MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA Birds Of Fire 1973 UK CBS 1st PRESS MINT
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MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA Birds Of Fire 1973 UK CBS 1st PRESS MINT
MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRABirds of Fire
1973 UK CBS RECORDS (65321) FIRST PRESSING
SUPERB ORIGINAL COPY WHICH HAS SEEN LITTLE USE AND PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY THROUGHOUT
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE SOLID ORANGE CBS LABELS
MATRIX: S 65321 A1 / S 65321 B1
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL TEXTURED SLEEVE PRINTED BY “Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd., England” WITH THE ORIGINAL STICKER IN PLACE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL CBS ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE
Guitarist John McLaughlin was in on the birth of jazz-rock fusion, having played with both Miles Davis and Tony Williams' Lifetime in the early '70s and McLaughlin applied what he'd learned with his own pioneering fusion band, the Mahavishnu Orchestra and this second effort is the their definitive recording.
The tempestuous mix of jazz, rock, and Eastern influences is at its height here, and all of the players in this notoriously ego-plagued group challenge themselves--and each other--to push the envelope.
The themes, generally stated by McLaughlin and searing electric violinist Jerry Goodman, sound regal, unfolding in an elegant, magisterial way.
Drummer Billy Cobham (another Miles alumnus) provides pounding polyrhythms over which McLaughlin and Goodman mix it up with keyboardist Jan Hammer.
Hammer's synthesizer solos blazed a new trail for the synthesizer as a lead-instrument, particularly in his guitar-like use of pitch-bend.
The pastoral, acoustic strains of "Thousand Island Park" provide a brief respite before the listener is hurled back into the firestorm.
"Hope" could be a distant cousin of Led Zeppelin's Kashmir, while the closing "Resolution" bears similarities to Red-era King Crimson, making it plain that Birds Of Fire takes both sides of the jazz-rock sound seriously
Side 1:
Birds Of Fire (5:44)
Miles Beyond (4:41)
Celestial Terrestrial Commuters (2:55)
Sapphire Bullets Of Pure Love (0:21)
Thousand Island Park (3:21)
Side 2:
One Word (9:56)
Sanctuary (5:06)
Open Country Joy (3:54)
Resolution (2:09)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels which show little signs of play
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Apart from a little harmless light misting both sides shine like new
VINYL Audio: MINT
Plays beautifully throughout with nothing to fault
SLEEVE: MINT
The textured cover is as crisp, clean, sharp and fresh as the day it was made
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Tracked)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £25.00 (International Tracked)
DUE TO THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES I WILL ONLY BE POSTING ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY
ALL RECORDS ARE PLAY-CHECKED UNLESS SEALED
Combined Post: Additional records £2 (UK) £3 (Europe) £5 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way
1326 (GS 8.4.1 (1326))
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