HARRY PARTCH DELUSION RARE SEALED ORIG '70 COLUMBIA AUDIOPHILE 3-LP SET TAS LIST

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·       HARRY PARTCH -  DELUSION OF THE FURY – ULTRA-RARE ORIGINAL 1970 COLUMBIA MASTERWORKS STEREO 3-LP BOX SET M2-30576

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

*** STILL SEALED GUARANTEED ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING ***

·       GUARANTEED ORIGINAL GRAY COLUMBIA MASTERWORKS STEREO LABEL WITH ORANGE LETTERS WRAPPED AROUND THE EDGE OF THE LABEL. , SUCH AS THE ONE SHOWN BELOW, FROM OUR PREVIOUS AUCTION

·       Guaranteed to include additional bonus (third) LP: ‘Demoing The Instruments of Harry Partch’ (so claims the sticker on the shrink wrap)

·       ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED, RECORDED, MASTERED AND PRESSED AUDIOPHILE ALBUMS OF ALL TIME – A VERITABLE STEREO DELIGHT AND AN HONORARY ENTRY  ON THE “TAS” [THE ABSOLUTE SOUND] AUDIOPHILE LIST IN THE ‘SPECIAL MERIT/CLASSICAL’ CATEGORY. (► click here  for the complete TAS audiophile album listing)

·       GUARANTEED TO INCLUDE ORIGINAL BOOKLET / LIBRETTO , SUCH AS THE ONE SHOWN BELOW, FROM OUR PREVIOUS AUCTION

·       THE THICKNESS/WEIGHT OF THE SET, THE APPEARANCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COVER, LABEL’S LOGO AND OTHER PERIPHERAL ELEMENTS OF THE COVER, ARE ALL PERFECTLY CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE.

·       TWO “BREATHE” (AIR) HOLES NOTED ON THE SHRINK WRAP

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL 1/2-INCH THICK CARDBOARD BOX

·       FAIRLY THICK VINYL PRESSING  (BASED ON THE WEIGHT); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we estimate  the thickness of the vinyl as 7.

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you’ll get.  GUARANTEED!)

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Written from 1963-1969, this stage work in two parts is for singers, mimes, dancers and musicians playing on 25 of the beautiful microtonal instruments designed and built over the years by this legendary composer who was the first thinker on tuning theory in centuries (see his famous book Genesis of a Music, an exposition on his theories and instruments). The stage set is made up of the instruments themselves, mostly tuned to Partch's 43-tone scale; the instrumentalists may also take over the roles of singing if the mimes and dancers are not musical in that way (and much of the text is vocables, "oh-ah" etc.). The whole experience is akin to ancient ritual theater, as new as it is old.

The beginning music which takes the place of an overture is called an "Exordium," the beginning of a statement or "web" to entice the listener. The music begins slowly, somewhat like a Noh drama, with high and low bell-like sounds from the Cloud Chamber Bowls, strumming sounds and strange bending tones. Then simple rhythm, almost a folk tune begins. Another section somewhat like double-speed gamelan music takes over, with slow chords underlining the fast patterns. Staged in an indefinite ancient time, the story of Act One is taken from a classic Japanese Noh play in which a prince is again making a pilgrimage to expiate the sin of having killed another prince in battle; he meets the dead man's ghost and together they relive the death scene. Eventually, realizing they cannot keep repeating this conversation again and again, they come to a reconciliation, the dead with the living ("You are not my enemy"), the living with the dead ("Pray for me"), and that is the theme of Act One. A "Sanctus" is both a postlude to Act One and a prelude to Act Two.

A different mood, that of a farce, follows the tragedy of Act One. The story is based on a jolly West African tale of comical misunderstandings -- a woman approaches a deaf hobo asking if he has seen her kid, the hobo motions her to leave which she thinks is the direction of the lost child. She finds the kid, returns to thank the hobo who now thinks she is accusing him of stealing. The local villagers make both of them appear before the justice of the peace. The judge is also deaf and also nearsighted, who gets confused by the mimed arguments and finally tells the hobo to take his "young wife" and child home. The villagers laugh ("Oh, how did we ever get by without justice?"), a storm comes up, clearing the stage. Offstage we hear the voice from Act One singing "Pray for me, pray for me again." A reconciliation with death in Act One, a reconciliation with life in Act Two; the music of the "Exordium" is repeated and the ritual concludes.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY GENE TYRANNY, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records ►click here (PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID).

(b)          The album comes with the original booklet still intact.

(c)           The records are believed to come in their original (all-black) custom inner sleeves.

(d)          The album comes with its original (third, added as a bonus) disc

(e)           The records are  apparently pressed on a RELATIVELY  thick, inflexible vinyl. This is NOT a thin, flimsy ('dynaflex' type),  vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl, either.

(f)            Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER (box)

THE BOX IS STRONG NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP

NO SIGNIFICANT IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No ring wear

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No wrinkles or creases

-        No yellowing from aging

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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