SEVENTH WAVE - THINGS TO COME - MINI LP CD + OBI WITH OBI STRIP. THIS IS A STANDARD CD AND PLAYS WORLDWIDE BUT PACKAGED IN A MINIATURE REPRODUCTION OF THE ORIGINAL LP SLEEVE - SUPERB AND COLLECTIBLE AS ALL ARE LIMITED EDITIONS OF ONLY 500 OR 1000

CD MINT, INSERT MINT, SEALED AND UNPLAYED, MADE IN JAPAN

Formed by Kieran O'Connor and Ken Elliott after the dissolution of the British progressive band Second Hand, Seventh Wave is an early example of a synth duo, a pop configuration that was to loom large in the 1980s. They released two albums in quick succession in the mid-70s, on which they showed a certain instrumental fecundity. Elliott's tools were a veritable catalogue of 70s synth technology (ARP, clavinet, Moog, Crumar strings, Mellotron), while O'Connor showed a distinct orchestral bent in his array of perucssion instruments. While their debut struck an uneasy balance between pop-rock and prog synth, they cultivated the latter influence more successfully on their next release. Both albums have been rereleased on CD, allowing a glimpse at an interesting, if lesser known, stab at early synth rock.