EMERSON LAKE & PALMER Pictures At An Exhibition Nr MINT
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Jun 10, 2011
Sold Date
May 31, 2011
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£ 24
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EMERSON LAKE & PALMER Pictures At An Exhibition Nr MINT
UNWORN GF w/BLACK INNER, CLEAN SOUND, 1 PLAY, TOP COPY
EMERSON LAKE & PALMERPictures At An Exhibition
ORIGINAL UK ISLAND RECORDS (HELP 1) FIRST PRESSING (November 1971) OF ELP's' SUPERB, "Pictures At An Exhibition" LP - IN OUTSTANDING CONDITION, DELIVERING NEAR MINT AUDIO (ON MY SYSTEM - AT A VERY LOUD VOLUME!) WITH A CRYSTAL CLEAR, DEEP, RICH AND DETAILED SOUND - EXCEPTIONAL COPY OF THIS FANTASTIC LP WITH BEAUTIFULLY CLEAN AUDIO REPRODUCTION - BEST I'VE HEARD IN A LONG, LONG TIME - GREAT STUFF
PRESSED ON QUALITY HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL (very thick and chunky) WITH THE FIRST ISSUE BLACK ISLAND LABELS WITH LARGE PINK i LOGO
FIRST PRESS MATRIX: HELP 1 A-1U (etched 'PORKY') / HELP 1 B-1U (etched 'PECKO')
MOTHER/STAMPERS: 3/AM and 3/GR
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL HEAVY GAUGE MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE MADE BY "Howards Printers (Slough) Ltd." WITH THE CHARACTERISTIC FIRST ISSUE FACTORY SEALED AND FOLDED UNDER LEFT SIDE EDGE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL BLACK POLY-LINED ISLAND COMPANY INNER SLEEVE (WITH PINK ISLAND i LOGO)
Pictures at an Exhibition was one of the seminal documents of the progressive rock era, a record that made its way into the collections of millions who never heard of composer Modest Mussorgsky and knew nothing of Russia's Nationalist "Five" or artist/architect Victor Hartmann, whose work was the inspiration for Mussorgsky.
Chronologically, it was Emerson, Lake & Palmer's third LP release (they didn't regard it as an "official" album, as it was comprised of only part of a longer live performance)
It worked on several levels that allowed widely divergent audiences to embrace it, it teased the brain with its mix of melody and heavy rock, and for anyone with some musical knowledge, serious or casual, it was a sufficiently bold use of Mussorgsky's original to stimulate hours of delightful listening.
It wasn't the first treatment of a classical piece in this manner by any means -- Keith Emerson had done several previously with his earlier group the Nice -- but it was the first to reach a mass audience or get heavy radio play (at least of excerpts), and introduced the notion of "classical rock" to millions of listeners, including the classical community, most of whose members regarded this record as something akin to an armed assault.
Those with less hidebound sensibilities appreciated Emerson's rollicking and delightful "Blues Variations" -- which bridged the gap between Tarkus and Trilogy -- and Greg Lake's lyrical adaptations of "Promenade," "The Sage," and "The Great Gates of Kiev." It does some violence to Mussorgsky in the process, but it is also the most concise, energetic, and well-realised live release in ELP's catalogue
SIDE 1: Promenade / The Gnome / Promenade / The Sage / The Old Castle / Blues Variation
SIDE 2: Promenade / The Hut of Baba Yaga / The Curse of Baba Yaga / The Hut of Baba Yaga / The Great Gates of Kiev (The End) / Nut Rocker
LABELS: The labels are clean, bright, fresh and unmarked with possibly only one light spindle trace - NEAR MINT
VINYL Visual: The vinyl retains its original deep glossy sheen with just some light and superficial brush marks - these have no audio consequence - the playback is sensational - EXCELLENT++
VINYL Audio: Fantastic LP with outstanding audio delivery - crystal clear, deep, rich and beautifully warm and on my one careful play-check at very loud volume (which is how I always listen to my LPs prior to listing and it's always an immense pleasure to return to this one - this was one of the first gigs I ever attended at Manchester's Free Trade Hall) there are no audio issues of note - no scratches, no clicks/pops and no surface noise - this is a beautifully clean pressing - one of the finest I have heard in a while and looking back over my records it's actually the first copy I have offered since 2007 as every other original pressing I have considered played with far too much surface interference. This copy however, is exceptional, playing to an extremely high standard with great audio clarity, no groove-wear, no distortion and is strictly graded NEAR MINT (if not better) for audio - and they really don't come much better than this - great stuff - and without reservation, very, very highly recommended indeed
SLEEVE: The heavyweight thick card gatefold sleeve is also in exceptional condition - clean and unmarked with none of the common surface rubbing or ring wear. Looks as crisp and fresh as the day it was made - NEAR MINT
and the original Island inner is practically untouched - NEAR MINT
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436 (GS 6.1.1 (436))
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