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| Camel - Mirage
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(Deram SML-1107 UK-74 VG+ 500:-)
English progressive rock group Camel formed in 1971 with an original lineup of Andrew Latimer, Peter Bardens, Doug Ferguson and Andy Ward.
Released in 1974, ‘Mirage’ saw Camel take their unique prog brilliance to a new level. The album includes two of the band’s best-known songs in “White Rider” and “Lady Fantasy” and the quality of all five tracks on the album is unquestionable.
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| Carmen - Dancing on a Cold Wind
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(Regal Zonophone SLRZ-1040 UK-74 VG+ 300:-)
In the early 70's, Carmen broke new ground in rock music, combining the British flair for progressive rock with traditional Spanish folk themes into a very fresh, energetic and powerful new mix.
It's hard to say which of Carmen's first two albums is better - both are excellent in their own right - but "Dancing on a Cold Wind" does include "Remembrances (Recuerdos de Espana)," a 23-minute rock-opera type epic, so use that as a factor in deciding which one you want first.
Original UK Vinyl; the sleeve shows some minor wear; the vinyl is in Excellent condition!
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| Carmen - Fandangos in Space
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(Regal Zonophone SRZA-8518 UK-73 VG+ 300:-)
In the early 70's, Carmen broke new ground in rock music, combining the British flair for progressive rock with traditional Spanish folk themes into a very fresh, energetic and powerful new mix.
"Fandangos in Space" is filled with good musical ideas, great harmony vocals (often reminding of Queen), a perfect mix of acoustic and electric guitars with occasional synthesizers and a discrete Mellotron in the background.
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| Clark, Sanford - Return of the Fool
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(LHI Records S-12003 US-68 VG+ 300:-)
Sanford Clark found fleeting fame with his rendition of the Lee Hazlewood song "The Fool." With a vocal style that blended elements of Johnny Cash with Ricky Nelson, Clark released the song in 1956, and it eventually peaked in the Top Ten of the pop charts and in the Top 15 of the country charts -- his first and only hit.
In 1965, Clark recorded a new version of "The Fool" featuring Waylon Jennings on guitar. Lee Hazlewood signed Clark to his LHI label, where he made an album, "Return of the Fool", but it went nowhere, and by the early '70s Clark had had enough and joined the construction industry.
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| Cochran, Eddie - Box Set
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(Liberty ECB-1 UK-88 VG+ 500:-)
An often-overlooked rock 'n' roll legend, Edward Raymond Cochran's contributions to music can't be measured by his activity in the record charts alone. The stompin' teenage anthem for all generations "Summertime Blues" was his only song to hit the Top-10.
On Sunday, April 17, 1960, Cochran and Gene Vincent were on their way to the airport to return to the United States when the car went off the road and hit a lamppost. Vincent suffered broken ribs and sustained injuries to an already weak leg that left him with a limp for the rest of his life. Cochran died in hospital that day from severe head injuries, aged 21.
The 5LP Box Set "A Complete History in Words and Music
1938-1960" also contains a 31 page booklet with full discography and many rare photographs.
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| Colosseum - Valentyne Suite
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(Vertigo VO-1 UK-70 VG/VG+ 500:-)
Although Colosseum are probably best known as a hard rocking progressive band, they certainly had plenty of jazz touches – and this album spawned the great groover "Elegy", which has become something of a jazzy dancefloor classic over the years!
Overall, the record's got some very tight drumming, plenty of hard-wailing organ work, and a basic groove that takes off where the beat groups of the 60s left off – pushing into more expansive, more progressive jazz territory.
2nd UK pressing on the B&W Vertigo label. The sleeve shows some wear and is graded VG; the vinyl is VG+.
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| Costello, Elvis - Goodbye Cruel World
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(F-Beat ZL-70317 Hol-84 VG+ 225:-)
If there was ever an album showing an artist in transition then this is it. Elvis was continuing his move from popular music star to deep thinking artist, but here he had a crisis of confidence writ large which was not surprising given his personal issues at that time, including a divorce.
Dutch pressing; this copy has been signed by Elvis on the front.
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| Costello, Elvis - My Aim is True
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(Stiff SEEZ-3 UK-77 VG+ 350:-)
Elvis Costello is one of the biggest talents to come out of London's mid-1970s Pub Rock scene. His earliest records were of such high caliber and from such a different viewpoint than the music emanating from punkified London that even today his music is liable to knock an unsuspecting listener on her or his arse.
Elvis' debut album was recorded over the course of six four-hour studio sessions. Produced by Nick Lowe, the backing band was made up of members of Clover, a California-based country rock act, who were uncredited on the release due to contractual difficulties.
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| Curved Air - Airconditioning
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(Warner Bros WSX-3012 UK-70 VG+ 500:-)
Curved Air's debut album perfectly demonstrated the band's innovative musical approach, blending classical, electronic and folk music influences in their work and featuring Sonja Kristina's sublime vocals.
This was one of the very first mass-produced 'progressive rock music' picture discs to be produced and was released in a limited edition of 10,000 pressings.
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| Czukay, Holger - On the Way to the Peak...
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(Trio Records AW-25013 Jap-82 350:-)
"On the Way to the Peak of Normal" is the second solo album by bassist, composer, mad scientist Holger Czukay, one of the founders of German Krautrock band Can.
Much like his previous work "Movies", "On The Way…" is a remarkably accessible slice of experimental music composed using an extensive tape manipulation process that involved thousands of edits and “enriched copying”.
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