Cupol - Kluba Cupol

From "Like This For Ages" (4AD, 1980)

[@davidhollenbeck8605]

I used to have to trek to Norwalk Middle Earth or Los Angeles Sunset Tower in order to find Gilbert and Lewis releases. I had everything they put out up to the He Said releases! Classic Underground !!! Kluba Cupol is still amazing to hear!

[@jackthomas1260]

❤❤ lovely om

[@lanakorvin2445]

Just 'out of this world' !

[@Aminah2500]

First time in 1980 I met this record, I cannot read title! I like it!

[@cornelisrijsdijk3533]

Gilbert and Lewis/ Wire .By the 80ties was confusing and hard to find ; because I new them as Dome . Great!!! Cupol :-) Thx for upload

[@genglemt]

Haven't heard this for ages... used to listen to it a lot, still have the vilnyl! #cupol #dome #wire #gilbertandlewis

[@paulafromcov]

Thanks for posting! I listened to this so much in 1980. I preferred it in 33rpm too. So good to hear it again.

[@fortitudodei729]

Hi agree with Pulsehouse. I know that 33rpm is SUPPOSED to be the correct speed but have always played my copy at 45rpm and have grown to know and love this piece at that speed. I played it to my university music lecturer back in the mid-1980s as an example of what was happening in the contemporary alternative-popular music scene. He was normally very dismissive of any new music that wasn't either contemporary classical or from a university-based electronic music studio, but in this case he was deeply impressed.

[@steved2667]

Sounds great, even at double speed on KZbin. (Of course, there's no real hi- fidelity when listening to ANYTHING on KZbin..) Very tribal/trance-inducing at 2X. Nice & alien at any speed.

[@davidkoral1673]

I picked this up sometime in the mid-80s at a long-gone record store on Seventh Avenue and Twenty-first Street in Manhattan - Pyramid Records. At the time I was disappointed with Cupol, hoping for something closer to Wire's sound, but now I really do appreciate the very focused, controlled progression.

[@hellmik]

Pyramid was a great record store

[@votingcitizen]

usually listen to this at 45. I wish I had a good 78/16 rpm turntable

[@Agababaable]

Amazing stuff!

[@hansstromberg2835]

pulsehouse, 33 r.p.m. is the right speed. I love this tune. It is probably intended to be a "dub version" of the A-side, Like This for Ages. :)

[@imdaud1429]

i always liked that ending. it's complete.

[@imdaud1429]

still my favorite gilbert/lewis after all these years - a real work of art. thanks for the post. does anyone have the 3r4 album, can you post it? i miss that longish piece as well.

[@satyros2]

thank you

[@crabula]

WOW !

[@ahhh6328]

Yeeeeeaaaaaaaah

[@sashakingcrimson187]

💿💿💿💿

[@pulsehouse]

Um .....I always played this side of this record at 45rpm! I was always sure that it was the proper speed as it sounds correct and bloody fantastic! This sounds too slow. I know it says 33rpm (mistake?) on the label but ..........try it at 45! (it's still 15 mins long) :-)

[@imdaud1429]

I got that 3R4 material - if anyone is interested, let me know and I'll try to post it

[@minuseverything7672]

good shit

[@mportzer9784]

does this help the dinar RV?

[@brainsets1]

Why does the recording end so abruptly? It builds so beautifully, gradually and slowly. Is there perhaps something missing on the end of this youtube version?

[@BarbieChaite]

I thinks it' done on purpose, to create a climax.

[@grapplerjapan]

Kanye