings some peace. A pretty song arranged with restraint and subtlety, having a series of instrumental (primarily guitar) sections between the verses. “To be over” is a nice title for a closing song. Especially when the journey has been a phantasmagoria of soaring musical ideas, fiery solos and introspective interludes.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

THE WHITE LABEL PROMO, RADIO STATION-, AUDITION OR DEMONSTRATION COPIES AND RELEASES (such as the one we have here) were often distributed to the radio stations before the record was released to the public, sometimes as much as four months ahead. These records are generally considered to be the "first among equals": the VERY FIRST generation and the VERY FIRST pressings of the particular title; a PROTOTYPE and the earliest known official pressing of the record.

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·       CONDITION:

·       RECORD

 (IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS EXCELLENT. This is one of those albums that are somewhat difficult to grade. It is somewhere between VG++ and NEAR MINT, just a notch below NEAR MINT. A few light abrasions ARE visible, but they are extremely shallow, superficial  and only moderately visually distracting (nothing significant).For the most part, the vinyl looks impeccable without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)          The record comes in its original, custom, inner sleeve, which is UNIQUE to this album.

(c)           The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(d)          White Promo Label-only banded for airplay version of this title is much rarer that a regular, commercially released, version of this title. We estimate that stock copies of this album outnumber promo copies by a ratio of at least 100:1.

(e)           Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT VERY GOOD++ (VG++).

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover has two large radio station stamps (one on each side)

-         Inside gatefold has a few yellowish dust speckles scattered here and there (these tiny spots are not overly obtrusive or distracting)

-         Cover has JUST A HINT of ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 2.

-        A visible water stain  (VISIBLE ONLY ON THE OUTSIDE) affects the area about 1 inch wide along the spine seam; there is no structural damage to the cover, and both cardboard base and paper slick are intact, however, the stain is visible and has caused a slight warp in the affected area.

-         Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine

-         Cover has a light "wrinkle" (crease)  in one of the corners.

-         Cover shows some light yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.  Yellowing is also noted on the INSIDE gatefold

-         Visible shelf wear noted on the bottom seam

-         Cover has some faint writing on its front side (a small filing code written in one corner)

-         Cover has one corner slightly worn.

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No stamps

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stickers or labels  (except for the hype sticker)

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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