1971 ORIG PALADIN 1st UK Hard PROG Guitar + Keys

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RARE 1971 PROGRESSIVE ROCK ORIGINAL ~ RARE COLLECTIBLE!

              PALADIN

                                     Japan - Bronze - YS 2664 BZ

Very rare circa 1971 original vinyl in thick textured/grainy gatefold with silver embossed lettering ...PALADIN were a melodic hard progressive crew who made two collectible albums ("Paladin" & "Charge!")  and featured 2 keyboards(organ) + guitar with strong original tunes ... The Japanese super-sound pressing features optimum wide range clarity...

Included is the rare lyrics insert...

PALADIN were formed in 1970 by drummer Keith Webb and keyboard player Pete Soley. Having toured with the ROLLING STONES as backing musicians, they decided the time was right to unleash their own creativity. Ex "WORLD OF OZ" bassist Peter Beckett, GLASS MENAGERIE/GRISBY DYKE keyboard player Lou Stonebridge, and GRISBY DYKE guitarist Derek Floey were brought in to complete the line up. They list their early fans as including Jon ANDERSON (YES). After building a credible live reputation, the band signed for Gerry Bron's Bronze label, and recorded this first album "live" in the studio. The album consequently is now rare and very collectable in original vinyl format such as this copy. 

With varied progressive elements & influences more evident in their debut, the primary source of their progressive sound was a complex nature with jazzy/prog structures via heavy organ work, like Colosseum, for example. But the influences are not only jazzy as they have as well,a mixture of african percussions with hard rock moves. In Brazil they are legendary because one regional band "stole" the cover of their second album (the cover is the same of Charge, the only difference is the name of the band printed over the rider) and as their albums are quite rare in Brazil, many people know them as "the prog band that had their cover stolen".

The first song, Bad Times, starts with latin percussion and a bit of hard rock but then in the middle the song goes into completely complextime signatures with superb drumming and organ solo, plus some nice guitar, remembering the good times of Colosseum. Nice start is followed by a fine follow-up, Carry Me Home, a good ballad with fine keyboard work and good vocal harmonies. The instrumental section in the middle of the song is very good, with nice organ and guitar. Dance Of The Cobra is a well-crafted instrumental with jazzy/complex influences, nice guitar, piano, organ and percussion work, having some good variations and good soloing. There is a drum solo loosely inspired on samba that surprisingly works well, mainly because it is loosely based (generally experiments with samba with rock are disastrous). There are variations and the main theme returns only in the end. Third World is an African influenced tack like Osibisa... Fill Up Your Heart is a fine hard rock song with nice heavy organ and good guitar solos, plus some interesting percussion. Flying High is more psychedelic pop/soul from the late sixties, with easy arrangements and absence of complex parts. The Fakir is the last song and incorporates a mid-eastern feel. And they manage to do so in a competent way. The song features fine percussion, piano, guitar and a nice violin arrangement to the song. The song is complex and the musicianship is fine, though the melody is a repetitive and decent.

1. Bad Times
2. Carry Me Home
3. Dance of the Cobra
4. Third World
5. Fill up Your Heart
6. Flying High
7. The Fakir

CONDITION: The gatefold cover is very thick with rough nubby textured material in black which would usually wear easily but this copy has been in good hands, "EX" (excellent)

The vinyl is all glossy clean "EX" (excellent) playing beautifully

lyrics insert is included...

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record