FUSION ORCHESTRA Skeleton In Armour UK ORIGINAL 1st PRESS EMI 1973 PROG LP

	£		56
	$		74

"SKELETON IN ARMOUR" by FUSION ORCHESTRA RARE 1973 FIRST AND ONLY ORIGINAL UK EMI - EMA 758 ISSUE OF THE ONE OF THE BEST POST 1972 UK PROGRESSIVE RECORDS EVER!
This is fantastic musical achievement with four 10 minutes long tracks dominating the album. Great, nearly flawless copy!
Matrix / Runout: YAX 4663-2
Matrix / Runout: YAX 4664-2
COVER: EX Heavily textured, gatefold cover is practically in M condition - with 2 exceptions: one, very small tear top right but it is blending in with white clouds in the picture and a small bump in the spine - invisible too.. The rest is perfect, top mint with NO ring wear, NO edge wears, NO creases; No nothing!  
DISC: EX+ Like new except some 10-12 slightest wispy hairlines caused by removing from the sleeve and visible only under the strong light, in great shape and plays with superb audio.
 Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, June/July 1973. Made and Printed in Great Britain. 7310 Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.

The band was formed in 1969 by Dave Bell, Stan Land, and Colin Dawson, but the more recognisable incarnation was formed when Jill Saward joined on vocals in 1970. They performed regularly on the British club circuit in the early 1970s, clocking up over 500 gigs at venues such as the Marquee Club before they eventually split in 1975. Their live performances were flamboyant and Saward's reputation for erotically charged on-stage antics drew both positive and negative publicity. In 1973, the band were signed by EMI, and released their only album Skeleton in Armour. It contained four long and complex pieces in a progressive rock vein and a shorter single, "When My Mama's Not at Home", together with four short interlude tracks. The band continued touring, but 1974 saw a series of line-up changes, and eventually lead guitarist and founding member Colin Dawson quit the band at the end of that year. The guitar duties were taken over by Alan Murphy, who subsequently played with Go West and Level 42. He played with the band until their final split in mid 1975. Saward sang in several bands and later went on to join Shakatak, with whom she still records and tours. Colin Dawson and a new line-up (Fusion Orchestra 2) released a new album in 2013 called Casting Shadows.  Wikipedia .org  

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