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HOLY GRAIL 1971 ORIGINAL
BRITISH TRIPLE-FOLD LEGEND
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Made In England - NEON RECORDS - NE6 - STEREOPHONIC
MONSTER RATED pull out your wallet valued
1971 Original HOLY GRAIL British high-end
final collection collectible
Triplefold Neon Records first UK pressing 52 years past
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Continuous investment valuable ... the last time sold here was some 5 years ago at 900, mind you in lesser condition to this TOP COPY
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From the very first note of this rarity from 1971 you feel that someone has opened the door to Mellotron heaven, a little slice of life from a time when progressive-rock was still a new and exciting world to explore. Full of lyrical melodies and awash with swathes of warm and organic textures, this is music which owes much to the pioneering efforts of The Moody Blues and King Crimson, and yet comfortably stands alongside the likes of any of the contemporaries in the art of melodic Progressives.
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This is exquisite 1971 barbarian Progressive rock, rough and unrefined by extensive studio multi-tracking expertise, as befits their status as an unknown gigging band making their first album, essentially played in the studio with a minimum of overdubs or processing - just a little reverb and some vocal thickening - as indeed many bands were still doing at that time. There are quizzical instrumental parts fitting the music in odd signatures, and there are instances of background experimentation, though such very rawness gives the album an endearing sense of naivety, immediacy and exuberance, drawing the listener in to a time of great creativity and wonder.
Spring have become legendary in the progressive-rock world and their only album remains an awesome lost Mellotron classic. They used a strong twin attack of keyboards - organ, keys and a little synth in addition to the deep Mellotron backdrop enhancements guitars, and executed in by a busy robust rhythm section.
The brilliance s extend to a style of songwriting based on formulaic verse-chorus song structures with extended middle-8 instrumental breaks and mood swings, and little in the way of complex time signatures. The album doesn t appear to contain a single concept as such, though a number of common themes abound: life, loss, desolation, despair, death, war, mental anguish, all tied together with classical references amid nice lyrical nuggets. The instrumental playing is perfectly enjoyable, hence the legendary status.
The album opens, aptly enough, with the sound of the Mellotron, and indeed The Prisoner Eight By Ten is drenched in it. This is a mid paced tune, driven by strong bass patterns overlaid by a variety of Mellotrons and a couple of synth solos, including military style percussion. Having a swinging 60s vibe, reminiscent of The Doors, probably due to the lack of any guitars. Grail is a more restrained slower paced ballad with some tasteful keys and guitar trills and fills added to muted Mellotron, and lifted by a repeated chorus ascending with heavier pattern of treated bass and Mellotron.
Boats sitting and watching the boats on a river and Shipwrecked Sailor in the end my only friend was a dead man dressed in black are a merged pair and are referenced by the cover picture of a dead soldier bleeding into a river while the band look on from the opposite bank. Boats is a simple song with a pleasant tune sung to strummed acoustic guitars and electric accents. Shipwrecked Sailor returns to the marching drum theme overlaid with Mellotron, building up to an up-tempo, guitar and organ based track which sounds like a forerunner of the style of the 3 non-tracks included. Different moods are evoked by a series of very prog sections in the middle-8, but it is all underpinned by the military drums and some very meaty bass guitar which ends with a final dive-bomber-air-raid crescendo of effects The Golden Fleece is another major mid-paced song, though not the most memorable of tunes, seemingly about a man s search for the unattainable between the walls of dark despair where fountains weep and gargoyles stare . It is led by acoustic guitars, Mellotron and organ with a dramatic Mellotron pattern at the end of verses where a lead guitar would normally be, while a darker mood of the middle-8 includes excellent solos by firstly electric guitar then organ over a bass riff, all topped off by a dreamy ending. Similarly paced, though perhaps a little more rocked, is Inside Out, which seems to be offering advice to a wayward friend. Led by guitars and organ, there is a nice change of mood in the middle-8 with the introduction of Mellotron flutes, and an excellent build to an organ-led crescendo at the end.
Song To Absent Friends The Island is a slow ballad accompanied only keys, giving into atmospheric melodies. The final track of the original album, Gazing is bursting forth with a lengthy Mellotron based opening leading to a pastoral mid-paced song about life - pages we will turn, taking steps to learn of the paths to take when we do awake . Mellotron and organ are to the forefront along with a strong electric guitar featuring an excellent multi-tracked solo.
The Prisoner Eight By Ten 5:34
Grail 6:44
Boats 1:53
Shipwrecked Soldier 5:08
Golden Fleece 6:59
Inside Out 4:49
Song To Absent Friends The Island 2:47
Gazing 5:54
Fool s Gold 6:26
Hendre Mews 7:14
A World Full Of Whispers 3:57
The cover: rated: EX excellent and BETTER ...this startling TRIPLEFOLD created cover is very strong, given it s wear-prone nature , one is hard pressed to find a better copy anywhere There are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing ... impressive, 52 years later
The vinyl:
Rated: also easily EX excellent BETTER Plays thoroughly enjoyable start to finish Both UK Neon labels
are clean
Progressive-heads underground afficiandoes this is not an original to pass including fact of future rising value ... last time sold was some 5 years ago at 900 - in lesser condition see bottom of this listing
