{"product_id":"dreams-vinyl-lp-cd","title":"Dreams – Vinyl LP\/CD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*PLEASE NOTE: This is a pre-order only of this vinyl LP\/CD, and will be shipping 23rd October 2026*\u2028\u2028\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you order additional products from our site they will be sent out with 'Dreams', so please place a separate order for those.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. Galatea's Guitar \/ 2. Half The Day Is Night \/ 3. Song Of The Injured Love \/ 4. The Fortune Teller \/ 5. Fire Dance \/ 6. The Lady In The Moon (From Kodaly) \/ 7. Ferris Wheel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMr Bongo proudly presents a reissue of\u003cstrong\u003e Hungarian guitarist Gabor Szabo’s masterpiece Dreams\u003c\/strong\u003e. Blending lush, Eastern European-tinged \u003cstrong\u003epsychedelic jazz\u003c\/strong\u003e with beautiful arrangements by \u003cstrong\u003eGary McFarland\u003c\/strong\u003e, its unique, delicate, charming sound has entranced record collectors for years. Originally released in 1968 on \u003cstrong\u003eSkye Records\u003c\/strong\u003e, it’s quite rightly become a \u003cstrong\u003esought-after LP\u003c\/strong\u003e, and here at Mr Bongo, we wanted to reissue as close a replica edition as possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHungarian-born\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e Szabo left his home country \u003c\/strong\u003ewith his family on the eve of the political uprising, and finally settled in\u003cstrong\u003e California, USA\u003c\/strong\u003e. He went on to attend Berklee College, and in 1961, he joined the fabulous \u003cstrong\u003eChico Hamilton's quintet.\u003c\/strong\u003e Szabo’s time with Chico had a supportive influence on the young guitarist and nurtured his individual guitar sound. You can often \u003cstrong\u003einstantly recognise Szabo\u003c\/strong\u003e playing on a record just by his guitar tone. He would go on to record a whole host of classic records for the iconic record label \u003cstrong\u003eImpulse!\u003c\/strong\u003e, and worked with many great musicians such as \u003cstrong\u003eLena Horne, Charles Earland, Tom Scott, and Coke Escovedo\u003c\/strong\u003e, to name a few. Szabo’s music would years later become a \u003cstrong\u003estaple sample source\u003c\/strong\u003e in hip hop culture, with acts such as P\u003cstrong\u003eeople Under The Stairs, Black Star (Talib Kweli and Mos Def), Diamond D\u003c\/strong\u003e, and many more utilising his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSkye Records\u003c\/strong\u003e was set up in 1968 by \u003cstrong\u003eNorman Schwartz, Gabor Szabo, Cal Tjader, and Gary McFarland\u003c\/strong\u003e, and it was on this label that Dreams was released. Harnessing a \u003cstrong\u003emystifying, unique sound \u003c\/strong\u003ethat pays homage to Szabo’s \u003cstrong\u003eHungarian folk music \u003c\/strong\u003eheritage, Dreams, as its title suggests, has an \u003cstrong\u003eotherworldly, ethereal feel \u003c\/strong\u003eand a trance-like quality that is deep and meditative. A masterclass in \u003cstrong\u003eEastern European folk\u003c\/strong\u003e meets \u003cstrong\u003eWestern psychedelia\u003c\/strong\u003e, all colliding with jazz, the album features a number of tracks penned by Szabo and Gary McFarland, alongside two interpretations of tracks written by the \u003cstrong\u003eSpanish composer Manuel de Falla\u003c\/strong\u003e. Additionally, there is an epic cover version of \u003cstrong\u003eDonovan’s ‘Ferris Wheel’\u003c\/strong\u003e, which was also released as a 7” single at the time the album came out. Other highlights include ‘Galatea's Guitar’, a\u003cstrong\u003e cinematic psych-jazz beauty,\u003c\/strong\u003e reminiscent of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Doors \u003c\/strong\u003ein places. The tender ‘Half The Day Is Night’, with its \u003cstrong\u003esoothing lullaby texture\u003c\/strong\u003e, features Gary McFarland arrangements at full force. The whole recording is solid all the way through, managing to be easy-listening, but never feeling contrived or saccharine. It has a rich\u003cstrong\u003e underground spirit \u003c\/strong\u003ebubbling in the background, one recorded for times of \u003cstrong\u003erelaxation rather than rebellion.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSzabo sadly died at the young age of forty-five while visiting his homeland of Budapest.  However, he left a legacy through his exceptional music which \u003cstrong\u003estill enriches listeners today,\u003c\/strong\u003e and will long continue to do so.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1xLP housed in a tip-on gatefold sleeve.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TZp_nGMj6GE?si=xfLikZZgbxyY2EgE\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IzYsnq9-JvQ?si=1o-ABKpnefj7MNuu\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wXpYD48T65Y?si=dHokufkZymdBst_l\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gabor Szabo","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP (Gatefold sleeve)","offer_id":56841570484610,"sku":"MRBLP358","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":56841570517378,"sku":"MRBCD358","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0165\/3366\/files\/Gabor---Shopify_-sq.jpg?v=1786522996","url":"https:\/\/www.mrbongo.com\/products\/dreams-vinyl-lp-cd","provider":"Mr Bongo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}