COMUS First Utterance 1971 Dawn LP UK1st Press+Inner EX

	£		230
	$		305

Description

ARTIST:  COMUS 

 

TITLE:  FIRST UTTERANCE

 

LABEL + YEAR:   Dawn DNLS 3019; 1971 UK 1st Press

 

CONDITION VINYL:  Excellent

 

CONDITION SLEEVE:  Excellent/Near Mint, Gatefold, with Inner lyric sheet showing moody photos of the line-up in Excellent condition

 

DESCRIPTION:  A truly stunning folk album, and this rarity is in wonderful condition.   This is a real one-off & highly recommended; it’s an all-time classic & great having its rare original Inner Lyric sheet too– truly awesome!!

 

Comus were one of England's underground bands that dealt with the folk revival from a psychedelic and classical perspective.  Despite existing only for a brief period during the early 70s and being largely obscure throughout that period, it's undoubtable that COMUS was one of the most interesting bands to emerge from the folk-prog scene. It could be said that they're a far more deranged and experimental version of JETHRO TULL, although to say this wouldn't quite do them justice. Their songs often go from beautiful mellow passages to strange, tribal chanting, their lyrics often being brutal and graphic (just look at "Drip Drip" from their debut album!). The band's seminal 1971 debut album “First Utterance” featured a line-up of Roger Wootton (who also wrote most of the material) on guitar and vocals, Andy Hellaby on bass, Colin Pearson on violin and viola, Bobby Watson on percussion, Rob Young on flute and oboe, and Glen Goring also contributing guitar work.

 

FIRST UTTERANCE, 1971, employed viola, violin, flute, oboe, guitar and percussions, distributed among six members, to craft complex songs such as Diana, Drip Drip, Song To Comus, The Bite & The Prisoner, that hark back to the Middle Ages but also comply with the canon of Canterbury's progressive-rock. The three-part suite The Herald is possibly their masterpiece. Roger Wootton's growling vocals (a` la Family's Roger Chapman) added an evil dimension to their sordid tales of murder, rape and witchcraft.  COMUS is recommended for any fans of folk-prog (that is, unless you're afraid of a little weirdness in your music), but even if you don't listen to that particular style, you shouldn't have a hard time appreciating their outrageous, crazy style if you like that sort of thing. So check them out, but use caution, as this is not easy music to digest, even to prog standards.

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