THE INNER MOUNTING FLAME Mahavishnu Orchestra John McLaughlin KC31067 w/ Insert

Description: The Inner Mounting Flame is the debut studio album by jazz-rock fusion band Mahavishnu Orchestra, recorded in August 1971 and released later that year by Columbia Records. After their formation, the group performed several debut gigs before they entered the studio to record their first album featuring all original material written by guitarist John McLaughlin. Reviewing the album for JazzTimes in 1998, Bill Milkowski said: “One is struck by the grandiose reach of the quintet that dared to call itself an orchestra. Pieces like "Meeting of the Spirits" and the fragile, acoustic "A Lotus on Irish Streams" are like classically-inspired suites in miniature. But it was numbers like "Noonward Race", "Vital Transformation" and especially "Awakening", fueled by Cobham’s smoldering intensity on the kit and McLaughlin’s raging, distortion-soaked guitar lines, that really grabbed rock crowds. More ethereal pieces like "The Dance of Maya", with its odd time signatures and arpeggios, and the haunting "You Know, You Know", a drum feature for Cobham, helped to create a kind of mystique about the Mahavishnu Orchestra that was wholly unprecedented for its time.” The album reached number 89 on the Billboard 200 and number 11 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums list. Mahavishnu Orchestra · John McLaughlin – guitar · Rick Laird – bass · Billy Cobham – drums, percussion · Jan Hammer – keyboards, organ · Jerry Goodman – violin THIS COPY is a Pitman 1st pressing from 1971 on the Coumbia label (see Notes, below). The vinyl has one or two marks that do not affect playback. It is in Very Good Plus [VG+] or better condition. The original cover has medium ring wear and some edge wear along the top on one side. It is in Very Good [VG] condition. The original inner sleeve (actually named "The Inner Sleeve") is printed with detailed information about other Columbia artist albums from the same period. It is in Very Good Plus [VG+], with only minor mid-edge splitting and some browning from age along the suface edges. The included small insert/"poster", appx. 9" x 10", printed on one side only with the poem Aspiration by Sri Chinmoy, is in Very Good Plus [VG+] condition, having only some browning from age mostly along one edge on both sides. Notes Includes 9" x 10" insert with the poem "Aspiration" written by Sri Chinmoy. Recorded in New York, August 14, 1971. Barcode and Other Identifiers Pressing Plant ID (Stamped in runout areas): p Rights Society: BMI Matrix / Runout (Side A label): AL 31067 Matrix / Runout (Side B label): BL 31067 Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched, variant 10): o PAL 31067-3E Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped, variant 10): o P BL 31067 3E ENJOY!

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