Ronnie Charles - Prestidigitation - UK 1975 Original LP - Atlas - The Groop

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Ronnie Charles

Prestidigitation

An English Original press on the 20th Century label catalog # BT 491 and made in the UK 1975

Comments:

Australian singer and former member of the Groop relocated to the UK in 1972 as a member of Captain Australia & The Honky Tonk. When they broke up he fronted a band called Atlas.

While still in the UK, Ronnie recorded two more solo singles, "Yesterday's Witness", followed by "Layla, Part 1" / "Layla, Part 2". The latter single was lifted from Ronnie's extraordinary solo album, Prestidigitation, released on the 20th Century label in 1975 and produced by Lou Reizner, who had overseen the landmark 1971 orchestral version of The Who's Tommy. It featured Ronnie and a small rock ensemble, swathed in lavish orchestral-vocal arrangements performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and the English Chamber Choir. Ronnie, at the peak of his vocal prowess, tackled an ambitious and eclectic range of material, including a dazzling rendition of the title track -- penned by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse and featuring renowned pianist-composer Keith Tippett on piano) it arguably equals anything that Scott Walker ever recorded -- and powerful orchestral-rock versions of Free's "Wishing Well", and Derek & The Dominos "Layla"; Unfortunately, the timing of the LP could hardly have been worse -- England was about to be hurled headlong into the punk revolution, while the USA and Australia were still in the midst of the disco craze. The result was that this remarkable LP vanished without trace, becoming one of the great 'lost' recordings of the era.. He returned to Australia in the late 70s. (Comments taken from Milesago web site)

Condition:

Record: E+

This record is very clean except for one very small light sleeve mark that does not have an effect on the sound. It plays great loud and clean with no background noise

Sleeve: E

This record cover  is very clean except for some minor wear and some minor creases.

Labels: E+

Very clean 

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