WRITING ON THE WALL:ARIES+ARCADIUM:OVERTURE+1 TRACK.1969 MIDDLE EARTH DEMO+BAG
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77
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ATTENTION 1960s PSYCHEDELIC/PROGRESSIVE ROCK COLLECTORS!
HERE IS AN ORIGINAL 1ST DEMO/PROMO ONLY 7 INCH MAXI-SINGLE THAT PLAYS AT 33 RPM TO LAUNCH THE SHORT LIVED PYE PRESSED MIDDLE EARTH LABEL THAT ONLY EXISTED IN 1969 AND 1970. ALL OF THE RELEASES ON IT HAD VERY LITTLE ATTENTION AND EXPOSURE.VERY FEW COPIES SOLD UP AGAINST THE RIVAL LABELS SUCH AS HARVEST,VERTIGO AND DERAM. NATURALLY THIS NON-COMMERCIAL DEMO IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ESPECIALLY AS GOOD AS THIS COPY WHICH HAS NOT HAD MANY PLAYS AND STILL HAS IT'S SPECIAL MIDDLE EARTH COMPANY COVER!
THE TRACKS ON THE DISC ARE AS FOLLOWS:
ON SIDE 1 IS THE EPIC TRACK "ARIES" BY THE BAND WRITING ON THE WALL. THERE IS LOTS OF SWIRLY HAMMOND AND GREAT GUITAR WORK!
ON THE OTHER SIDE BY TWO TRACKS ONE BY THE BAND WOODEN 'O':"OVERTURE"-A RATHER JETHRO TULL LIKE QUIRKY INSTRUMENTAL AND THE OTHER BY ARCADIUM: "POOR LADY".THIS TRACK HAS SUPERB PRODUCTION,BRILLIANT HAMMOND ORGAN,DEEP BASS AND VOCALS.
1969 PYE PRESSED MIDDLE EARTH WITH THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE A-1T/B-1T MATRIXES AND THE SPECIAL WORDING "PROMOTIONAL COPY NOT FOR SALE" DENOTING A COPY MADE IN ADVANCE FOR DJs AND RECORD REVIEWERS. PROBABLY ONLY A COUPLE OF HUNDRED COPIES WERE MADE LIKE THIS AND NATURALLY VERY FEW COPIES SURVIVE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
THREE FANTASTIC SLICES OF BRITISH PSYCHEDELIA IN WIDE STEREO!
THE RECORD HAS A FEW FAINT SURFACE MARKS,THE COVER REMOVAL TYPE VISIBLE UNDER VERY STRONG LIGHT.HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE!
NO LOUD CLICKS,JUMPS,STICKS OR SWISHES.
STRICTLY GRADED AS EXCELLENT CONDITION.
VERY CLEAN LABELS WITH NO WRITINGOR LABEL TEARS. ONLY SLIGHT SPINDLE WEAR AND A LITTLE MILD STAINING. THE ORIGINAL AND CORRECT WAVY CUT TOP MIDDLE EARTH COMPANY COVER IS VERY CLEAN WITH NO WRITING OR REPAIRS.JUST A TINY TEAR ON ONE SIDE AT THE CENTRE HOLE,A FEW MINOR CREASES AND A LITTLE STAINING.
A LOW,REALISTIC £50 STARTING PRICE WITH NO ANNOYING RESERVE.UPGRADER STANDARD AND A FANTASTIC INVESTMENT!
EXPECT KEEN BIDDING! I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS RECORD BEFORE IN 27 YEARS AS A DEALER! CAN'T FIND ONE ON POPSYKE OR ANYWHERE! THIS WILL ONLY BE SENT SPECIAL DELIVERY OR INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR.
The previous owner was not a smoker and so this item doesn't stink of that dreadful stale smoke!!!!Lovely pressing!! Warm sound!!.
I test on a lightweight pickup of approx 2 grammes and listen with the treble full on and no filtering or mono switch used.
As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!! .
I WILL POST ANYWHERE!THICK CARD USED-LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK!
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