NUCLEUS "Labyrinth" 1973 UK VERTIGO 1st PRESS ONE PLAY
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May 20, 2011 Sold Date
May 10, 2011 Start Date
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NUCLEUS "Labyrinth" 1973 UK VERTIGO 1st PRESS ONE PLAY

BEAUTIFUL COPY, BARELY PLAYED, SUPERB SOUND THROUGHOUT

IAN CARR with NUCLEUS
Labyrinth

ORIGINAL UK VERTIGO (6360 091) FIRST PRESSING (April 1973) OF IAN CARR'S NUCLEUS "Labyrinth" LP
A FINE SLICE OF JAZZ/PROG/ROCK FUSION FROM NUCLEUS IN ONCE PLAYED CONDITION, DELIVERING BEAUTIFUL AUDIO THROUGHOUT

PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE VERTIGO SPACESHIP LABELS
MATRIX: 6360091 1Y//1 ∇ 420 11 2 / 6360091 2Y//1 ∇ 420 11 2
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH FACTORY SEALED LEFT SIDE EDGE "Manufactured and printed in England"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLYDOR POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE

Labyrinth was created to be somewhat of a concept album, an instrumental masterpiece telling the story of the Greek mythological character the Minotaur.
With such a serious and heavy topic, Ian Carr needed to compose some equally dense music, and with virtually the same line-up as on the bands previous album Belladonna, the results are staggering.
"Bull-Dance" has a huge big-band sound, littered with bombastic trumpets, clarinets, and full rock orchestra.
The great pianist Gordon Beck is featured on the lovely "Adriadne", which also includes a touching but brief vocal section from Norma Winstone, complemented by gentle flute.
The multi-part "Arena" is jazz rock at it's best, with spacey electric piano from Dave MacRae, nimble drum work from Tony Levin and raging horns from Kenny Wheeler and Tony Coe on sax.
The funky and symphonic "Exultation" is perhaps the albums strongest piece, with the rock solid rhythm section of Roye Babbington on bass, Levin, Clive Thacker, and Trevor Tomkins on drums and percussion, really locked in a groove and allowing the horns, reeds, and keyboards to soar to new heights. MacRae's electric piano solo will remind you of Joe Zawinul from Miles Davis' band and Weather Report, full of melodic yet aggressive energy.
The ensemble percussion solo towards the end of the piece was fun to hear, as the three players build to a furious crescendo before quietly slipping into the background to allow Babbington's bass to slowly bring the band back in for the final piece "Naxos." This part is a horn and reed tour-de-force, led by Carr and his flugelhorn. All in all a superb LP and a tremendous piece of work

Line-up/Musicians:
Roy Babbington / bass
Gordon Beck / electric piano
Ian Carr / trumpet
Tony Coe / saxophone, clarinet
Tony Levin / drums
Brian Smith / saxophone
Kenny Wheeler / trumpet

Side 1: Origins / Bull Dance / Ariadne / Arena
Side 2: Arena (Continued from Side One) / Exultation / Naxos

LABELS: Clean, bright, fresh and unmarked labels with just one light spindle trace on each side - MINT-
VINYL Visual: The vinyl surfaces retain their original deep, like-new glossy sheen and are practically unmarked - MINT-
VINYL Audio: Great sound - crystal clear, sharp and fresh with no hint of groove-wear or distortion and a nice loud cut. My one careful play-check at loud volume revealed no major audio issues of note - just a few light ticks at the very beginning of Side One otherwise, the audio is pristine and is critically graded NEAR MINT - a beautiful copy which has seen maybe one play in it's lifetime
SLEEVE: The matt gatefold cover is a strong EXCELLENT with just some light storage wear/rubbing but nothing too major (please see photographs)

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