BABYLON-same USA Priogressive Rarity LP Mehum Music NM

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BABYLON

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USA private pressing on Mehum Music Records from 1978

Very Genesis influenced Floridian band who put out a coveted album in the late seventies. This is album is extremely in the Genesis style (like Marillion) yet avoids the commerciality that this band eventually dived headfirst into.) Syn-Phonic also released two bootleg quality live albums from their heyday which show them in a rather muddy light.

Imagine an incredible dynamo of progressive energy in the mold of Nursery Cryme period Genesis, but with some slight punky undertones thrown in as well. Add to this the affected vocals of singer Doroccas, and you have a sound that, while not unlike a high energy version of early Marillion, pre-dated that band by five years. They only released one self-titled studio album around 1978, featuring four long cuts. Hopefully someday that fine album will be reissued on compact disc. A few years ago, two limited issue LPs of their live show were released, (Night Over Never and Better Conditions For The Dead) which included all of the songs from the original album, plus several other tracks not included on the studio LP. While the quality of the recording is no better than an average bootleg, the performance on both of these live albums is incredible.

Babylon, in some ways, is better than Nursery Cryme-era Genesis, although certainly not nearly as innovative, given that their album was recorded in '77. Detectable influences include peak-period Genesis, Gentle Giant, a bit of Zeppelin, even. The vocalist has a very high voice, Plant-like in tone, but phrased more like early Gabriel (if you can imagine that). There's some vague resemblance to Rush, but much more progressive and less metallic.

Conditions

(Note : I personally check and inspect every record with a 100 Watts bulb, also I play every single record , if is necesary I clean to remove the dust )

Cover : is in excellent shape , close to perfect , solid seams & spine , NM-

Vinyl : is like new , hardly ever played , looks and sounds NM-

Labels :  are clean

What you see in the picture is what you get, we don't use generic photographs from previous auctions

I ship all records in strong cardboard mailers with cardboard flats added to increase stability. The discs are always removed from the jackets to prevent seam splits, and all albums are dressed in plastic sleeves for travel. Please be aware that these supplies are expensive to purchase and represent a small portion of my shipping charges. I pack/ship one day per week, usually it is Friday.

NOTE : Combined Shipping Discounts ($1.00) for every extra item  are from USA domestic customers only

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NOTE : Only Bid if you are 100% sure that you want the item, please contact me if you have 0 feedbacks or if you have less than 90% of positive feedbacks, I'll ship the first LP to anywhere in the USA by Media mail for $4.00, priority mail $8.00, I'll ship the first LP to Canada for $8.00, Mexico $10.00 , South America  $15.00, Europe, Japan, Korea, Australia and New Zeland for $15.00.

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1 LP    to USA  =  $4.00 by MediaMail  Priority Mail  = $9.00
2 LP'S to USA  = $5.00  by Media Mail Priority Mail  = $10.00
3 LP'S to USA  = $6.00  by Media Mail Priority Mail  = $11.00

Canada

1 LP    to Canada = $8.00  air mail first class
2 LP'S to Canada = $9.00  air mail first class
3 LP'S to Canada = $12.00 air mail  first class
4 LP's  to Canada = $18.00 air mail  first class

Add $12.00 for register mail if you wish

Europe

1 LP  To Europe = $15.00 by  First Class air mail
2 LPs To Europe = $17.00 by  First Class air mail 
3 LPs To Europe = $20.00 by  First Class air mail
4 LPs To Europe = $24.00 by  First Class post air mail
5 LPs To Europe = $32.00 by  First Class air mail
6 LPs To Europe = $36.00 by  Priority Mail Air

Note : Over 4 pounds of weigh is a much higher price rate, Priority Mail Service.
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