Tracklist
| A1 | Germ Patrol | 8:31 | |
| A2 | Wind Quartet I | 2:20 | |
| A3 | Enneagram | 9:07 | |
| B1 | Prelude | 4:17 | |
| B2 | Wring Out The Ground (Loosely Now) | 8:11 | |
| B3 | Nearch | 3:22 | |
| B4 | Wind Quartet II | 4:48 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records Ltd.
- Copyright © – Virgin Records Ltd.
- Pressed By – EMI Records
- Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
- Recorded At – Saturn Studios
- Printed By – E.J. Day Group
Credits
- Bass, Voice, French Horn, Piano – Mont Campbell
- Cover [Back] – Amanda Parsons
- Cover [Front], Photography By – Trevor Key
- Drums – Clive Brooks
- Engineer – John Purdy
- Music By, Words By – Egg (2)
- Organ, Piano – Dave Stewart
- Performer [Germophone] – Jeremy Baines
- Producer – Egg (2)
Notes
℗ & © Virgin Records Ltd.
Recorded at Saturn Studios, Worthing, August 1974.
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How to identify a first pressing:
a) back cover has E.J.D. written on the lower left side
b) some covers have a round white sticker with the Caroline Records logo and "Recommended Price £1.46"
c) labels do not have copyrights info on the rim text
d) matrix numbers are C1510 A-1U/B-1U (Emi pressing and better sound quality than later reissues)
Cat# on spine and back cover 'C1510', on labels 'C 1510'.
The runouts are stamped, the separate digits and letters after the strings are tilted
Recorded at Saturn Studios, Worthing, August 1974.
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How to identify a first pressing:
a) back cover has E.J.D. written on the lower left side
b) some covers have a round white sticker with the Caroline Records logo and "Recommended Price £1.46"
c) labels do not have copyrights info on the rim text
d) matrix numbers are C1510 A-1U/B-1U (Emi pressing and better sound quality than later reissues)
Cat# on spine and back cover 'C1510', on labels 'C 1510'.
The runouts are stamped, the separate digits and letters after the strings are tilted
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Label side A, upside down): C 1510-A
- Matrix / Runout (Label side B, upside down): C 1510-B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): C 1510 A-1U
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): C 1510 B-1U
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): C 1510 A-1U O 1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): C 1510 B-1U [?] 1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): C 1510 A-1U A 1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): C 1510 B-1U R 1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4): C 1510 A-1U G G 1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): C 1510 B-1U A 1
Other Versions (5 of 14)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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New Submission
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The Civil Surface (LP, Album, Misprint) | Caroline Records | C1510, C 1510 | UK | 1974 | ||
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The Civil Surface (LP, Album, Repress) | Caroline Records | C1510 | UK | 1976 | ||
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New Submission
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The Civil Surface (LP, Album, Reissue) | Virgin | VIP-4075 | Japan | 1980 | ||
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New Submission
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The Civil Surface (CD, Album, Reissue) | Virgin Japan | VJD-5026 | Japan | 1989 | ||
| The Civil Surface (CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo) | Virgin | CACD 1510 | UK | 1990 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Absolutely marvelous stuff. Soft, muted and synthetic. However, unlike FAR too many Progressive Rock pieces, this is not only truly progressive in its nature, evidently intended as a full and compositional work; it is also freshly simultaneously both not overly vocalized and not influenced seemingly at all by Jazz-Fusion. Synthesizer, joyous Organ (O that my most beloved and despairingly forgotten instrument), keys and pedals of all sorts abound upon this splendid work.
Germ Patrol is a light and airy introduction to the piece, leading into the commendable and highly transient “Wind Quartet 1”, which alongside 2 is my favorite Track on the album. I can’t recommend the album more. It’s fantastic for times of playing a fantasy or role-playing game, as well as reading/studying times and cooking. Really one feels motivated to experiment and find new ideation within this albums durations. Fascinating.
Favorite Tracks: Wind Quartet 1 & 2
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We second Progman75. Dynamics abound. Stellar sounding set from an under appreciated band. -
Edited 5 years agoExcellent sounding pressing of Egg’s 3rd album which was sadly only recorded after they had split up. Charming in places and eccentric in others, unconventional time signatures a plenty and some wonderful playing by guest musicians on Oboe, Bassoon, Clarinet and Flute. Not to mention the exceptional talents of Brooks, Campbell & Stewart on their respective instruments. If you like Prog and especially the more laid back Canterbury scene style then grab a copy if you can. You won’t be disappointed.
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