Artist:  WENDY CARLOS

Title:   “Beauty In the Beast”

Label:   AUDION.  Label is blue with black text.  Stereo pressing on medium weight vinyl.  Catalog number is SYN-200. 

Year:  1986.

Condition: 

DISC:  Vinyl is NEAR MINT with 100% of original gloss, as clean as can be found.  Appears to have been played one or two times at most, and handled with care.  Fidelity is superb.  A gorgeous disc you will never need to upgrade.

Labels are clean, with 3 tiny stickers on each label to denote the special care afforded this audiophile collector’s prized album collection.

JACKET:   Jacket is NEAR MINT with clean and bright panels.  Front panel has 3 stickers affixed at the top left corner.  Excellent seams, spine and corners.  You will be hard pressed to find one this nice!

Track Listing: 

Side One:

• Incantation
• Beauty In the Beast
• Poem for Bali  

Side Two:

• Just Imaginings
• That’s Just It
• Yusae Aisae
• C’est Afrique
• A Woman’s Song

Review:

“Digital from the inside out, Beauty in the Beast takes electronic music far past the signposts Carlos erected with her Switched On... series.  Instead, the music on this album cuts through a lot of the conventions and restraints that were used as frameworks for previous releases: instrumentation, tonality, and scaling, to name just a few.  The result is an album filled with music that lives up to the title.  At first listen, the music sounds terrifying -- the microtonality causes a brain raised on Western pop music to readjust almost all of its expectations about sound and harmony -- but those willing to listen and let it sink in will appreciate the beauty of the sounds.”

(courtesy Sean Carruthers, allmusic.com.)

Guaranteed to be original and authentic.  I do not sell bootlegs or modern reissues.

 As with all my records, I offer a complete guarantee of satisfaction.  If not happy, simply return it in same condition for a full refund of purchase price plus one-way postage.

Payment methods:  I accept Paypal, and any suitable method of payment.  If you have any questions or do not wish to use Paypal, please feel free to contact me and I am sure we can work something out. 

I pack all records in sturdy cardboard custom LP boxes for safe shipment.
The records are removed from the jackets to protect the cover.
Both the LP and jacket are sandwiched between additional layers of cardboard.

I am happy to combine purchases to minimize shipping cost. 

 

NOTE TO INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS:  I will be glad to hold purchases for up to 30 days upon request and receipt of payment, to allow you to accumulate purchases and combine orders in order to save on shipping.  (First LP costs US $18.50 to ship, additional albums in the same order will ship for an additional $2.50 per disc up to a total of four.).  If ebay overcharges for shipping, I will promptly refund any overpayment and apply your discount.

 

FAST SHIPPING:  If I fail to ship your item within 2 business days of payment receipt, your shipping is free!

 

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PLANNING A VISIT TO THE BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON AREA?

 

 If so, please consider a visit to my booth (Booth 002, down stairs) at the ANTIQUE DEPOT antique mall in historic ELLICOTT CITY, MARYLAND (3720 Maryland Avenue, just off Main Street at the north end of town – open every day of the year except Christmas and Thanksgiving) for some excellent bargain-priced LPs and 45’s. 

 

Also, I regularly set up at the monthly ARBUTUS RECORD & TAPE EXPO at the Arbutus Fire Hall on Southwestern Boulevard, Baltimore ~ usually held on the 3^rd Sunday – but it’s always good to check and confirm).  If you let me know ahead of time of your interests, I will do my best to bring a few extra goodies for your consideration.

 

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