Samurai - Samurai LP RARE ORIG Prog Psych Greenslade

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Mar 15, 2010 Sold Date

Mar 5, 2010 Start Date

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Samurai - Samurai LP

*Rare 1971 Progressive LP In Full Colour Gatefold Sleeve*

released: 1971

label: Greenwich

catalogue no: GSLP1003

matrix no's: XZAL-10755.P-1W / XZAL-10756.P-1W

condition:

disc: near mint

labels: near mint

sleeve: excellent, minor ringwear and one corner slightly creased

tracks:

saving it up for so long
more rain
maudie james
holy padlock
give a little love
face in the mirror
as i dried the tears away

Ultra rare original UK pressing which sold poorly on release and hence is virtually impossible to find these days, especially in this condition!Has first press 1W/1W matrix numbers."In 1971, British band Web abruptly changed its name to Samurai and released this self-titled set, its sole contribution to the prog rock canon. Adding a second brass player and somewhat lightening its sound, the band still continued down many of the same jazzy pathways as its predecessor. However, across seven tracks Samurai meanders down rather diverse byways. "Saving It Up for So Long," for instance, bundles along like Caravan, its bluesy guitar inflections offset by the brass' improv jazz stylings. Even more R&B-inflected is "Give a Little Love," boasting wah wah guitar, a stomping riff, and some quite sassy sax. In contrast, "More Rain" is as soft, warm, and shimmering as a summer drizzle, and gives credence to the group's inclusion in the Canterbury scene. Its polar opposite is the bustling "Holy Padlock," which trundles down a rural road with the farmland flying by, until the song's shifting time signatures shake up the ride. But it's the eight-plus-minute "As I Dried the Tears Away" that's Samurai's centerpiece, a constantly mood-altering and style-twisting extravaganza that brings to mind King Crimson on acid making a regal procession around a breathtaking musical realm. Thoroughly unique, Samurai apparently committed hari-kari after this album was released. Singer/keyboardist Dave Lawson would eventually rise again with Greenslade, his restrained vocals on this set barely hinting at what was to come. This record will well please all prog rock fans." ( All music guide )

Comes in original nicely designed gatefold picture sleeve, and is complete with original polythene lined company inner sleeve (which is dated 6/71).

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