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AWESOME 1974 PROMOTIONAL HARD PSYCH/PROG ADVENTURES CHRISTMAS SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS Lies To Live By CANADA - DAFFODIL - 10047 RARE and highly sought after for goood reason...
1974 ADVANCED RELEASE PROMOTIONAL The thick gatefold pressing 1974 collectible containing the elusive foldout lyrics insert Long forgotten progressive/psychedelic masterpiece from Canada, that was originally released in 1974, is really the third album by Christmas and features Reign Ghost guitarist Bob Bryden.
A majestic concept album, that still sounds contemporary and vibrant with some excellent musicianship and lyrical ideas..
Very strong psychedelic taste with prog musicianship, haunting vocal and a touch of ringing and winding guitars.
Unique and occasionally unpredictable.
The first three tracks are psychedelic efforts that veer into heavy handed progressive, always with shifting complex moves and time changes, highlight is the prog/psych masterpiece Factory a flipped-out attack with manic guitar and fluid basslines amid wildly imaginative lyrics Christmas and Spirit Of Christmas Personnel: BOB BRYDEN gtr, vcls, keyb ds A B ROBERT BULGER lead gtr A B TYLER RAIZENNE bs A B RICH RICHTER drms A HELGE RICHTER drms B PRESTON WYNNE lead vcls B Led by Bob Bryden, who had earlier played in the Toronto, Ontario-based Reign Ghost, Christmas played in Oshawa, Ontario, between 1970-74.
In the later years they were known as Spirit Of Christmas.
When they formed on Christmas Day in 1969 their average age was just 17.
Christmas is best described as a progressive underground band.
They were originally known as Black Christmas.
The first album consists of three Bryden compositions characterized by lovely vocals and guitar work and two instrumentals composed by the whole band.
One of these, the ambitious Jungle Fabulous, accounts for all of side 2.
This album is their rarest artefact.
Heritage consists of heavy progressive underground rock and has its moments, particularly on Zephyr Song, April Mountain, which has some fine guitar work, and the title track.
All the songs on the album were written and arranged by Bryden.
Lies To Live By is really their finest moment and arguably one of the best albums to come out of Canada in the early 1970s.
Very imaginative progressive rock.
Every track is excellent and this album is strongly recommended.
After the release of the Heritage album, Christmas was beset with management and label problems over the direction of the band s next album.
The music scene in Canada was in disarray and bands such as April Wine, The Guess Who, BTO and Chilliwack had hits with commercial hard rock songs.
Christmas had other ideas about where there music was heading.
In 1973 a new album was recorded that was a radical change from the hard rock sound of Heritage.
This time out The Spirit of Christmas went totally towards a guitar fronted progressive sound complete with mellotron, a chamber orchestra effects , other added special effects , intricate keyboard work and lush backing choruses.
In the similar vein of such acts as early 70s Britisg greats, Lies To Live By was a total departure in sound from anything recorded by a Canadian band to date.
The six songs on the album are broken into conceptual chapters each with a different theme that intertwines through out the song while half of the songs clock in at close to nine minutes or more.
Lies To Live By was an instant hit with critics and progressive music fans world wide.
Despite the critical acclaim of the album, Daffodil Records was in trouble and the album did not receive the promotion and support it deserved.
Soon after release of the album, the label folded and with it the hopes of The Spirit of Christmas .
Now left without a label the band also decided to call it a day and broke up also.
In the late 80 s and 90 s the Lies To Live By album became a highly sought after collector s item with originals changing hands for hundreds of dollars.
As a direct result of the interest in the band s early albums, Christmas reformed in the mid 1980 s for a couple of local concerts.
Still regarded as one of the best progressive/psych rock albums...
All The Wrong Roads Stay Dead Lazarus Voice In The Wilderness War Story Factory Beyond The Fields We Know CONDITION: The Cover: The thick gatefold cover is EX excellent has the standard circle promo at top right, otherwise only a bit of light previous handling which is minor - the cover well taken care of ...NO split seams, no bends, no writing and fresh colors...
The Vinyl: all clean and smooth over both sides, top copy, M- and plays beautiful A cool addition to anyone s music library SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for head people...
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Thanks GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG ,VG , VG, VG- M Completely clean, no marks M- Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, no marks EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, clean VG a bit more scuff or markls still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean trashed VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 5 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END BIDDERS PLEASE Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About Following Through The Transaction ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING
