THIS IS THE 1998 ITALIAN REPRESSING on AKARMA Records.  180GR VIRGIN VINYL.  LIMITED EDITION of 1000 COPIES in GRAY MARBLE VINYL. PARTIALLY IN SHRINK TEXTURED GATEFOLD COVER + 12PAGE BOOKLET + HYPE STICKER. The cover is in EX condition: normal wear and without any major deterioration BUT light discolouration on right corners (where missing shrink), brownish sticker mark + few small dark stains on rear (top left), left spine is fully readable; BOOKLET in great condition; for details see photos (with and without flashlight). The vinyl is in EX condition (played twice) and plays wonderfully.

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DARK

STEVE GILES, CLIVE THORNEYCROFT, RON JOHNSON, MARTIN WEAVER

This legendary progressive rock band, which was responsible for the UK's most expensive album, were formed by Steve Giles whilst at school in Northampton in 1968. They met local entrepreneur Alan Bowley who'd recently converted a derelict house into a recording studio and this led to four acetates of R.C.8 and In The Sky. They perfomed at a few local gigs and as their playing got tighter decided to go into SIS Studios, Northampton with engineer Alan Bowley to record an album. The six tracks, written and arranged by the band were recorded over a weekend in 1972 and consist of melodic progressive rock laced with lots of fuzzy guitar riffs.

"DARK ROUND THE EDGES"

<reissue, originally published 1972>

Engineered by Alan Bowley

tracklisting

Side A: DARKSIDE - MAYPOLE - LIVE FOR TODAY

Side B: R.C.8. - THE CAT - ZERO TIME

LP     AKARMA RECORDS      AK 007 MADE IN ITALY    1998 REPRESSING LIMITED EDITION OF 1000 COPIES IN GRAY MARBLE VINYL   PARTIALLY IN SHRINK GATEFOLD COVER + 12 PAGE BOOKLET
NOTES: Textured gatefold sleeve, 180g vinyl, 12-page booklet. Limited edition of 1000 copies in marble vinyl.
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Label Code: none

LABEL: AKARMA - WHITE w/BLACK STRIPE(A) and ARTWORK(B) LABELS - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: AK 007

Catalog on labels: (Side A only) AK 007

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): AKARMA 007 A

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): AKARMA 007· B

On labels: (Side A only) Title + Tracklist + Catalog

On back cover: Akarma 007.........Made in Italy

grading

RECORD EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)

Dark's sole album consists of six long, rather meandering tracks, the songs largely vehicles for some involved, fuzzy hard rock guitar soloing. In the softer parts and the vocal sections, there are faint echoes of the folky psychedelic late-'60s rock of acts like Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead. You can hear that in the first part of "Live for Today," in particular, with its bittersweet melody and harmonies. But, despite this rarity's high rep in some circles, the songs aren't too substantial, and the guitar work not so intricate or imaginative that it demands a listen on the merits of the riffs alone. The record has been reissued a few times since the early '90s, sometimes in editions almost as limited as the original run. Akarma's LP reissue is the most desirable configuration, not only because of its relative accessibility in terms of managing to acquire a copy, but also because it replicates the gatefold sleeve and lyric pamphlet of the original release...(AllMusic)