Earth and Fire rare '73 Dutch 1st press LP Atlantis Polydor mint- PROG mellotron

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Band/Record: Earth And Fire - Atlantis

Label/Matrix: UK 1973 Polydor 2925 013 with ,,1st press + insert''

Condition Record/Sleeve: Mint-/EX+ 

Extra Info: Fantastic Album !! Original Dutch 1st press LP on the Polydor label + glorious fold-out cover + insert. Wow  minty .. dream audio.... final upgrade ... VERY RARE !!

~~ Absolute one of the strongest progressive albums ever to come out of Holland. Killer album with its mellotron swoops, sweet vocals, intricate drum/bass parts, smouldering guitar lines and spellbounding songs. With a side-long song (Atlantis) and 5 other short songs. The sound is dominated by keyboards and guitar, with lots of mellotron to those who are mellotron fanatics.

Atlantis is the long suite of the album and it is a very good song. It has many variations, good vocals, acoustic and electric guitar work and mainly superb keyboards, which becomes evident after the verses and chorus, with a superb short instrumental interlude with nice mellotron and lead guitar. There is another part with more aggressive vocals and harder guitar and organ riff. There is a quiet flute part and then the best instrumental part of the song, with excellent mellotron and guitar. The guitar solo is really good. There is another sung part with good keyboards and singing.

Maybe Tomorrow, Maybe Tonight has a great organ intro and then turns into a normal rock song with great keyboard and guitar sounds, mainly in the chorus. There is an instrumental interlude like the intro, but with a lead guitar accompanying the melody of the organ and then a good guitar solo. There are some bits of mellotron in the song also.

Interlude is a very beautiful instrumental, with a beautiful slow guitar melody and mellotron backing. There are some variations in the guitar melody and the inclusion of other instruments later in the song, being a transition to the next song, Fanfare. Fanfare is a symphonic progressive tune with great keyboard work during the verses and beautiful vocal melody. There is a good instrumental section of guitar and organ and the second verse have a different instrumental backing than the first. There is another change in the instrumental backing, with good mellotron and synthesizers and another instrumental interlude that is impressive because the melody is excellent.

Theme of Atlantis another great short instrumental with great guitar and mellotron melodies, recurring to some melodies from the track Atlantis. The guitar tone is very beautiful.

Love Please Close the Door is another superb song, with a beautiful acoustic guitar intro and beautiful singing. Then there is another part with other instruments. The mellotron arrangements are superb and the vocals excellent, with Jerney Kaagman at her best. The rhythm of the song is strange because it has many differences of time among the verses.

The last four songs are masterpieces, but the other half of the album, although very good, is not that great, mainly the song Maybe Tomorrow, Maybe Tonight and some parts from Atlantis. So the album deserves a strong recommendation to symphonic prog fans, mellotron lovers and those who like female vocals.

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