Up For Auction: Super Prog Rock / Art Rock / Progressive Rock LP In Spectacular Condition!!!

1973 United Artists Records, 12 inch, 33 1/3 RPM Stereo LP, Cat. #UA-LA 168-F , First Pressing, Tan Label with Black Print and Brown "UA" Logo at top. Featuring: Roy Wood (founding member of The Move and ELO). Titled: "Boulders". Song Titles Include: 1. Songs of Praise [Wood] 4:40, 2. Wake Up [Wood] 3:19, 3. Rock Down Low [Wood] 3:52, 4. Nancy Sing Me a Song [Wood] 3:28, 5. Dear Elaine [Wood] 4:09, 6. Medley: All the Way over the Hill/Irish Loafer (And His Hen) [Wood] 4:49, 7. Miss Clarke and the Computer [Wood] 4:20, 8. When Gran'ma Plays the Banjo [Wood] 3:13 and 9 Rock Medley: Rockin' Shoes/She's Too Good for Me/Locomotive [Wood] 7:31.

If you're not familiar with this artist/Title, here's some additional information: "An intricate, deliberately idiosyncratic record, assembled piece by piece, Boulders perfectly captures Roy Wood's peculiar genius, more so than anything else he recorded. All of his obsessions are here — classical music, psychedelia, pre-Beatles pop, pastoral folk ballads, absurdist humor, studio trickery, and good old-fashioned rock & roll — assembled in a gracefully eccentric fashion. Some listeners may find that eccentricity a little alienating, but it's the core of Wood's music. He wrote tuneful, accessible songs, but indulged his passions and weird ideas, so even the loveliest melodies and catchiest hooks are dressed in colorful, odd arrangements. The marvelous thing is, these arrangements never sound self-consciously weird - it's the sound of Wood's music in full bloom. Never before and never again did his quirks sound so charming, even thrilling, as they do on Boulders. As soon as "Songs of Praise" reaches its chorus, a choir of sped-up, multi-tracked Roys kick in, sending it into the stratosphere. All nine tunes unwind in a similar fashion, each blessed with delightfully unpredictable twists. It's easy to spot the tossed-off jokes on the goofy "When Gran'ma Plays the Banjo," but it may take several spins to realize that the percussion on "Wake Up" is the sound of Roy slapping a bowl of water. Boulders is a sonic mosaic — you can choose to wonder at the little details or gaze at the glorious whole, enjoying the shape it forms. Wood has an unerring knack for melodies, whether they're in folk ballads, sweet pop or old-fashioned rock & rollers, yet his brilliance is how he turns the hooks 180 degrees until they're gloriously out of sync with his influences and peers. Boulders still sounds wonderfully out of time and it's easy to argue that it's the peak of his career".

The Vinyl is Near Mint (9-9.5 of 10) in condition. With Plain Paper Inner Sleeve. The gatefold cover is very nice. The only issues to report are some minor edge and shelf wear and some very slight corner softening - the lower right corner has a delete clip as well. A very fine example of this 36 year old LP!!

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