?? ????? TITUS GROAN UK 1ST PRESS DAWN 1970 ACID FOLK PSYCH ROCK ESSENTIAL LP

	£		80
	$		106

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" Taking their band and album name from the titular character in the first book of Mervyn Peake’s Gormenghast series, Titus Groan’s eponymous 1971 album is a heavy, kingsize slab of progressive rock. The sort that rattles window frames and loosens fillings.
Even the Greek Titan Atlas would’ve struggled to support the weight of a song as extraordinarily dense as ‘Hall of Bright Carvings’, and he was known for carrying the substantial burden of the heavens upon his shoulders.
One can almost envisage the heads-down hairiness of the band as they attack their instruments throughout the passage of Titus Groan. Thankfully, this unprovoked assault on their musical apparatus – and the listener’s eardrums – doesn’t register as some unholy and unlistenable mess that’s dribbled down the inside leg of Satan’s own purple loon pants.
Titus Groan, the band’s one and only album, sees the four members getting to grips with a variety of instrumentation, including the usual guitars etc. the ubiquitous organ and piano, and in the case of Tony Priestland, sax, oboe and the progger’s weapon of choice, the common or garden flute.
The combination of sax and oboe incorporates a jazzier influence that breezes across the sometimes impenetrable undercurrent of the guitars and drums, particularly on the opener ‘It Wasn’t For You’. ‘Hall of Bright Carvings’ remains as excellent as ever, with its 12 minute barrage of tuneful noise and occasional medieval flavour, and is easily Titus Groan’s finest moment.
The aforementioned flute comes to the forefront on ‘I Can’t Change’, rendering a more introspective track upon which the intricate melodies weave in and out of the heavy rock grumbling away in the background.
Overall, Titus Groan’s first and last album is progressive rock from the heavier end of the spectrum, free from the overly self-indulgent trappings that bogged down, and ultimately sank, many of their peers."
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ORIGINAL FIRST UK PRESS ON DAWN . DNLS 3012 STEREO 1971 .

VINYL IN VG+ CONDITION , SOME HAIRLINE MARKS CAUSING SOME SURFACE NOISE HERE AND THERE BUT NOTHING BIG . THE ONLY PROBLEM IS AT THE BEGGINING OF THE TRACK FUSCHIA ( 14MN 25 SECONDS ON THE SAMPLE ) . A FEELABLE MARK IS CAUSING A CLICK DURING 30 SECONDS OF THE INTRO OF THAT TRACK . NO SKIP OR JUMP OF COURSE .

VG TO VG+ SLEEVE WITH USE ON THE SPINE AND ON THE TOP & BOTTOM SEAMS . NICE FRONT SLEEVE AND INSIDE GATEFOLD. SEE PICTURES .

THIS AUCTION IS FOR A GOOD PLAYING COPY OF THIS LANDMARK UK PROG LP .

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RECORD GRADING IS M/NM/VG++/VG+/VG/G/P.
ALL LISTED RECORDS ARE ORIGINAL PRESS , NO RE-ISSUES UNLESS CLEARLY STATED . BID WITH CONFIDENCE WITH MORE THAN 1750+ POSITIVE FEEDBACK.

SOUND SAMPLES ARE ALWAYS FROM THE RECORD ON AUCTION.
RECORDS WILL BE CAREFULLY SHIPPED IN PROTECTED CARDBOARD.

RECORD GRADING IS M= A perfect, unplayed record . NM= Record appears new, At most, perhaps a barely visible sleeve mark appears on the record. It should play without any noise or skips of any kind whatsoever. VG++= Record has some extremely light surface marks. These marks do not affect play. Very nice copy VG+= Record has noticeable marks, Light surface scratches and may play with some very light noise, but doesn't overpower the music, Still very enjoyable. VG= Record has noticeable marks and scratches, plays with noise

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