DEMON THOR-WRITTEN IN THE SKY/RARE MELLOTRON PROG LP
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Description
ARTIST: DEMON THOR
TITLE: WRITTEN IN THE SKY
NUMBER OF DISCS: 1
LABEL: UNITED ARTISTS
CATALOGUE NUMBER: UAS 29 496 1 STEREO
YEAR: 1974
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: UK
CONDITION OF VINYL: EXCELLENT. BOTH SIDES CLEAN & SHINY, NO DUST OR FINGERPRINTS. PLAYS THROUGH WITH NO CRACKLE, POPS OR JUMPS.
CONDITION OF SLEEVE: GOOD. GATEFOLD.SPINE IS CRISP & INTACT. SPINE HAS SCUFFS. SLIGHT STICKER PEEL MARK FRONT TOP LEFT.VERY SLIGHT SIGNS OF RINGWEAR. OTHERWISE IN GOOD SHAPE.
TRACK LIST:
SIDE A:
1. Written In The Sky
SIDE B:
1. Pink Mary
2. For One Little Moment
3. Good Morning
4. Sweet Caroline
COMMENTS: RARE PROG VINYL LP WITH MELLOTRON & PHASING EFFECTS. MONSTER BREAKS ON 'SWEET CAROLINE' INTRO.
Demon Thor are often listed as being German (Munich, specifically), though I believe I'm correct in saying the band were actually an Anglo-Swiss effort, with two British members in Tommy Fortman and Geoff Harrison. Written in the Sky (which possibly appeared in 1973), is one of the most weirdly schizophrenic records I've heard in a while, viz side one's side-long title track, which is a full-on heavy prog effort, smothered in Mellotron, while most of side two is workaday boogie, aside from one vaguely folky track in Good Morning.
Stephen Nuesch plays most of the keys, with the exception of piano, handled by Tommy Fortman. You'll be unsurprised to hear that the only Mellotron to be heard is on Written In The Sky itself, but it's a bit of a monster, loaded with strings, brass, cellos and choir - oh, and flutes later on. This is serious stuff, making it all the worse that it's let down so badly by the rest of the album.
http://www.planetmellotron.com/revd3.htm
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