BERNIE KRAUSE - - "Citadels Of Mystery" - Mobile Fidelity/MFSL 1984

"Considering the fraught circumstances in which this album was recorded, it's a miracle it sounds as serene as it does. Originally, this was planned as a collaborative project between Krause and his musical partner, Paul Beaver, for Columbia, but that deal collapsed when CBS executive Clive Davis was fired. Then Beaver died of a brain hemorrhage in January 1975, leaving Krause to record it for Takoma as a solo artist, albeit with the help of numerous side players and arrangers. Then the record wasn't released for another four years. In some respects ó particularly the mellow jazz-pop melodies on much of the material ó it was of its time. In other respects it was ahead of its time, particularly in the genre-blending of the arrangements, which mixed fusion-like jazz with Latin-flavored production, Krause's own synthesizer shadings, film score-like ambience, and some of the placid traits that would come to be associated with new age music." - AMG.

This LP is a Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (MFSL) imported Audiophile pressing.1/2 Speed Mater Lacquers by JVC. Imported High Definition Vinyl.

The record is NM.
The jacket is Exc.
The LP plays Mint.

Fantastic 3D imaging. A deep, tight Bass, clean, open mi-range and transparent high's. A huge 3D soundstage with lots of depth. Great dynamics and highly detailed instruments. A very interesting recording.

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