GENESIS – Nursery Cryme £400 (Side 1) Rare Original 1971 UK Pink Scroll LP Prog Rock

Here is a copy of the prog rock classic `Nursery Cryme` by Genesis, original 1st Issues were on the Charisma `Pink Scroll` label (CAS 1052) in a gatefold `Textured Sleeve` with `E.J.Day credits` & `Distributed by B&C records, 37 Soho Square, London` on the inside. Top Mint copies are fetching between 350 & 450 British pounds at present for this musical masterpiece. Why not subscribe as I add rare items regularly! Side 1 1. Musical Box 2. For Absent Friends 3. The Return of the Giant Hogweed In January 1971, during their 1970–71 tour Genesis returned to a five-member formation when guitarist Steve Hackett joined the group after a lengthy search to replace their previous guitarist, founding member Anthony Phillips, who left in July 1970. In the six months prior, the group performed live as a four-piece consisting of singer Peter Gabriel, keyboardist Tony Banks, bassist Mike Rutherford, and drummer Phil Collins, who had joined in August 1970. The four-man band got through shows by Rutherford playing the bass and bass pedals and Banks playing lead guitar lines on a Pianet through a distorted fuzz box amplifier in addition to his keyboard parts, a technique that he credited in improving his performance as it required him to play two keyboards simultaneously. After shows in the UK and Belgium, their first overseas concerts, Genesis played their first of three consecutive appearances at the annual Reading Festival. They took a break from touring in July 1971 to make their next album. Tony Stratton-Smith, the owner of their label, Charisma Records, suggested they write and rehearse at Luxford House, a 16th-century Grade II listed building he owned in Crowborough, East Sussex. Following rehearsals, Genesis relocated to London in August 1971 to record Nursery Cryme at Trident Studios in London with producer John Anthony. Joining Anthony was David Hentschel as their assistant engineer. The album's sleeve was designed and illustrated by Paul Whitehead. The cover depicts characters and scenes from "The Musical Box" and Coxhill, the manor house with a croquet lawn, which is based on the building Gabriel grew up. "The Musical Box" originated as a piece by Phillips called "F#", pronounced "F Sharp". The guitar solo was developed by Mick Barnard, a guitarist who toured with Genesis for from November to December 1970. Hackett kept both guitar parts from Phillips and Barnard, while modifying them and adding his own parts to the song. "For Absent Friends" is the first Genesis song with Phil Collins as lead vocalist. "The Return of the Giant Hogweed" warns of the spread of the toxic plant Heracleum mantegazzianum after it was "captured" in Russia and brought to England by a Victorian explorer. "The Return of the Giant Hogweed" features Hackett's first use of guitar tapping, a technique whereby the guitar fret board is played like a keyboard. The technique did not attract mainstream attention until Eddie Van Halen demonstrated it in his instrumental "Eruption" in 1978, but Hackett is generally credited as the first guitarist to use two-handed tapping. 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