ZIOR - ORGINAL UNPLAYED GATEFOLD 1971 PROG HEAVY ROCK
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U.S. BUYERS SHIPPING MEDIA $ 5.50 PRIORITY $ 7.00 ADDITIONAL RECORDS $ 1.50 . BOTH WITH A TRACKER. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PAY ACTUAL COST ( ESTIMATE $ 15.00 - $ 16) ADDITIONAL RECORDS ( $5 ) COMBINED SHIPPING ALWAYS HONORED. COVER MINT NOT SEALED. RECORD NEVER PLAYED MINT. NEPENTHA 1971 RECORDS . CATALOG # 6437005. SEE PICTURES ON MONDAY. An obscure progressive/heavy rock group whose debut album has few memorable moments but has become quite collectable because of the label it's on. The pick of the batch are: 'I Really Do', 'Za Za Za Zilda' (also released as a 45), 'Love's Desire' and 'Oh Mariya', but all four were in a similar heavy rock style.
Zior had their roots in Southend's early sixties R&B scene. Kevin Bonsor had previously been in a local R&B outfit, The Essex Five, and then classical/rock fusion outfit, Cardboard Orchestra. Pete Brewer had been in another Southend R&B band, The Night Riders. He and Bonsor were Zior's founding members recruiting Truba and Skeels (who'd once played in a London band called The Bum) via a Melody Maker advert.
Zior did have a reputation as a wild live band. They were heavily into Black Magic and Satanic Mass, etc. They recorded an album on the Beacon label, later in 1971, which was credited to Monument, though, in fact, it featured all four members of Zior.
Pete Brewer eventually ended up a successful musical instrument/equipment dealer in Southend. Skeels sells dress jewellery in his native Newcastle. Bonsor worked for many years as an engineer/producer at Tin Pan Alley Studios and also became a DJ in the late 70s, hosting 'Capital's Big Night Out' at The Lyceum in London's Strand
NOTE COVER HAS A SMALL BEND WHICH SHOW WHEN YOU OPEN THE JACKET. VERY MINOR.
On Aug-05-10 at 05:23:31 PDT, seller added the following information:GEMM HAS TWO COPIES ON NEPENTHA LABEL OPENED FOR $ 418 AND $ 448
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