Jan Hammer – The First Seven Days (Vinyl LP | US Original | 1975)

Jan Hammer – The First Seven Days is a concept album by Czech keyboardist Jan Hammer that sets the seven days of the creation story to music. It was released on June 30, 1975 on Nemperor Records (cat. no. NE 432), recorded in 1975 at Hammer's own Red Gate Studio in Kent, New York. Hammer, formerly keyboardist with the Mahavishnu Orchestra, produced the record himself and played almost everything alone: piano, electric piano, Moog and Oberheim synthesizers, Mellotron, drums and percussion. This copy is the 1975 US original pressing.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Nemperor Records NE 432
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album
• Pressing: US original
• Country: USA
• Year of this pressing: 1975
• Genre: Jazz, Jazz-Rock, Electronic

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM-
• Cover: VG+ (with shelf / edge wear)

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Darkness / Earth In Search Of A Sun (Jan Hammer)
2. Light / Sun (Jan Hammer)
3. Oceans And Continents (Jan Hammer)
4. Fourth Day – Plants And Trees (Jan Hammer)

Side B

1. The Animals (Jan Hammer)
2. Sixth Day – The People (Jan Hammer)
3. The Seventh Day (Jan Hammer)

Personnel

Jan Hammer (piano, electric piano, Moog synthesizer, Oberheim synthesizer and sequencer, Freeman string synthesizer, Mellotron, drums, percussion; producer, engineer), Steven Kindler (violin on Light / Sun, The Animals, Sixth Day and The Seventh Day), David Earle Johnson (congas, percussion on The Animals and Sixth Day). Cover illustration: Milton Glaser, art direction: Paula Scher.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
Yes. This is the 1975 US first edition on Nemperor Records with catalogue number NE 432.

What is the album about?
Each piece stands for one day of the biblical creation, from darkness through light, oceans, plants and animals to mankind and the seventh day. The music combines jazz-rock with early synthesizer sounds, played almost entirely by Hammer himself.

What does Media NM- / Cover VG+ mean?
NM- (Near Mint minus) means the record is close to new with at most minimal signs of play. VG+ (Very Good Plus) means the sleeve shows light wear, here some shelf and edge wear. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Jan Hammer records?
Yes, for example Jan Hammer – Oh, Yeah?, Jeff Beck With The Jan Hammer Group – Live and John Abercrombie, Jan Hammer, Jack DeJohnette – Timeless. More titles are in our Jazz-Rock collection.