NATURAL LIFE/ROBERT ROCKWELL III UNNAMED LAND RARE ORIG '77 CELEBRATION LP MINT

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·       NATURAL LIFE featuring ROBERT ROCKWELL III - UNNAMED LAND - ULTRA-RARE ORIGINAL PRIVATE PRESSING ON OBSCURE 'CELEBRATION'  LABEL - ORIGINAL 1977 CELEBRATION STEREO LP CB-5005

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL GREY CELEBRATION LABEL WITH BLACK PRINT

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·       ORIGINAL "TEXTURED" (CRUDE FINISH) COVER.

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       FAIRLY THICK VINYL PRESSING On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least thick, and  10 being the thickest), we assess the thickness of the vinyl as 6.

·       As far as we know, this album has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc or in any other way, manner or format.

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On this record, which I think is quite superior to the previously posted ST, the basic quintet (recall this comprises Mike on guitar, Robert Rockwell III on saxes, Bill Berg on drums (and cover art), Bobby Peterson on piano, and W. Peterson Jr. on bass) is augmented by a half dozen more musicians playing vibes, flutes, congas, clarinet, and Rick Peterson on synths (on the last track).  Each song is composed by a different musician pretty much.  For me the standout is the collaborative track "Trio" which is arranged by Elliott, but composed by the two Peterson  gentlemen.   This record has a kind of smooth overall softness in composition and arrangement that to me is so attractive and typical of the late seventies style that, as I mentioned, is utterly concerned with crafting beautiful music with no cynicism, irony, technical artifice, or impediments.

Both "Unnamed Land" and the next, "All Music" are really masterpieces in this genre of american chamber fusion, like the famous Coalition Mindsweepers from osurec.  Btw I'm confused about the placement of the ST Natural Life, although the date on the sleeve is 1977, it seems originally it was the first record to appear, since it predates Mike Elliott's Atrio from 1974 and seems to be a little rougher than these next 2 records.  Presumably it was private pressed first, then rereleased on ASI?

I want to draw your attention to the track Trio, in the middle part of which there is an absolutely stunning vibes-flute interaction, this part is called "Migration" and is credited to bassist Will Peterson.  I don't know how you can more perfectly 'describe' acoustically this image of birds in a wetland, taking flight, dipping, soaring, splashing, in a soft and beautiful landscape.  And it leads so wonderfully into the springtime with the soprano sax from Robert Rockwell.  (As I said before, the soprano sax and the clarinet are classic instruments for these seasons.)  Pay attention as you get suddenly an ascending riff (on the sax) exactly like a bird flying away towards the end.  Just stunning.

And what about the cover drawing from Berg? Well, seems to be a group of native americans or perhaps africans in shallow waters at a beach with the vision of ancestors in the sky-- esthetically great, but the concept?  And the faces in the sky--  yikes!

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ANONYMOUS ONLINE REVIEW)

Tracklist

A1         Freeways  

A2         Unnamed Land

Trio      

A3.1      Budgy       

A3.2      Migration

A3.3      Springtime Tundra    

B1         April Fantasy    

B2         Arrival / Departure

Credits

Bass – Willard O. Peterson Jr.*

Clarinet – Brian Grivna*

Congas – Bruce Wintervold

Drums – Bill Berg, Eric Gravatt

Engineer – Tom Jung

Flute – Dave Karr

Guitar – Mike Elliot*

Piano – Bobby Peterson

Saxophone – Robert Rockwell*

Synthesizer – Ricky Peterson

Vibraphone – Steve Kimmel

Recorded at Sound 80, MInneapolis, MN

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·                               THE RECORD:

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(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL  AS  NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs -  are (barely) visible, but are probably inaudible,  and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)            The record is pressed on a RELATIVELY  thick, inflexible vinyl. This is NOT a thin, flimsy ('dynaflex' type),  vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl, either.

(c)           Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·                               THE COVER

COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging (BARELY VISIBLE)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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