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BLUE EFFECT (Modry Efekt) - BLUE EFFECT - Meditace - CZE Supraphon Press - LISTENprice: 150,00 PLN / 37,50 EUR
"In April 1969 at the Supraphon studios the band began recording a full-length record, but only one track was recorded (but what a track!) - the last with Svoboda in the line-up. The vast majority of the work was done only between June and August, and in autumn the very successful single Fenix/Stroj na nic, released in an ordinary company sleeve, reached the shops as a teaser. Both tracks also appeared on the excellent LP Meditace, released only in June 1970. Getting slightly ahead of ourselves, it is worth knowing that the lyrics of the first four tracks (that is, almost the whole of the first side) making up the conceptual suite 'Meditace', inspired by the political events of 1968 (the Prague Spring and then the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Eastern Bloc troops), were challenged by the censorship then raging in the country, and the album was held back until new versions were made. So another lyricist hastily produced new words, stripped of ideological overtones, which, however, according to those who heard the original version, lost forever, no longer had the same power of expression. Strangely, the title of the record remained unchanged! Made in mono (with a light cream Supraphon label) and in stereo (with the supposedly elliptical, silver label logo on a dark blue background) and in a very delicate, thin single sleeve, very prone to creasing and wear (almost entirely composed by the leader), the album was an excellent compilation of what was best in new European rock in 1969! The band was able to assimilate perfectly into its style the influences of groups such as Cream, Ten Years After, Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull and of course The Beatles. Incidentally, it should be added that at the same time no money was spared on arrangements, so juicy string or brass parts kept appearing in the key passages of most of the compositions. The record opened with the mysterious and strongly psychedelic sounds of the sitar (strangely cut from probably all later editions - including the most recent ones...), that is Paměť Lásky - in my humble opinion the most beautiful part of the album and one of my (many, admittedly) definitive moments in the history of recorded sound! Recorded back in April 1969 and sung by Miloš Svoboda, who was soon pushed out of the band, it was in my opinion a great cry of despair and grief, enclosed in those sounds, of Czechs and Slovaks crushed by the 'fraternal nations'. Enriched with a fervent recitation, based on a very catchy melody, brilliant in its simplicity, recalling the choral singing of medieval knights, arranged with the help of strings and brass, played at a medium, gently swaying, march-like tempo, the passage simply grips the heart and does not want to let go. Polish listeners will of course probably be amused by words such as 'láska je věčná' ('love never ends'), but I assure you that our southern neighbours probably also smile to themselves at the most moving poetic lines sung by Czesław Niemen or Marek Grechuta. Such are our languages... In a completely different, decidedly more cheerful mood was the decidedly rock Blue Effect Street, adorned with the magical sounds of the sitar - composed by Mišík and based on a very catchy guitar riff and a slightly swaying rhythm, a superb, hippie number with a short but very effective guitar solo from Hladík. Released a few months earlier on the A-side of a single, Fénix was a slowly building and emotion-filled rock ballad sung in a slightly 'festival' (Sopot, Opole etc.) style, but the final effect turned out exquisite! The next one on the record, lasting only 2 and a half minutes, the decidedly rock Stroj Na Nic was a passage built on dense drumming, recalling the guitar work of Led Zeppelin and the melodics of Fire by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. The first side of the vinyl record, sung entirely in Czech and lasting a mere 17 minutes, was closed by a short, instrumental version of the single Sluneční Hrob, delicately arranged for acoustic guitar, oboe and string quartet. The second part, sung exclusively in English by Mišík, opened in spectacular style with Little Girl - a superb, very much of-the-moment blues-progressive piece with a part for a shepherd's pipe and a jazzy guitar solo, a combination of the style of Jethro Tull and Ten Years After. Somewhat more subdued in character was the pleasantly swaying Deserted Alley - an almost hypnotic but catchy number based on the interplay of acoustic and electric guitars and a great, very busy rhythm section. The next 8 minutes were filled by the excellent Blues About Stone, written exceptionally by the whole band, that is, er, a bluesy, veeery slowly developing passage recalling the work of bands such as Ten Years After, Led Zeppelin and the Keef Hartley Band. The penultimate track on the record, Rainy Day, alluded a little to the gentler, slightly funky, at times almost jazzy side of Jimi Hendrix's work, although in the choruses the band could also hit hard and juicily and suddenly change the rhythm so that the leader could strike the listener with yet another excellent solo! The album, lasting less than 40 minutes, was closed by the rather hard-to-classify, heavily broken-rhythmed and mood-changing Where Is My Star - a rather unique combination of boogie and heavy rock with another effective guitar solo. What a varied and at the same time wonderful record! Today very few well-preserved copies (especially in an uncreased and unworn sleeve) fetch 200 euros. Unfortunately this title, adored for years by fans of classic rock, turned out at the time of release to be only a very moderate success. Worse still, the band blamed this state of affairs mainly on the vocalist (who behaved like a rock star) and his unbridled tendency to sing English lyrics." A REVIEW BY JACEK LEŚNIEWSKI FROM A BOOK ABOUT ROCK IN THE FORMER EASTERN BLOC, BEGUN BUT ABANDONED HALF A YEAR LATER (2021). 2017 edition, sealed. -
BLUE EFFECT (Modry Efekt) - BLUE EFFECT - A Benefit Of Radim Hladik - CZECHOSLOVAKIAN Supraphon 1978 EXPORT Press - NEAR MINT VINTAGE VINYLprice: 300,00 PLN / 75,00 EUR
ANALOGUE SOUND! A very rare, Czechoslovak export pressing in a special Supraphon sleeve (from 1978) of a superb, jazz-rock, guitar-driven album made in 1974. Blue Effect (and later Modry Efekt) is probably the best Czech band - with the great, not to say mind-blowing guitarist Radim Hladik. The sleeve, laminated on the front, is almost perfect: MINT(-) / The vinyl apparently unplayed: MINT(-) -
BLUE EFFECT (Modry Efekt) - BLUE EFFECT / MODRY EFEKT - Modry Efekt A Radim Hladik - CZECH Supraphon 2024 Pressprice: 150,00 PLN / 37,50 EUR
A new 2024 reissue. "This Prague-based band, founded in November 1968, is in my humble opinion the best and certainly the most versatile rock band ever formed in Czechoslovakia and also - now it will be somewhat controversial - in the whole Eastern Bloc! Led by the excellent Radim Hladík - without doubt the most outstanding guitarist in that part of Europe (also playing electric organ, flute and sitar), the band initially consisted of vocalist Vladimír J. Mišík, who also played organ, second guitarist Miloš Svoboda, bassist Jiří Kozel and the exquisite drummer Vlado Čech. It is worth knowing that Hladik had earlier played in the popular group The Matadors, in which Mišík also briefly appeared. (...) At the end of 1974, Supraphon/Artia (already with a light orange Supraphon sticker on the record) released, for export to the 'fraternal countries', the LP A Benefit Of Radim Hladík - a completely instrumental album decorated with a colour photo of Hladík playing a gold Gibson and, interestingly - credited to The Blue Effect! Already in 1975 an identical one reached Czech shops, though released in a completely changed, somewhat abstract sleeve (looking like another album by the Hungarian group Locomotiv GT...) and enriched with a 4-page insert with photos and lyrics - the LP Modrý Efekt & Radim Hladík mentioned a page earlier. It's clear that our Radim decided to promote his own name, and that never leads to anything good - especially in the opinion of the other band members... It is worth adding that flautist Jiří Stivín and electric piano player Martin Kratochvíl - by then the lone leader of Jazz Q - took part as guests in the recording of the record. Apart from the sleeve and title, the only difference from the export version was the swapping of tracks 2 and 3 on the first side. So we are taking up the Czech edition with the locomotive... The first side was opened by the as much as 10-minute Boty (Shoes) - being another, hardly changed, version of the piece Je Třeba Obout Boty A Pak Dlouho Jít (One Must First Put On Shoes And Then Walk) - known from Nová Syntéza 2. I admit that, devoid of vocals and orchestra, but played with more bite (though containing a beautiful, delicate flute solo by Jiří and that Santana-like guitar solo) and at times decidedly hard rock, this, all in all original, version appealed to me more! The next piece was a beautiful, ballad-rock number based on a recurring, very melodic theme created by weeping and wailing electric guitars layered over one another at various intervals, Čajovna (Tea-Room), probably the most popular piece among the band's fans, combining the style of romantic Peter Green with my beloved Wishbone Ash from the period of the LP Argus. Apparently it was precisely because of this piece that the record was held back for nearly 2 years! But why? Because of censorship? After all it's an instrumental... The third piece on the record was Skládanka (Jigsaw Puzzle), played in fairly broken rhythms, full of sudden turns, improvised - lasting 6 minutes, a very intense composition in which, alongside Hladík and Semelka playing their parts, Stivín led the way, playing crazy and almost frenzied sounds on flute. A certain moment of respite was Ztráty A Nálezy (Lost-And-Found), recalling the very early work of Jan Akkerman with the group Focus - a little over 5 minutes, all in all a very pretty piece, although the melodic line of this one, long guitar solo could have been more polished... The last recording on the LP Modrý Efekt & Radim Hladík and A Benefit Of Radim Hladík was the 12-and-a-half-minute Hypertenze (Hypertension), based initially on a catchy guitar lick (as if taken from a Mountain album) and dominated by the style of early, that is still pleasant to the ear, jazz-fusion. The main role was played here by the highly intricate sounds of electric guitar, played at great speed, Stivín's saxophone and Kratochvíl's electric piano, although I much preferred the breathy, much calmer middle moment that followed straight afterwards, after which came a nicely twisted bass part played at rocket tempo, while the whole was summed up by a slowly building, restless coda, again recalling the melodies of the group Focus." REVIEW BY JACEK LEŚNIEWSKI FROM A BOOK ON ROCK FROM THE FORMER EASTERN BLOC, BEGUN BUT ABANDONED AFTER HALF A YEAR (2021). -
BOWIE, DAVID - DAVID BOWIE - Man Who Sold The World - EU Remastered 180g Press - LISTENprice: 175,00 PLN / 43,75 EUR
A superb record!!! The third album, decorated with a sleeve with the famous photo of Bowie (the so-called 'dress cover'). It is the least known and certainly the most interesting album in the artist's discography. The young Bowie was searching hard, so in the end he settled on heavy, progressive playing with plenty of stunning guitar parts by Mick Ronson. Remastered 2015 edition. A MUST! (JL) -
BRAINTICKET - BRAINTICKET - Celestial Ocean - US Cleopatra Pressprice: 210,00 PLN / 52,50 EUR
The third album by a Swiss band playing a sophisticated and very spacious variety of progressive rock, based on a wealth of instruments and psychedelic sound effects. You can hear echoes of Pink Floyd and of German bands such as Agitation Free and Amon Duul II. 2023 reissue, on coloured vinyl. Highly recommended! -
BRAINTICKET - BRAINTICKET - Psychonaut (LP+CD) - EU Remastered Press - LISTENprice: 120,00 PLN / 30,00 EUR
Recorded with a completely changed line-up (compared with the utterly bonkers and, to tell the truth, overrated debut "Cottonwoodhill" from 1971), the second record by this Swiss band is simply very good, psychedelic and slightly folky prog rock with a fair amount of flute parts and organ - reminiscent of the second album by the German Gila, early Agitation Free, and also Jethro Tull, Hawkwind and Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come. 2021 edition, on clear vinyl, with an additional CD. -
BRUFORD (see also: King Crimson / Yes / Egg / U.K.) - BRUFORD - Feels Good To Me - GERMAN Polydor 1977 1st Press - NEAR MINT VINTAGE VINYLprice: 300,00 PLN / 75,00 EUR
ANALOGUE SOUND! A very rare, first German Polydor pressing from 1977 - with a photo inner sleeve. The debut album by the band of the King Crimson and Yes drummer - in the vein of the U.K. debut. Dave Stewart (ex-Egg, Arzachel, Khan, Hatfield And The North) on keyboards, Allan Holdsworth on guitar, Jeff Berlin on bass. Perfect condition! Sleeve: MINT- / Record: MINT(-) -
BUON VECCHIO CHARLIE - BUON VECCHIO CHARLIE - Buon Vecchio Charlie - ITA CLEAR VINYL Limited Press - LISTENprice: 160,00 PLN / 40,00 EUR
Recorded in 1972, but only premiering eighteen years later (in 1990 a small label, Melos, released this material on CD), a great progressive album by a forgotten Italian band. Only three recordings lasting 34 minutes in total. Definitely recommended! A limited 2021 reissue, on clear vinyl. -
BURNIN RED IVANHOE (see also: Secret Oyster) - BURNIN RED IVANHOE - Burnin Red Ivanhoe - EU HIFLY Press - LISTEN - VERY RAREprice: 110,00 PLN / 27,50 EUR
The second album by a great progressive Danish band, referring to the style of Made In Sweden. Long, extended and fairly varied pieces with Hammonds, saxophone and flute. Recommended. (JL) -
BYZANTIUM (see also: Ora) - BYZANTIUM - Byzantium (2nd Album) - EU Wiseraven Pressprice: 150,00 PLN / 37,50 EUR
The second album by a British progressive band combining elements of the style of CSN&Y, Home and Procol Harum. A 2025 edition. -
CALIFFI - CALIFFI - Fiore Di Metallo - ITA CLEAR VINYL Limited 180g Press - LISTENprice: 140,00 PLN / 35,00 EUR
A classic, progressive, very good, second album by the band, combining delicate, art-rock moods with heavy rock. Recommended! A reissue in a gatefold sleeve, on clear vinyl. -
CAMEL - CAMEL - Breathless - JAPAN London Records 1978 1st Press (+OBI) - NEAR MINT VINTAGE VINYLprice: 400,00 PLN / 100,00 EUR
ANALOGUE SOUND! A very rare, first Japanese edition (from 1978) of the sixth record by the progressive classics - the last with Peter Bardens and at the same time somewhat lighter than the earlier titles. Perfect condition! Complete with OBI (wider than on other editions) and the original insert. Sleeve: MINT- / Record, probably unplayed: MINT(-) -
CAMPO DI MARTE - CAMPO DI MARTE - Campo Di Marte - ITA CLEAR VINYL Limited 180g Press - LISTENprice: 140,00 PLN / 35,00 EUR
Limited 2021 reissue of the only album (once released by United Artists) by an excellent Italian progressive formation, with a somewhat classicising organ sound, by no means shying away from heavy, guitar-driven improvisations. Clear vinyl. -
CAPSICUM RED - CAPSICUM RED - Appunti Per Un Idea Fissa - ITA 180g Press - LISTENprice: 140,00 PLN / 35,00 EUR
2012 reissue, in a gatefold sleeve, of the only album by an Italian progressive band. A rock transcription of Beethoven's "Pathétique" symphony. Recommended to all lovers of art rock in the vein of ELP, Yes or Genesis. Complete with insert. -
CARAVAN - CARAVAN - Place Of My Own - A Collection Of Rare Tracks And Radio Sessions (December 1968 - March 1971) (2LP) - FRA Verne Press - VERY RAREprice: 170,00 PLN / 42,50 EUR
A fantastic double compilation from the Verne label, gathering all the rare and unreleased recordings made by the progressive legend (in the original line-up of Hastings/Sinclair/Sinclair/Coughlan) in 1968-1971, that is, in the period of the first three classic albums. CD collectors know most of the recordings from the bonus tracks of the 'second' and the deluxe version of the 'third', and also from the double album collecting radio recordings, although 2 tracks from the 1968 BBC archives are really rare! I have waited 25 years for just such a record! A must! Condition: NEW, but not shrink-wrapped. -
CARAVAN - CARAVAN - Caravan - EU Music On Vinyl 180g Press - LISTENprice: 145,00 PLN / 36,25 EUR
A sensational debut by the progressive Britons - at the time of a decidedly psychedelic hue. One of the best British records of the late 60s! Audiophile edition on 180-gram vinyl. Excellent pressing. (JL) -
CARAVAN - CARAVAN - If I Could Do It All Over Again +4 - UK 180g Press - LISTENprice: 175,00 PLN / 43,75 EUR
One of the best albums in the history of British progressive rock! The band's second album, from 1970, offers wonderful melody, dynamic and clear sound, plenty of instrumental parts (keyboards, flute, saxophones), delicate, dreamy vocals and finally that slightly hazy, psychedelic sound. A revelation! 2023 reissue. (JL) -
CARAVAN - CARAVAN - In The Land Of Grey And Pink (2LP) - FRA Klimt Expanded Pressprice: 180,00 PLN / 45,00 EUR
Two-disc(!), expanded edition from the French label Klimt of the wonderful third album, containing the 23-minute suite, worth every penny! The second, additional vinyl contains bonus tracks known until now from the CD edition. Coloured vinyls and gatefold sleeve. Condition: NEW - sealed. -
CAROL OF HARVEST - CAROL OF HARVEST - Carol Of Harvest +3 - GER Expanded Press - LISTEN - VERY RAREprice: 100,00 PLN / 25,00 EUR
Progressive rock with elements of folk. A very nice female voice. A combination of the aesthetics of Pink Floyd, Camel and Renaissance. Additionally three tracks from a performance in Langenzenn in Germany, in March 1978. 2018 reissue, in a gatefold sleeve, sealed. -
CATAPILLA - CATAPILLA - Catapilla - ITA Akarma Press - LISTENprice: 120,00 PLN / 30,00 EUR
Italian reissue of the debut album, once released by Vertigo, by this progressive, British band. Long compositions, plenty of instrumental parts, female vocals and... a riff lifted from the Allmans' "Whipping Post". On the other hand, suuuch a riff must be preceded by decent playing! Hard to find comparisons - the musicians supposedly created their own style... Maybe a little Colosseum, King Crimson and Hannibal... Gatefold sleeve, sealed. Condition: NEW - sealed. -
CELESTE (see also: Museo Rosenbach) - CELESTE - Celeste - ITA Press - LISTENprice: 140,00 PLN / 35,00 EUR
The debut album by an Italian band (also known as "Principe di un giorno"), whose members, like Museo Rosenbach, came from the cult band Il Sistema. The record came out in 1976, but was recorded as early as 1974. It contains seven tracks evoking the gentler side of early King Crimson. A reissue on black vinyl, in a gatefold sleeve. -
CHAMPIGNONS - CHAMPIGNONS - Premiere Capsule - CAN Return To Analog CLEAR VINYL Remastered Limited Pressprice: 140,00 PLN / 35,00 EUR
Released in 1972, the only record by a Canadian, French-language, progressive band strongly echoing the style of King Crimson, Van Der Graaf Generator and Jethro Tull, that is flute, saxophone, nice guitars and intricate compositions. The French language is no obstacle at all, and the band itself knew how to create the right mood, as in the 11-minute, psychedelic 'haunted castle', or in the recordings full of progressive action at the end of the album. Remastered, limited 2019 Canadian reissue, on transparent vinyl. Highly recommended! -
CHAMPIGNONS - CHAMPIGNONS - Premiere Capsule - CAN Return To Analog Remastered Limited Pressprice: 150,00 PLN / 37,50 EUR
Released in 1972, the only record by a Canadian, French-language progressive band strongly referencing the style of King Crimson, Van der Graaf Generator and Jethro Tull, that is flute, saxophone, nice guitars and intricate compositions. The French language does not get in the way at all, and the band could create the right mood, as in the 11-minute, psychedelic 'Haunted Castle', or in the progressive, action-packed tracks at the end of the album. A remastered, limited, numbered Canadian 2019 reissue, on black vinyl. Highly recommended! (JL) -
CHERRY FIVE (see also: Goblin / L'Uovo Di Colombo) - CHERRY FIVE - Cherry Five - ITA PURPLE VINYL Limited 180g Press - LISTENprice: 160,00 PLN / 40,00 EUR
An excellent, but unfortunately the only, album by an Italian progressive band (personally linked to Goblin), in the style of Yes, Gentle Giant and Emerson Lake & Palmer. English vocals. One of the best progressive records of the mid-70s, unfortunately worth over 5000 euros as an original LP... Strongly recommended! Italian 2022 reissue, limited to 400 copies, on coloured vinyl, in a gatefold sleeve.
