SPRING UK RCA Neon NE6 1971 `Tri-Fold` LP £1550 Mega Rare Prog

Released on the RCA subsidary `Neon` label, this is the self titled album by UK Prog act `Spring`. Released in a Triple fold out sleeve (NE 6) in the UK 1971. The band broke up in 1972 after trying to record a second album, as a result they never really took off making this a very rare LP. A copy sold in 2017 for £1550, reissued over the years the original 1971 Neon release is the one to look out for! Why not subscribe as I post rarities regularly Side 1 1. The Prisoner (Eight By Ten) 0:00 2. Grail 5:36 3. Boats 12:24 4. Shipwrecked Soldier 14:17 Side 2 1. Golden Fleece 19:29 2. Inside Out 26:33 3. Song To Absent Friends (The Island) 31:24 4. Gazing 34:15 Pat Moran - vocals, mellotron Ray Martinez - 6- and 12-string guitars, mellotron Kips Brown - piano, organ, mellotron Adrian "Bone" Moloney - bass Pick Withers - drums, glockenspiel A turning point in Spring's fortunes happened after a gig in Cardiff, when the band's van broke down somewhere in the Welsh countryside, coincidentally very near where producer/engineer Kingsley Ward had recently set up Rockfield Studios. Ward would later marvel at the "coincidence of meeting a group with a broken down truck in your own home town when you have previously spent months traipsing around the country in search of talent". He was particularly intrigued by the fact that they owned a mellotron, and "invited them down the following week for an audition with my brother Charles and myself", the outcome of which was "good enough for us to want to be involved with them". Several demo sessions followed. Pat Moran and the band came to Rockfield Studios and were auditioned by Charles Kingsley. He decided to manage the band. Gus Dudgeon ended up producing their album. In spite of supporting Velvet Underground on a UK tour, plus Keith Christmas and The Sutherland Brothers on various dates, the band broke up in 1972 following aborted attempts at recording a second album. Moran later worked as sound engineer at Rockfield Studios, notably for Van der Graaf Generator and Robert Plant; he died in early 2011. Martinez became an in-demand session guitarist, working with the likes of Alkatraz, Michael Chapman, Gypsy, Tim Rose and Robert Plant. Pick Withers later became the drummer for Dire Straits, playing on their first four records. Kips Brown became a session musician, playing with Andy Fairweather Low and others, and was in a later band called Wellington. Adrian Moloney returned to the Midlands, where he worked alongside several well-known artists and groups. This video focuses on a rare vinyl record, identifying the original 1st rare pressing or the rarest version of the record, also the prices it sold for and features photos of labels and covers of the original record, subscribe to our channel if you love rare vinyl records #vinyl #collecting #records #rare