PRINCIPAL EDWARDS MAGIC THEATRE Soundtrack Rare Orig UK Dandelion LP Prog Psych
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Principal Edwards Magic Theatre
Soundtrack
Very Rare original UK LP released on Dandelion Records in 1969. 1st UK pressing in a gatefold sleeve.
Matrix No's
Side One - SBPG 63752-A1
Side Two - SBPG 63752-B1
Principal Edwards Magic Theatre's first album (not an actual soundtrack; "Soundtrack" was just the title) was a fitfully inspired but exasperating of-its-time affair. The sprawling troupe, with more than ten musicians contributing to the record, was at its best when doing a form of British folk-rock with a wistful quasi-medieval air. That's best heard on the epic 13-minute "The Death of Don Quixote," and also on "Sacrifice," and "Enigmatic Insomniac Machine." To drag in an obscure reference, at times they sound like a far more folk-oriented counterpart to the early-'70s British art rock band Julian's Treatment, another band with a haunting, female lead singer who made much of dramatic tunes with a faintly theatrical, fantastical, storytelling spin. However, the multi-sectioned, winding tunes require patience to sit through, and the mood is sometimes shot by the band's periodic shifts into lumpy blues-rock. Had the group been centered around Vivienne McAuliffe's strong quasi-Renaissance balladry vocals (and occasional Shakespearean narration) and their folkier material, they'd be a worthy footnote in British folk-rock. But both their songwriting and approach were too inconsistent for that, and when McAuliffe steps aside in favor of male vocals, the singing's far less memorable.
Tracks Are :-
Side One
1 Enigmatic Insomniac Machine 4:57
2 Sacrifice 7:12
3 The Death Of Don Quixote 13:22
Side Two
1 Third Sonnet To Sundry Notes Of Music 7:17
2 To A Broken Guitar 2:38
3 Pinky: A Mystery Circle 9:44
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Released on Dandelion Records in 1969
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Catalogue Number s 63752
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Record is in Vg + condition (few light surface marks and a small scratch)
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Sleeve is in Vg condition (top and bottom edges have been taped)
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