STEVE REICH The Desert Music 1985 NONESUCH ORIGINAL PRESS ONE PLAY NEAR MINT
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STEVE REICH The Desert Music 1985 NONESUCH ORIGINAL PRESS ONE PLAY NEAR MINT
STEVE REICHThe 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
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
Clean, unmarked labels with just one tiny spindle trace on each side
VINYL Visual: MINT
Both surfaces are unmarked and shine like new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT (MINT)
Plays as-new throughout with nothing but the odd static tick (of brand new vinyl), nothing really
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Crisp, clean and sharp with just a small bump to the top corner
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINERS, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £20.00 (International Signed For delivery)
Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way 1233 (GS 8.1.1 (1233))
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