KPM LIBRARY Image (Impossible to find in the wild, KPM's
Image is a record that paints extraordinary, hyper-vivid
scenes with music, in the way only the library greats can.
Originally released in 1974, Image is an absolutely stunning
listen from start to finish, and arguably the most wanted KPM
grail that's still not been reissued - until now! Pressed on
140-gram black vinyl and remastered from the original
analogue tapes, featuring Brian Bennett, Neil Richardson,
David Gold, JohnScott, John Fiddy and Steve Gray. Picture
sleeve with original KPM Music Library cover art, hype sticker
& factory sealed. Recommended).
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KPM Library Image - Remastered 140 Gram Black Vinyl - Sealed UK vinyl LP album (LP record)
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Part of the Be With x KPM Library Reissue Campaign, 2024 first time vinyl reissue, 140g vinyl.
Worth the price of admission alone, and likely the reason you're all already drooling about this release, the mellow, dramatic beat of "Image", Brian Bennett's opener and title track, is a Jaylib-sampled firecracker. A reflective, scenic underscore which grows to full orchestra and ends as it begins - it's just beautiful. Next up, swoon to "The Little Orphan" by Neil Richardson featuring strings and harp. It's a deeply emotive, sweeping orchestral piece. Just straight gorgeous. It's followed by "Paradise Island", a lush, horizontal Balearic gem courtesy of Gordon Rees and David Gold; it'll send you into a blissful reverie with its elegant strings and gentle drums. From the same pair, "Forbidden Fruit" is, again, string-drenched but the strings are more insistent, stabbing even, and, with drums and Blaxploitation guitars high up in the mix, it's definitely a funkier proposition. "The Enchantress", again a Rees-Gold special, is a slower, groovy, synthy wonder. Closing out the A-Side, "Phenomena" is a mysterious gem, a Gold solo effort set at a breezier tempo with propulsive percussion and head nod, fast-paced breaks with ace keys.
Flip over for "Infinite Expanse", John Scott's dramatic panorama adorned with proud, triumphant horns. Scott's "Static Objects" paints patient, pastoral scenes; there's a serenity and stillness to the proceedings. Next up, Be With favourite John Fiddy delivers shifting shapes and patterns with his wonderful "Metamorphosis", all wah wah, harps, dramatic percussion and strings. It's by turns billowy and blasting. "Cubist Pictures" follows, Neil Richardson's brilliant nebulous, fragmentary piece. Better yet, Richardson's gorgeous, beatless "Analysis" follows, and it's an orchestral beauty featuring cello, harps and woodwind. It's no exaggeration to describe this as transcendental. His "Crystal Ball" presents more static scenes with cello, twinkling percussion and strings, before Steve Gray's fantastically-titled softly-ace "Gliding Through Clouds" closes out this remarkable set.
As with all of our KPM re-issues, the audio for Image comes from the original analogue tapes and has been remastered for vinyl by Be With regular Simon Francis. And as usual, the sleeve reproduction duties were handed over to Richard Robinson, the current custodian of KPM's brand identity.
Side One
1. Brian Bennett -Image 4:29
2. Neil Richardson-The Little Orphan 2:27
3. David Gold / Gordon Rees, Paradise Island 2:19
4. David Gold / Gordon Rees - Forbidden Fruit 2:19
5. David Gold / Gordon Rees - The Enchantress 2:56
6. David Gold - Phenomena 2:41
Side Two
1. John Scott - Infinite Expanse 1:46
2. John Scott - Static Objects 2:31
3. John Fiddy - Metamorphosis 2:37
4. Neil Richardson - Cubist Pictures 2:12
5. Neil Richardson - Analysis 2:04
6. Neil Richardson - Crystal Ball 2:38
7. Steve Gray - Gliding Through Clouds 2:55
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| Condition : |
Factory sealed from new. This item is unplayed. Click here for more info. |
| Availability: |
In Stock - Buy Now for shipping on Monday 3rd June
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| Year of Release: |
2024 |
| Artist: |
KPM Library (click here for complete listing) |
| Title: |
Image (click here for more of the same title) |
| Price: |
£ 29.99, US$ 38.09
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| Format: |
vinyl LP album (LP record) |
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| Record Label: |
KPM Music Ltd |
| Catalogue No: |
BEWITH160LP |
| Country of Origin: |
UK
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| Language: |
Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. |
| Date of Release: |
19 January 2024
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| EIL.COM Ref No |
KP1LPIM828140 (quote this reference in any e-mails, letters, faxes or phone calls to help identify this item) |
| Barcode : |
4251804143790 |
| Genres: |
Film & TV, Library
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| Related Artists: |
Alan Hawkshaw |
| Complete Stock List: |
KPM Library |
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sales@eil.com to contact our sales team. |
| Alternative Names: |
None |
| To order by phone: |
Call +44 1474 815010 quoting EIL.COM reference number KP1LPIM828140 |
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