Deodato-Prelude LP, 1973 CTI Rwcords NEAR MINT! Prelude is the eighth studio album by Brazilian keyboardist Eumir Deodato, released in 1973. With the signature track "Also Sprach Zarathustra", Prelude also features one of the most heavily sampled drum breaks in the early hip hop cannon. The vinyl is in a clean, great sounding NEAR MINT (there is just some very light background crackles crackles near the beginbing of Side 1). The nice glossy-finish gatefold cardboard cover is also NEAR MINT, with just some very small corner wear and a small circular cutout punch near the upper right corner.