Sold Date: November 8, 2014
Start Date: October 29, 2014
Final Price: £25.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 1
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ZED YAG0       PILGRIMAGE       THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1988 FIRST PRESS GERMAN IMPORT VINYL ALBUM ON THE RCA RECORDS LABEL, IN IT'S ORIGINAL GATEFOLD PICTURE SLEEVE. THE SLEEVE IS IN STRONG VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION, WITH NO WRITING, TEARS, SCUFFS OR STICKERS / STICKER RESIDUE. AND SHOWING ONLY VERY, VERY MILD SIGNS OF AGE AND USE. JUST LIGHT SHELF / HANDLING WEAR ONLY. THE INNER PICTURE SLEEVE (WITH LYRICS) IS EXCELLENT PLUS, AND THE RECORD ITSELF GRADES A SUPERB EXCELLENT CONDITION. BOTH LABELS ARE CLEAN AND BRIGHT, WITH NO WRITING, TARE'S, SCUFFS OR STICKERS / STICKER RESIDUE. BOTH PLAYING SURFACES RETAIN A HIGH GLOSS SHEEN, WITH HARDLY ANY SIGNS OF AGE OR USE. THERE ARE NO SCRATCHES OR SCUFFS, WITH JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF FEINT HAIRLINES AND SOME FINE WISPY PAPER RUBS / SWIRLS ONLY. THIS IS A LOVELY EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC HITS ZED YAGO ALBUM, WHICH LOOKS AND PLAYS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC ON BOTH SIDES, SOUND AND PLAYBACK QUALITY ARE SUPERB, THERE ARE NO POPS OR CLICKS DURING PLAY, AND BACKGROUND NOISE / CRACKLE IS BARELY AUDIBLE. THERE IS STRICTLY NO STICKING OR JUMPING OF THE RECORD DURING PLAY.       TRACKS ARE AS FOLLOWS       SIDE ONE       1. PILGRIM'S CHOIR   2. PILGRIMAGE   3. THE FEAR OF DEATH   4. PIONEER OF THE STORM   5. BLACK BONE SONG       SIDE TWO       1. ROSE OF MARTYRDOM   2. THE MAN WHO STOLE THE HOLY FIRE   3. ACHILLES HEEL   4. THE PALE MAN   5. OMEGA CHILD       ALBUM CREDITS        Zed Yago was a great German metal band with a flair for the epic. Pilgrimage was their second album. Zed Yago was fronted by female vocalist Jutta Weinhold. She looked like a female version of Blackie Lawless (W.A.S.P.), but luckily she didn't sound like him. That is, she didn’t suck! Jutta gets my vote as the best female metal vocalist of the ’80s, hands down! Her voice had a real touch of the wicked, but she could blow you away with those soaring, emotional choruses. Many of Zed Yago’s songs were fantasy based; mostly about adventures at sea. In fact "Zed Yago" is supposed to be the daughter of the Flying Dutchman‘s captain, and someone caught between heaven and hell. Lyrically, Zed Yago were quite unique and steered clear of most metal clichés. This is an incredible album. From start to finish "Pilgrimage" rips with elegant power and metal might. The compositions are carefully crafted with lots of texture. Dual guitars blaze away as the hard-hitting drummer plays like a caveman beating a rock with a mammoth’s tusk. Jutta rules the roost with her dramatic lyrical and vocal majesty. All the tracks pretty much rule, but the cuts "The Pale Man", "The Fear Of Death" and "Black Bone Song" reach epic levels of awesome. Put on your puffy shirt, hoist the mainsail, and ROCK!!        THE PAYMENT METHODS WE CAN ACCEPT ARE PAYPAL, PERSONAL CHEQUES & POSTAL ORDERS. PLEASE MAKE ALL CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS PAYABLE TO JUKEBOX GEMS UK.        OUR FULL NO QUIBBLE MONEY BACK GUARANTEE APPLIES, IF YOU ARE NOT COMPLETELY SATISFIED WITH THIS ALBUM.