TOPS '70s Orig TAÏ PHONG = SISTER JANE = MELLOTRON ATMOS PINK FLOYD PROG PSYCH

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HEAVENLY MELLOTRON/KEYBOARDS DOMINATED MID '70s PINK FLOYD PROG!

                                 TAÏ PHONG

                        Sister Jane

                              Fr. - WEA - 56124  

MINT CLEAN ...Original mid '70s first pressing with beautiful textured gatefold lavish artwork design that compliments the music within appropriately...

The transplanted TAÏ PHONG from France released 2 sensational (English) progressive rock albums in the mid 70's; "Windows" and "Sister Jane" their FIRST release, offered here.

TAÏ PHONG blend the classic prog sounds of '70s era PINK FLOYD with a touch of YES. Lead singer Khanh is similar to Jon Anderson and the difference is, he is not afraid to let it rip! This band houses some amazing musicianship and song writing capabilities including heavenly mellotron enhanced atmospherics everywhere mixed in with soaring guitar leads and framatic keyboards - the self composed tracks are group highlights and wholly recommended for those into the mid '70s Pink Floyd progressive sound...

As noted above, the keyboards are atmospheric, dense and powerful. "Sister Jane" is an emotional album, not dark but definitely mind troubling. "Going Away" is a good track, being prog hard rock full of changing rhythms; its electric guitars often sound a bit like Steve Hillage, having a short lite wah-wah effect part. "Sister Jane" is absolutely catchy & delightful, having intensely floating keyboards and AWESOME, graceful, loud & powerful backing vocals. "Crest" has a powerful ambient organ, very fast and complex drums, and, again, beautiful, graceful & powerful backing vocals; Goldman shouts like an unpleasant kid in the middle of the track. "For years and years" is the chef d'oeuvre by excellence: it starts with a beautiful rhythmic keyboard; the track is very progressive, and the moaning electric guitar solo sounds a bit like David Gilmour's slide guitar; there are peaceful and soothing backing vocals; then, a very complex & clinical part a la Steve Hillage occurs; the end of the track consists in a GRACEFUL combination of Fender Rhodes, inoffensive acoustic & electric guitars and floating organ, slowly growing in intensity, and finally terminating in colorful streams of miscellaneous keyboards and lead & backing vocals: a GRAND lullaby!

On the other side, the delicate and powerful "Field of gold" consists of keyboards in the lead with delicate vocals, which unblocks to a powerful catchy refrain; this then leads to a VERY impressive airy keyboards: it quite sounds like the end of the Tangerine dream's "Force Majeure" track or like the Gandalf's "Imaginary voyage" album. The last track, "Out of the night", is another progressive gem: a heavy ambient organ makes a very slow rhythm, and some excellent Asiatic lead vocals make a catchy melody; there are, again, some excellent backing vocals and very intensely floating keyboards, plus a very good & long guitar solo; it ends with a nostalgic piano part and a rain shower.

Goin' Away

Sister Jane

Crest

For Years And Years (Cathy)

Fields Of Gold

Out Of The Night

CONDITION: The cover: a lavish designed gatefold cover in TOP M- ith no problems, no flaws anywhere - this is final collection copy worthy ... no bends, no split seams and no writing

The vinyl: all clean and smooth M- looks and plays beautiful and has clean labels 

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