More Arty Rock Records

• This vintage Island pressing boasts solid Double Plus (A++) sound from the first note to last
• Even with so many quiet passages, this copy held up very well all the way to the end
• Here you will find that rare combination of silky highs and deep low end, with huge amounts of space in the middle, three qualities among many that make this album an especially magical listening experience
• I know whereof I speak – I must have played this album at least two hundred times in the 48 years that have passed since I first bought my copy
• If you’re a fan of Art Rock or Prog Rock or just like something a little different, this is an album that belongs in your collection
• Marks in the vinyl are sometimes the nature of the beast with these vintage LPs – there simply is no way around them if the superior sound of vintage analog is important to you
• 5 stars: “Despite the album’s pop format, the sound is unique and strays far from the mainstream. The music on Before and After Science at times resembles Another Green World (“No One Receiving”) and Here Come the Warm Jets (“King’s Lead Hat”) and ranks alongside both as the most essential Eno material.”

Side one, the rock side, strongly relies on its deep punchy bass to make its material come to life and rock (or should we say art rock?). Eno’s vocals are clear and present with virtually no strain. Phil Collins’ drumming is energetic and transparent and perfectly complemented by Percy Jones’ simultaneously acrobatic and hard-driving bass work. (more…)