MINT 1974 UK DERAM = WOLF = SATURATION = KILLER HARD ENERGY DRIVEN PROG BATTLES

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ORIGINAL 1974 U.K. FIRST PRESS                     

                  ((( STILL IN FACTORY CELLOPHANE )))

                                            W O L F               

            Saturation Point

                     UK - DERAM RECORDS - SML 1104

FINAL COLLECTION COPY!!!

STILL IN ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINK WRAPPER FOR USA IMPORT MARKET!

Original 1974 BRITISH first pressing in brilliant TOP condition...the second GREAT album by WOLF, some collectors feel is the best WOLF album ...hard to say, it's a driven progressive battle.

Contains the original Deram printed inner sleeve

The second WOLF album released in 1974 is called "Saturation Point". The style changed from the the first LP (Canis Lupus) a little. Hard locked-in progressive-rock jams become the centerpoint. It is a performance sharpened throughout... "Toy Symphony" is a symphonic number of bolero styles to which the violin is greatly taken an active part. The battles in guitar and violin are a thrilling experience. And, the drumming of Ian Mosley leaves the listener with wonderful throb feeling in this stellar line-up of excellent musicians, led by the crafty virtuosity of Darryl Way of Curved Air legend, with future Soft Machine guitarist John Etheridge, future Caravan bassist Dek Messecar and Marillion drumster Ian Mosley. So what do we get? Some blazing string driven things with very few keyboards, the six string electric guitar in battle with (at time against) the four string violin! "The Ache" is a fiery jamming opener that showcases Etheridge's rather tectonic playing as well as Way's capacity to parallel the emotional zeal with seeming ease. "Two-Sisters" leaves the station as a pleasantly sung British rock piece, until the two soloists conspire to shred the arrangement to pieces, the little terrorists! Way in particular has a sizzling outro. "Slow Rag" is Etheridge's turn to show off his skills, weaving a leisurely guitar tapestry, in unison with Way's ultra-romantic glide, an ornate acoustic foray that has a definite Mediterranean feel, almost mandolin-ish , building up into a paroxysm of emotion and then gently ebbing, the violin's elegance leading the way. Mosley thrashes nicely on this fine piece. "Market Overture" supplies some electric piano musings, with supersonic complex electric guitar picking and a kindergarten violin sortie that builds inexorably, percussive adornments and booming bass taking this to an impromptu end. "Game of X" is at first straight ahead rock and roll, a two- fisted power boogie with scorching violin and some oddball hard scat singing but the shifting moods take this into a different expanse of improvisational violin screeching at the raucous guitar ramblings; the LP definitely shows that the Wolf has big fangs. It becomes quite obvious that overproduced and lush symphonics are not what this rock predator is about. "Saturation Point" is a slow moving exploration that gives again both stringers the opportunity to forage above the bed of electric keyboards and seek out new sounds to play with, seemingly effortlessly. The classical tendencies here a quite remote as the virtuoso progressive rock sound seems to be the prey of the day. Etheridge in particular has an electric guitar style that is enormously impressive, fluid yet raw, very animated as opposed to run of the mill. The bass rolls along nicely and keeps things nice and tidy. The fantastic finale is "Toy Symphony" (the definite highpoint here), which does revert to some intense violin classicisms but are quickly kidnapped by some weighty fuzz bass and cliff-hanger drumming, again flinging the arrangement into rockier geographies. Darryl Way displays his complete mastery over this tremendous instrument by choosing to eschew gratuitous note splashing and wringing out feeling and emotion from his trusted weapon. The final few minutes are a frenzy of exhilarating interplay that will leave you breathless.

The Ache... (4:52)
Two Sisters... (4:21)
Slow Rag... (5:19)
Market Overture... (3:40)
Game of X... (5:49)
Saturation Point... (6:47)
Toy Symphony... (7:12)

CONDITION: The cover: A nice MINT laminated fragile British cover istill in cellophane wrapper with no bends, no writing, no split seams ...looks like a final collection copy retaining fresh original colors, no delete marks, no bends, no writing and no split seams ... 100% collection worthy rarity ...

The vinyl: complimenting the cover we have a nice M- clean and clear vinyl disc that has been taken great care for near 40 years ... both Deram labels are clean

A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !

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