Terry Riley "A Rainbow In Curved Air" CBS ?S 64564 A1/B1 UK 1st 1971 misspell

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Terry Riley ? "A Rainbow In Curved Air"  CBS ?S 64564  UK 1st press Vinyl, LP, released in 1971. The B-side track is misspelled as "Popply Nogood And The Phantom Band". This was corrected for later editions.
The vinyl appears to have been lightly played and is in great condition. It played through beautifully on my elderly stereo - no hop, stick or jump. Te sleeve has a bit of sticker removal damage to the front, but is otherwise in good condition, with no rips or writing. The spine is intact and legible. Matrix / Runout  Side 1 : S 64564 AI Matrix / Runout  Side 2 : S 64564 BI
"A Rainbow in Curved Air" is the third album by experimental music artist and keyboard virtuoso Terry Riley. Through the use of overdubbing, Riley plays all the instruments on the title track: electric organ, 2 electric harpsichords (a Baldwin electric harpsichord & a RMI Rock-Si-Chord), dumbec (or goblet drum), and tambourine.
The largely improvisational nature of the work, based on modal scales, owes much to jazz and Hindustani classical music. Some jazz musicians had explored overdubbing techniques before, notably Bill Evans, one of Riley's piano "heroes", on his classic album "Conversations with Myself" from four years earlier, with its three piano tracks; but Riley uses a far wider range of instruments and colours.
Although continuous in form, "A Rainbow in Curved Air" can be seen as having three distinct sections or "movements," like a classical sonata or concerto. The first "fast" section gives way to a more contemplative "slow movement" at 6:39. Then, the final more rhythmic section begins at 11:41, dominated by the dumbec, which creates a parallel to how a tabla enters in the final section of a Hindustani raga. The work then ends abruptly. The combination of the one-man-band overdubbing, electronic instruments, and improvisation made for a unique and influential recording, a defining psychedelic work of the 1960s, enhanced by its cover art and the peace poem that constitutes the liner notes.
The companion piece, which constituted the "B" side of the original album, is titled "Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band." It also employs overdubbing, with Riley again playing all instruments, this time a soprano saxophone (inspired by the playing of John Coltrane) and electric organ. In addition, Riley used a time lag accumulator, consisting of two tape machines, looped audio tape, and a patch cord (this is the "Phantom Band" of the title). A note on the album explains that "The spatially separated mirror images were adapted for studio recording by Glen Kolotkin and resemble the sound Terry gets in his all-night concerts."
The album inspired Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells" and Pete Townshend's organ parts on The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again" and "Baba O'Riley," the latter named in tribute to Riley and to Meher Baba. It has also inspired progressive, jazz fusion band Soft Machine's instrumental piece "Out bloody rageous". "A Rainbow in Curved Air" has also had a significant impact on the developments of minimalism, ambient music, jazz fusion, new-age music, progressive rock, and subsequent electronic music. It foreshadows the later overdubbed instrumental works composed by Steve Reich. The 1970s progressive rock band Curved Air named itself after this album. The album's title track is also featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV on the in-game radio station "The Journey." Some of the music on this album was used as the background accompaniment of The Guide in the original BBC Radio 4 series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. Was sampled/copied as the sound effects for the 1980 arcade game Moon Cresta
The original LP jacket includes a poem on the back cover, written by Riley.
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The self-isolating measures in the UK mean that I am unable to access my local post office. I am therefore using a courier service for the foreseeable future. This will have no cost implications for UK buyers, but anyone ordering from outside the UK should contact me for an accurate quote for postage costs.
As a rough guide, prices for the USA/Canada are likely to be around £20, Italy, Spain, France and Germany £10. I shall, of course provide an accurate quote for each request.