VIRUS Thoughts (Pilz) RARE German 1st Pressing Krautrock Archive MINT
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VIRUS Thoughts (Pilz 20 21102-9) RARE German 1st Pressing Krautrock Archive MINT
RARE German first pressing of the second album by Virus "Thoughts" on Pilz-BASF Records (1971).
"The second album by German band Virus revealed quite a significant change in their sound compared to their debut. Little resemblance to psychedelic Krautrock can be found on this one here, which had been recorded by an almost completely different line-up. There were even rumours saying that Uriah Heep's Ken Hensley had been involved in making this record. And actually the style presented here wouldn't be that far away from the one of that famous British band and could be described as organ-dominated heavy blues rock. Probably not to be called really that much progressive in the literal sense and by far not unique what we get offered here since there were plenty of bands during that era doing a similar kind of music.
But on the other hand this one's anything than a boring affair I would say and still worth a couple of spins assumed one likes early 70's hard rock. Fans of early Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, Black Sabbath or Black Widow might be interested to check it out but I doubt that this record can be considered relevant for any Prog fan. Very solid proto-Prog though." - hdfisch, progarchives.com
GRADING:
MINT- COVER in highly collectable condition. Please see photos for details.
- Pristine fully laminated gatefold sleeve with very minor signs of previous handling.
- Slightly bumped corner (at top left) and small corner bend (at top right).
- A few very small creases to the spine.
- Small store stamp ("Diskemporium Firenze") on the inside of opening edge, i.e. invisible, unless you know where to look.
- Also includes a polylined inner sleeve in MINT- condition.
MINT(-) RECORD that looks practically unplayed.
- Perfect vinyl on both sides, with impeccable audio reproduction throughout.
- A few very superficial hairlines from sleeve removal only. Other than that, the record is in pristine condition.
- No scuffs, scratches or any other visible signs of previous play at all!
- Original first-pressing Pilz Records labels with no spindle wear whatsoever.
- The matrix stamps in the run-off grooves read "A-0390 A 1 / C 3 A Made in Germany" and "A-0390 B 1 / C 3 A Made in Germany".
- This record is fully certified to be a German first pressing of "Thoughts", released in 1971.
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