STEVE REICH The Desert Music 1985 NONESUCH ORIGINAL PRESS - ONE PLAY - MINT
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STEVE REICH The Desert Music 1985 NONESUCH ORIGINAL PRESS - ONE PLAY - MINT

STEVE REICH
The Desert Music

1985 NONESUCH GERMANY (9 79101) FIRST PRESSING
Recorded October 29 and 30, 1984, at RCA Studio A, New York City.
A setting of poetry by William Carlos Williams
BEAUTIFUL COPY OF STEVE REICH'S MASTERPIECE
ONCE PLAYED AND LIKE-NEW
VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED INDEED

MATRIX: WEA DMM A C - 979 101 - 1A GB / WEA DMM A C - 979 101 - 1B GB
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER WITH SLEEVE NOTES BY STEVE REICH
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE

This hour-long work, commissioned by West German Radio and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, marks a transitional period for Reich.
Based in the rhythmic pulse of Music for 18 Musicians, he adds a text by William Carlos Williams (sung by a full chorus), uses the more traditional sounds of a full orchestra (strings and brass are suddenly prominent), and snatches of melody dot the musical canvas here and there.
The use of vocals here looks forward to such projects as Different Trains and The Cave.
If Reich is trying to encapsulate the grandeur of the American west without falling back on typical "Western" tropes, he does so successfully.

Side 1:
First Movement (Fast) 7:54
Second Movement (Moderate) 6:59
Third Movement Part One (Slow) 6:59
Third Movement Part Two (Moderate) 5:54
Side 2:
Third Movement Part Three (Slow) 5:55
Fourth Movement (Moderate) 3:35
Fifth Movement (Fast) 10:46

LABELS: NEAR MINT/MINT
Clean, unmarked labels - one tiny spindle trace on on side
VINYL Visual: MINT
Both surfaces shine like new
VINYL Audio: MINT
Plays as-new throughout - the odd static tick (of brand new vinyl) noted - nothing really
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Crisp, clean and sharp

POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £18.00 (International Signed For delivery)

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