TANGERINE DREAM Rubycon 1975 UK VIRGIN 1st PRESS UNPLAYED/MINT
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68
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£ 68
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Nov 6, 2015
Sold Date
Oct 27, 2015
Start Date
£ 24
Start price
12
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Great Britain
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Description
TANGERINE DREAM Rubycon 1975 UK VIRGIN 1st PRESS UNPLAYED/MINT
TANGERINE DREAMRubycon
UK VIRGIN (V 2025) FIRST PRESSING
AN OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL COPY IN UNPLAYED *AS-NEW* CONDITION
MATRIX: V 2025 A-1U / V 2025 B-1U
LABELS: MINT an immaculate set of labels - no spindle traces or any sign of use
VINYL: MINT both surfaces are unmarked and shine like-new
SLEEVE: MINT as crisp, sharp and fresh as the day it was made
Side A: Rubycon Part 1 (17:18)
Side B: Rubycon Part 2 (17:35)
The members of Tangerine Dream continued to hone their craft as pioneers of the early days of electronica, and the mid-'70s proved to be a time of prosperity and musical growth for the trio of Chris Franke, early member Peter Baumann, and permanent front man Edgar Froese.
The three of them had been delivering mysterious space records on a regular basis, and their growing confidence with early synthesisers (the best that money could buy at the time) made them virtuoso's of the genre, even as they kept things organic and unpredictable with gongs, prepared piano, and electric guitar.
Rubycon has aged gracefully, making it a solid companion (and follow-up) to their 1974 album, Phaedra. The palette of sounds here never overshadow the mood: eerie psychedelia without the paisleys -- Pink Floyd without the rock. "Rubycon, Pt. 1" ebbs and flows through tense washes of echo and Mellotron choirs, as primitive sequencer lines bubble to the surface. "Pt. 2" opens in a wonderfully haunted way, like air-raid sirens at the lowest possible pitch, joined in unison by several male voices. Rising out of the murkiness, the synthesizer arpeggios return to drive things along, and Froese weaves his backwards-recorded guitar through the web without really calling too much attention to himself. The piece evolves through varying degrees of tension, takes a pit stop on the shoreline of some faraway beach, then ever so gradually unravels a cluster of free-form strings and flutes. The rest are vapours, your ears are sweating under your headphones, and the smoke has cleared from your bedroom. This is a satisfying ambient record from the pre-ambient era, too dark for meditation, and too good to be forgotten
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC INNER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd class standard)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
I will combine postage for items purchased within any 10 day period (@£2 for each additional LP).
However, at the end of each 10 day period, all outstanding items will need to be paid for.
Any items purchased after payment will be included in the next 10 period.
I am continually adding new items which may be of interest to you and it is impractical for me to allow payment to be postponed indefinitely in the expectation that you might wish to bid on future items. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation
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 I will email you when payment has been received to let you know when the item will be posted. Please leave feedback upon receipt of the item so that I know you have received it safely. Thanks 625 (GS 6.9.7 (625))
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