GENTLE GIANT 'POWER AND THE GLORY' ORIG UK PROG '74 NR ARCHIVE MINT
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Gentle Giant
'Power And The Glory'
WWA, UK, 1974
WW1 010
INCREDIBLE ALBUM from this UK progressive rock institution - arguably their heaviest release with complex twists and turns and an attitude that belies the nature of their music. By this point they had of course developed a sizable following both at home and abroad but, conversally, there was absolutely no sign of them invading the mass concious ala Genesis, Jethro Tull or Pink Floyd. The simple explanation for this was that GG refused to compromise their musical ambitions, forgoing the yankee dollar for a life in the slow lane playing to a converted but vocal fan base or college graduates and loner-misfits. No girlfriends please.
'The Power And The Glory' is a forceful advancement of their masterplan. The time signatures are encouragingly difficult, the playing wildly inventive and the arrangements over ambitious - but never too ambitious to replicate in concert. 'Proclamation' and 'So Sincere' are prime time Giant - majestic and insanely communicative on a level that few understand. 'Cogs In Cogs' mines insane time signatures. It s a beautiful sound to be sure. Elsewhere the vibe is gloriously indulgent to the end - a bit like a musical compliment to a Brief History Of Time.
Wonderful.
This auction is part of a fantastic collection of seventies rock which I was lucky enough to acquire. Most of these records were stored with the utmost care and sparsely played. Some were possibly never played or may have been for just a handful of times.
Pressing: WWA, UK, 1974
Vinyl: Super clean condition. A couple of spindle marks visible on labels but no other signs of use. Grades as MINT-!
Cover: Again virtually no signs of use. Issued in a fully laminated die cut cover. Sharp corners, no dings, no bends, no ring wear, no split seams and no creases. Just a hint of storage wear. Beautiful and impossible to find like this 42 years after release. Grades as MINT-!
Inserts: Lyric insert
Matrix:
Side One: WWA 010 A//3
Side Two: WWA 010 2Y//2
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This is a vinyl album NOT a CD.
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