Sold Date: September 17, 2017
Start Date: September 10, 2017
Final Price: £142.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 13
Seller Feedback: 2630
Buyer Feedback: 33

GALLIARD -

STRANGE PLEASURE

DERAM NOVA 

 SDN 4

1st UK 1969 

machined matrices:  -1W  -1W

"GALLIARD - STRANGE PLEASURE" RAREST EVER TO FIND, ON DERAM NOVA! IT IS BELIEVED THAT JUST A FEW HUNDRED WERE PRESSED ON THIS LABEL! ABSOLUTELY ONE OF THE VERY RAREST ON THE LABEL WHICH OF COURSE IS ULTRA COLLECTIBLE.

First album by the brilliant British early Jazz-Rock Fusion band Galliard, which somehow slipped into obscurity in spite of the fact that they were as good as any of the famous bands of the genre, which enjoyed enormous success. The band comprised of trumpeter Dave Caswell (who composed 2 of the tracks on this album, guitarist / vocalist Geoff Brown (who composed the rest of the material), bassist Andy Abbott, lead guitarist Richard Pannel, drummer Les Podraza and saxophonist John Smith, but was expanded by additional brass players during the recording session: saxophonist Lyle Jenkins, trumpeter Harry Beckett, trombonist John Hughes and others. The music is excellent, typical of the era, with unexpected turns and twists and superb brass arrangements, often quite complex and always beautifully executed. This is a true lost gem and Jazz-Rock Fusion / Prog fans not familiar with this heavenly music should embrace it with joy. Most warmly recommended!

Vinyl: VG++ . Stunning deep glossy and heavy vinyl. This has certainly not been overplayed. A beautiful glossy vinyl with just a few wispy hairlines which do not cause any trouble on replay. Under a strong light just some wispy retraction paper traces can be seen. These are totally invisible in normal light. I subjected the record to a detailed listen on my high end system and it sounded stunning. Lovely channel separation without any distortion or crackle. Two tiny pops on side 2. A little static mainly on the beginning of each side which is just a normal feature really on most LP's from the era. I would say that this LP is well above average condition and will sit nicely in a quality collection.

Sleeve: VG++.   Front laminated and printed by Senol Printing Limited. light corner creases but the sleeve is totally undamaged without any tears or repairs. A little writing to the rear and that's all. It has the peep hole to the rear. The pictures give you some impression of the quality at hand in this auction. NO tears and NO splits. NO stickers or sellotape. A well above average sleeve. This album hardly ever comes up these days and is a true investment object.

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This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.

This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.