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TIME BEFORE THIS (2 LP SET)
JULIAN'S TREATMENT
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gatefold, german pressing. rw.I dont think its an original, white label, + not thick vinyl. from gilbratar prog pages. "The Dominican-born science fiction and technothriller writer Julian Jay Savarin first tried his narrative hand on this science fiction concept album, based on an elaborate storyline that he would later turn into a trilogy of novels. A Time Before This is psychedelic proto-progressive typical of the time, led by Savarin's Hammond, and accompanied by a rather subdued fuzz guitar, drums, bass and a bit of flute and vibraphone. Like with many of these contenders, Savarin's musical pack is a motley collection of blues, late-60s pop melodies, a little jazz and some modal soloing over thumping bass/drums ostinati, but also dark, almost gothic touches of quasi-classical organ interludes and melodies. The ace in Savarin's hand is the Australian vocalist Cathy Pruden who can handle both the mellow pop cooing of "Altarra, Princess of the Blue Women", the melodramatic spoken interludes, and the Valkyrian wailing of "Alda, Dark Lady of the Outer Worlds" and "The Black Tower" with implacable authority. These last two songs and the title track form the progressive core of this album, achieving the best balance between dark keyboard melodies, Pruden's vocal dramatics and all kinds of rhythmic and harmonic detours. The others tend to be somewhat more pedestrian in either melodic writing or structural development. Like them the overall picture of this album is that it is nice and has certain charm, but that it has not aged terribly well. Savarin's original plan called for a trilogy of albums to tell his whole storyline, but the band dissolved soon after the release of A Time Before This, and it was only in 1973 that he released the follow-up Waiters on the Dance under his own name. Kai Karmanheimo" | |
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| | Price: | | $82.50 | |
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| | Category: | | ROCK | |
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| | Media: | | LP | |
| | Records in set: | | 2 | |
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| | Label: | | YB | |
| | Release Number: | | SYB2 | |
| | Manufactured: | | DE | GERMANY |
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| | Condition of Media: | | EX | "Excellent" (See this seller's Grading Policies) |
| | Condition of Cover: | | VG+ | (Very Good Plus) |
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| | Availability: | | ONE IN STOCK | |
| | Last Updated: | | 11/22/07 | |
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| | Seller Item Ref #: | | JULIANSTIMEBEFORYBSYB2LP | (Use this when discussing item with this seller.) |
| | GEMM Reference #: | | GML1417112022 | |
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