Lucifer's Friend “Banquet" Vinyl Record – 1975 US Press in Original Shrink

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Lucifer's Friend “Banquet" Vinyl Record – 1975 US Press Open in Original Shrink with Original Price Sticker

"On Banquet, Lucifer's Friend finally pulled together the many different elements to their sound (prog, soul, jazz, hard rock) into one cohesive and totally distinctive style. This time out, the primary focus of the album is epic prog numbers with complex instrumentation that go through a variety of surprising and ambitious changes in their arrangements. The standout example is the opening track, "Spanish Galleon": this pirate-themed epic starts with a Latin-flavored rock groove, that is given further power by the addition of horns, segues into a lyrical, pirate-themed song section that climaxes with a rousing chorus, takes a left turn into an instrumental portion studded with jazzy solos, and then finishes with a stirring reprise of the song section. The other prog numbers continue in a similar vein, reaching heights of almost orchestral complexity, but working in enough hooks and solid songcraft into the compositions to keep the listener hooked. Another standout in this arena is "Sorrow," a keyboard-based epic that features a lovely midsection where a keyboard solo is accompanied by a lush string arrangement. Banquet also balances out these epics with a pair of shorter, poppier songs that still manage to show off the band's firepower and complexity in their tighter format; the best is "Dirty Old Town," the closing ballad that builds to a jazzy, horn-powered chorus. All in all, Banquet is a fine, underrated prog outing and is worthy of rediscovery by art-rock fanatics. It's an ideal introduction to the sound of Lucifer's Friend." —Donald A. Guarisco

Catalog:
PPSD-98012

Condition:
Used. Open in original, partial shrink with original price sticker. Top spine corner cut. Wear along edge opening edge and ring wear in present. Cover has corner bumps. Record is beautiful and maintains all original gloss. Record has been ultrasonically cleaned and play tested. Please see images.

Track Listing:
A1 Our World Is A Rock 'N' Roll Band
A2 Spanish Galleon
A3 Thus Spoke Oberon
B1 High Flying Lady - Goodbye
B2 Sorrow
B3 Dirty Old Town

Shipping note:
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Record ships outside of the cover in an anti-static inner sleeve to prevent seam splits or damage in transit.

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