BAND OF LIGHT "Total Union" LP RARE Aussie prog blues

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BAND OF LIGHT “Total Union” LP RARE Aussie prog blues

Band of Light – Total Union LP (orig. Australia Warner Bros. STEREO WS-20011, gatefold cover)

Release date: August 1973.  Recording dates: March - May 1973.

On offer here is an EXTREMELY RARE original issue of the first album by Sydney-based rock band, BAND OF LIGHT.  Musically we’re talking HEAVY BLUES ROCK with PROGRESSIVE influences.  The dynamic lead vocals of Phil Key (ex-LA DE DAS) and the dual slide guitar work from Phil Key & Norm Roue (pre-BUFFALO) ensures this album is a winner.  Check out the YouTube link below!

weblinks:

(1) MILESAGO - www.milesago.com/artists/band_of_light.htm

(2) FasterLouder (CD review) - www.fasterlouder.com.au/reviews/music/4909/

(3) Sound clip “Spaces of Time” - www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxZH-MCFNlI

SIDE 1

1.          My First Home                                         Writ: Phil Key

2.         Free Them From Hunger                          Writ: Phil Key

3.         Spaces of Time                                        Writ: Phil Key

SIDE 2

1.          If                                                             Writ: Phil Key

2.         Earthbound Blues                                     Writ: Phil Key

3.         The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse     Writ: Phil Key

PERSONNEL

     Phil Key                     vocals, slide guitar

     Norm Roue                bottleneck & slide guitars

     Ian Rilen                   bass

     Tony Beuttel             drums

Recorded at T.C.S. Studios in Melbourne—Australia.

Produced by Band of Light.  Engineered by John French.

GRADING (also refer photos)

Cover (matt finish):

front: EX+ insignificant handling wear only (few creases along spine, very minor scuffing along bottom seam), tiny staple holes (bottom-right near opening edge).

inside gatefold: EX+ impressive—hard to fault, tiny staple holes (bottom near opening edge on each side).

back: EX light ring-wear, tiny staple holes (bottom-left near opening edge).

Record:

EX visual: beautiful glossy sheen—exceptional overall, some hairlines only; audible: sounds great despite some underlying surface noise (VG++ to EX), many dealers would grade disc as M-; Aussie 1970’s WEA vinyl product was manufactured with recycled material, therefore some underlying surface noise is unavoidable; labels: light to moderate spindle wear.

GRADING DESCRIPTION

COVER

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:    Very light wear and/or creasing—defects will be noted.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Some ring-wear and other signs of aging are apparent—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious ring-wear, seam-splits, stains etc—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the cover is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

RECORD

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:    Very light scuffs.  Record played infrequently, with little or no reduction in sound quality.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Lightly scuffed/marked record, with acceptable sound quality—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious scratches, with some deterioration in sound quality—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the record is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

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