FRUUPP Modern Masquerades 1st Press UK 1975 DAWN A1/B2 Matrix w/INSERT NM LP

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Over 100 rare vintage PROG, Krautrock, SPACE ROCK and Electronic Music LPs in this Auction series.
from 50+ years collection of decades-long radio DJ, Record Store associate and dedicated Vinyl Collector.
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All Auctions in this series start at 99¢ opening bid!
Everybody should have a good chance at taking a few of these treasures home.
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Mostly 1st PRESSING Vintage imports, including a few Private Press and Promo LPs
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A lot of 1st Press CANTERBURY, KRAUTROCK and Euro-Prog LPs - some SIGNED - this time around, plus much more.
including some VERTIGO Swirl, Green BRAIN, OHR, PDU, Deram, Crypto, Harvest, Cobra, Spalax, Caroline, Charisma, etc. labels.
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Many still in SHRINK WRAP. Several STILL SEALED.
Quite a few Sterling, Masterdisk and Monarch (USA) pressings in the mix!

SECURE, TOP LP Packing and Materials - 40+ years experience.

This listing is for:
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Modern Masquerades
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DAWN Records DNLS 3070
Original 1975 issue Stereo LP
Rare Translucent 'RED GLOW' Vinyl
1st Press A1 / B2 Matrix
Original Insert included
MADE in ENGLAND
STERLING Master
LABEL MISPRINT

VINYL is NEAR MINT/NEAR MINT -
Gleaming gloss Vinyl appears unplayed, Like New. Tiny (smaller than pea-size) light pressing blemish on Side 1 that is 100% inaudible (Play Tested) - otherwise immaculate. Labels are pristine both sides.
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COVER is VG+ (STRONG)
Soft matte cover is very clean and vivid, with a mere hint of small ring crescent, at top only. a few small soft edge creases and a small 'push' at top edge, center. No splits. Sharp corners all around. Spine titles completely legible.


STRICT CONSERVATIVE GOLDMINE GRADING
NM / EX(VG++) / VG+ / VG



GORGEOUS Symphonic Prog Masterpiece

...personally not comfortable with the 'Symphonic Prog' term, which genre includes a lot of bombastic and/or stiff, staid music. MODERN MASQUERADES is anything but that.
Subtly complex, highly melodic compositions and arrangements - full of brilliant instrumental interplay and sublime vocal harmonies, While the quality of the musicianship and composition clearly rates with top symphonic music, the stylistic background here owes far more to British Folk. ...so 'Symphonic Progressive Folk Rock'?. That's misleading too.

Perhaps comparisons are more apt here: sounding much in the vein of Earliest (Court of The Crimson King / Wake of Poseidon) King Crimson, McDonald & Giles 1970 self-titled album, Italy's Celeste or even earliest (Trespass and earlier) Genesis. HIGHLY SOUGHT album - because it's a true stunner.

FIRST PRESSING
MATRIX NUMBERS (STAMPED)
SIDE ONE: DNLS-3070-A1   STERLING
SIDE TWO: DNLS 3070-B2   STERLING

...that's right: a STERLING SOUND Mastered UK album

Pressed on Translucent Vinyl - when held up to strong light, vinyl becomes see-through glowing red color.
This was also the case with a few other DAWN pressings of the era.

First Press 'sunrise'' Dawn labels
First Press LABEL MISPRINT: producer credit misprinted as ''Iain McDonald''

IAN McDONALD (of early King Crimson fame) is not only the producer but is featured on the album on woodwinds and percussion.

Original fold-out 4-page green 12" INSERT with lyrics, photos and credits included.

Fantastic Prog rarity in Superb condition

Vinyl inside anti-static lined inner sleeve
Album kept in a protective, poly outer-sleeve

Please see my other listings for more Rare Vintage Collectible
PROG, PROG-PSYCH, KRAUTROCK, ELECTRONIC and SPACE-ROCK Import LPs.
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From an utterly vast and deep record collection, from my life-long best friend
who was a DJ at the Radio Station I co-founded in the 1970's - and who worked for me at my California record store in the '70s and '80s.
Sadly he has now finally left this mortal coil, bequeathing me his deep Vinyl Mine.
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Several thousand records (mostly LP's, but also hundreds of 45's), several hundred collectible and Rare, Out of Print CDs and Box Sets,
plus posters and other memorabilia will all eventually be listed.

Truly a great (and enormous) collection!
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