**COMUS** ‘FIRST UTTERANCE’ 1971 UK ORIGINAL DAWN RECORDS VINYL LP.

	£		626
	$		829

: A MEGA RARE EXAMPLE OF THIS 1971 UK PROGRESSIVE/FOLK/ROCK ALBUM FROM COMUS, IN RARE GATEFOLD PICTURE SLEEVE.

Comus are a British progressive folk band which had a brief career in the early 1970s; their first album, First Utterance, gave them a cult following which persists. They reunited in 2009 and have played several festivals and released a new album. Comus was formed in 1969 by fellow art students Roger Wootton and Glenn Goring who developed their musical style performing in folk clubs in and around Bromley in Kent. The band was named after Comus (a masque by John Milton), and is also from the name of the Greek god Comus. The band grew from the early folk duo to the six piece ensemble that David Bowie came to appreciate. They appeared regularly at his Arts Lab project in Beckenham, Kent. He also invited them as support act for a 1969 concert at London's Purcell Rooms. Their first album, First Utterance, with cover art by Wootton and Goring, appeared in 1971. The music is largely acoustic art rock (also described as acoustic metal and acid folk) that blends elements of Eastern percussion, early folk and animal-like vocals. The lyrics involve violence, murder, mental disorder and the mystical. The group disbanded after this album, but Wootton, Hellaby, and Watson reformed the band with new members for their second album, To Keep from Crying, in 1974.

This is an original and super rare UK 1971 Debut UK Prog, Rock, Psych LP from Comus in rare Gatefold Picture Sleeve.

Both record labels are in superb Excellent Plus condition, both record labels are undamaged, all printed text is unfaded, all that is visible are a few signs of play to the centre of the labels.

The machine stamped Matrices, Side 1, are DNLS 3019A-3*T and Side 2, DNLS 3019 B-3*T.

Both sides of the vinyl disc are in superb Excellent condition, the vinyl LP is a superb example and shows only a few insignificant light surface hairlines, there are NO deep scratches or scuffs.

The LP plays superb without faults, a really clear uninterrupted sound quality with just very light background static noise on a couple, not all tracks, there are no skips.

The LP comes in it’s original and rare Gatefold Picture Sleeve and is in superb Excellent condition. The sleeve is non laminated and shows light age spots, there are no tears or creases to the sleeve.

The centre Gatefold of the sleeve is undamaged and all printed text and Artwork are perfect.

The reverse of the sleeve is clean and shows light handling signs and light LP storage ringwear.

The spine edge shows a little light wear and rub marks, all text is legible.

This is a really superb example of this mega rare Debut UK Album from Comus.

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