RARE ORIG 1970 DERAM EGG THE POLITE FORCE Prog Psych ARZACHEL KHAN
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BRITISH 1970 "PROG PSYCH" CLASSIC on DERAM RECORDS ..
..... EGG .....
THE POLITE FORCE
USA - DERAM RECORDS - DES 18056
MINTY CLEAN, sought after, 47 years ago final collection copy
Original (100%) 1970 first pressing ...the much harder to find USA printing with THICK colorful cover...it's the second album by the adventurous progressive Hammond organ driven trio EGG derived from the ashes of the mighty ARZACHEL minus Steve Hillage and very soon (year or two later) to be "KHAN" with Steve Hillage ...
Includes the scarce original printed inner sleeve
Basically a highly creative British keyboard trio made three albums with unique styles abounding ...POLITE FORCE compares more to their 1969 debut ("Egg") ... here in delightfully collection ready clean condition (see details below song titles)
"The Polite Force" was EGG’s second album and represents one of the pinnacle and most influential Canterbury progressive albums. "The Polite Force" is stylistically similar to the 1969 - 70 era early work of SOFT MACHINE featuring Dave Stewart's surging keyboard work with a solid supporting duo of Hugo Martin Montgomery Campbell (bass, vocals, keys) and Clive Brooks (drums). Songs vary in composition aspect and range from very complex - to pure experimental - maintaining a high degree of originality and professionalism.
EGG score with their mixture of ARZACHEL / SOFT MACHINE influenced instrumental extensions, highly developed Stravinsky influenced compositions, impeccable performances and their careful attention to timbre and organ dynamics of Dave Stewart. The Polite Force dispenses with the rearrangement of classical themes that was a focus of the band's debut album, and instead is comprised of four original pieces. The music doesn't sound drastically different from Egg's first album, but there is less of an emphasis on vocals and the compositions are even more complex and dissonant. As stated above, the music sometimes bears a resemblance to what Soft Machine was doing in late 1969 and early 1970, if you were to eliminate Soft Machine's jazzier elements and drive the lane of a pure progressive direction coupled with psychy jamming passages....
I
A Visit To Newport Hospital — 8:25
Contrasong — 4:21
Boilk — 9:23 I
II
Long Piece No. 3 — 20:42
CONDITION: The cover: rated: M- beautiful rich colors, thick USA first print --- it's very hard to find especially without cover wear (seen a few copies only over the years, all with cover wear, so here a special copy ... been tucked away in a safe collection the past 47 years ... has NO seam splits, no bends elsewhere and no writing, retaining original colors ...absolutely provides as a wonderful display item from the early '70s British progrssive scene, surviving here without the usual wear, no bends and no mishandling, rather a top clean final collection copy!
The vinyl: Rated: M- loaded with shine, all clear/glossy playing flawlessly with very enjoyable CLEAN audio ...play back with NO alarming distracting surface problems ... both USA DERAM labels are clean
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
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EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING
All imperfections are noted both cover & record
NOTE: All Items backed by money back guarantee! IF you have a problem PLEASE let us solve for you BEFORE leaving ANY negative feedback. Thanks! GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M Completely clean, no marks M- Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, no marks EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, clean VG+ a bit more scuff or markls still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean "trashed" VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 5 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END BIDDERS PLEASE = Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About Following Through The Transaction! ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING!
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