AXIS SELF TITLED on RIVIERA FRENCH ORIG GREEK PROG KILLER NMM RARE 1973

$ 43

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Oct 21, 2013 Sold Date

Oct 14, 2013 Start Date

$ 35 Start price

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Here is a NEAR MINT MINUS! copy of the DEBUT! SELF TITLED LP from AXIS. It is a FRENCH pressing on the RIVIERA label, catalog #XCED 421 088 in STEREO sound. This ORIGINAL! LP was released in 1973. The vinyl is in NEAR MINT condition, shiny, black and should have excellent playback! It has its’ original inner sleeve! The original European thin laminated gatefold cover is in NEAR MINT MINUS / EXCELLENT PLUS condition with the lightest of wear at edges and corners and some ring wear on back bottom cover. It is a NEAR MINT! copy of this RARE GREEK PROG LP for you to own. It is an opportunity to purchase this LP in this TOP! condition! It’s a true gem for the PSYCH / PROG / GREEK PROG collector!! Email me with any questions and be sure to look at the pic’s. I DO NOT ACCEPT BIDS FROM OR MAIL TO SOUTH AMERICA, SOUTH AFRICA, ITALY & OTHER COUNTRIES. IF YOU ARE NOT FROM THE USA CONTACT ME BEFORE BIDDING! International bidders can email me for shipping rates. Thanks for Looking & Good Luck

"The music on Axis' self-titled LP from 1973 is an interesting hodge-podge of straight-up hard-rock w/good vocals and lyrics in English ("Waiting a Long Time"), keyboard-dominated symphonic progressive rock ("Sewers Down Inside", "Pa Vu Ga Di"), avant-garde jazz / weirdness ("Asymphonia I and II", "Dancing Percussion"), and Soft Machine-ish / Crimson-ish / Brand-X-ish jazz-rock ("Materializing the Unlimited", "Suspended Precipice", "Roads", "The Planet Vavoura"). Despite what I just said, none of Axis' music is derivative of anyone in particular. Though Axis remind me somewhat of Morris Pert's Suntreader trio with keyboardist Peter Robinson, this seems a purely coincidental consequence of the musical direction and basic multi-keys / bass / drums instrumentation. Some of the tracks seem to run together, giving the music a sense of continuity despite all of its strange stylistic transitions. The best thing about this LP is that the musicians are able to pull off each of the different styles in a convincing manner. The star of this particular show is keyboardist / vocalist Demis Visvikis - he is a great player and a master of tweaking all sorts of unexpected sounds out of his keyboards (Fender Rhodes, Mellotron, organ) without resorting to clichéd synthesizer patches. Other members include drummers George Hadjiathanassiou and Christos Stassinopoulos, and bassist Alezandros Fantis. This LP was recorded in France, at the famous Chateau d'Hérouville, the production team is French and it was subsequently issued on a French record label (Riviera, a Barclay subsidiary)."

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