NIEMEN Strange Is This World (CBS 64896) Black Sabbath RARE UK 1st Pressing MINT
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NIEMEN Strange Is This World (CBS 64896) Black Sabbath RARE UK 1st Pressing MINT
RARE UK first pressing of Czes?aw Niemen`s sensational English-language debut, "Strange Is This World" on CBS Records (1972).
Backed by Polish prog-rockers SBB, Niemen`s astounding Strange Is This World straddles a multiverse of sounds, from progjazz versions of soul classics (Otis Redding`s "I`ve Been Loving You Too Long") and twisted Southern gospel supplications ("A Song For The Deceased") to the almost Black Sabbath-like invocation of lovelorn demons in the minor-key masterpiece "Why Did You Stop Loving Me". Speaking of which, any fan of Black Sabbath`s high occultism or of the scary, psych-tinged landscapes evoked by Vanilla Fudge should immediately pick up this long-lost gem. Unreservedly recommended.
"With a backing band including the members of SBB, Czes?aw Niemen's first English-language album is a wild trip through spacey, psychedelic territory. Nieman's vocal performance brings to mind the mighty lungs of old-time psychedelic greats like Arthur Brown, whilst the musical backing warps these songs - including the Otis Redding "I've Been Loving You Too Long" and the title track, which is a mutation of a track from significantly earlier in Nieman's career - into weird, not-quite-ambient atmospheric jams. The end result is a fascinatingly original collaboration between some of the great names of 70s-era Polish prog which will be of interest to all fans of the trippier end of prog." - Warthur, progarchives.com (2012)
GRADING:
EX+ COVER. Original unlaminated sleeve in very fine all-round condition. Please see photos for details.- Minor discolouring, due to age.
- Small store sticker on back cover (at top right).
- Superficial thumb-crease to opening edge of front cover (at center, right).
- Also includes custom-printed CBS inner sleeve in undamaged EX+ condition.
EX++ RECORD with very minor signs of previous play.
- Near-perfect vinyl on both sides, with impeccable audio reproduction throughout.
- A single, superficial thumbnail scuff (2 inches long; across "Why Did You Stop Loving Me") is completely inaudible.
- Absolutely minuscule nick (½ mm) in the run-in to Side One causes two light clicks.
- Other than that, no hairlines, scuffs or visible signs of previous play.
- Original first-pressing red CBS Records labels with a lone spindle line on Side Two.
- The matrix stamps in the run-off grooves read "S 64896 A1" and "S 64896 B1".
- This record is certified to be a very first UK pressing of "Strange Is this World", released in 1972.
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