Aktion	Zweigstelle	Standorte	Status	Frist	Vorbestellungen
Vorbestellen	Zweigstelle: 17., Hormayrg. 2	Standorte: CD.09 Raw M / 70er	Status: Verfügbar	Frist:	Vorbestellungen: 0

This rare treat from 1971 is essential stuff for serious prog fans. This is the five-piece London-based band's superb second and final offering (their first album from 1970 is widely available - but it's honestly more of a curio than anything else and sounds quite dated in places, even for the time when it came out).

Although Raw Material definitely have their own sound, their main influence is fairly obvious: generous helpings of early Van Der Graaf Generator, employing quite similar chord changes, lots of twin sax, and a similarly weighty audio presentation. Another less noticeable influence is of the more up-tempo elements of early King Crimson. However, Raw Material are probably more accessible than either of these bands, so if you're already into either of these bands, you can purchase with total confidence, as the album contains no "difficult" tracks. It's all totally listenable from start to finish, without delivering any urge to hit the "skip" button.

Douglas Thomson