? RAIL BAND Tiramakan HOLY GRAIL AFRO FUNK PSYCH MANDING = UNEXPECTED EXISTENCE
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$ 1885 Sold For
Oct 14, 2014 Sold Date
Oct 7, 2014 Start Date
$   10 Start price
26   Number Of Bids
  France Country Of Seller
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Let's have a new great trip together around the African continent. So gald to share all these tasty and spicy sounds. It's time to free your body (your mind will follow...). Enjoy !   En route pour un nouveau fantastique voyage à travers le continent Africain. Ravi de partager tous ces sons merveilleux et savoureux. Il est temps de libérez votre corps (votre esprit suivra...). Profitez-en bien !   +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++   WARNING FOR US BUYERS : I'm in Belgium...You will find the shipping cost below. I was forced to indicate 4 US$ for the shipping cost...I'm sorry for that, no way to list the records with the real shipping costs...Thanks for your understanding.   +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++   ARTIST = RAIL BAND Title = Tiramakan (Série Folk Rail N° 1) Country = Mali Year = 1974 Label / Ref / Pressing =  Rail Culture Authentique Mali / RCAM 013374 / Original from Tracks = Side A : Tiramakan / Marietou / Noumounan  Side B : Yakarepare / Baichabata / Battou  

AFRO ULO *

*Unexpected Legendary Object

HOLY GRAIL ???

Yes, I know. You think the word "Holy Grail" is very often used to present rarities. As if, after all, there were one thousand grails...

I must admit that I used that sacred word in the past. For "Le Mystere Jazz De Tombouctou". With the commentary below :

"What can I say ? Just tell the story about the quest for the Grail ? It was not after crossing the desert for 40 days..No, It was just after a long road, a tiring day in town. Someone showed me an old suitcase with 100 records, dirty and damaged. Old stuff, nothing african. He said that there is big box with 2000 records in the room near by. I tried to get something out but I found nothing for me. Only heat and dust, but I had a feeling that something would happens. Finally, I found IT ! The Holy Grail ! Le Mystere Jazz de Tombouctou ! Unbelievable ! A dream comes true ! This is the one ! Don't even hope that I will propose such a pearl every month...And in such a wonderful condition ! Incredible ! You're very lucky today ! "

This time, the story is different. A few years ago, I found a few copies of the cover ... all empty !!! I never found the record, not a copy, even in awful condition. Unexpected existence. Until a collector shows me one copy (without cover !), white label, just "Tiramakan" handwritten on it...He tells me that a member of the Rail Band gave it to him. With vague explanations...it was never marketed for obscure reasons...well, so I probably will never find this record.
And indeed, I never found it myself. But last month, an unepected phone call. A friend of mine. What ??? Can't believe what I hear. To his only question, he received a tremulous positive answer. And later, in a precious box, I received a precious diamond, I received the Sacred Cup. Unexpected Legendary Object. In unexpected great condition !

Honestly, I think this is one of the rarest African records. That I know, of course. And I know now that this record exists. In any case, there is at least one copy...this one. And maybe just one. As the Grail. So, how long will it take before someone finds a second copy ? And thus deny that this record is the Holy Grail ?

Well, today, what can I add ? Yes, the music is indescribable, as the beauty of the siren's song. Let's say that with words that we can understand, us, poor earthlings : it's between Manding black magic and Ethiopian music enchantment.

In too much discourse, thruth is lost. Speech is silver, but music is gold !

SOUNDFILES ARE RECORDED FROM THE VINYL AUCTIONED

A3 : http://www.divshare.com/download/26100822-982 A1 : http://www.divshare.com/download/26100699-dce A2 : http://www.divshare.com/download/26100709-531 B1 : http://www.divshare.com/download/26101732-aad B2 : http://www.divshare.com/download/26101764-db3 B3 : http://www.divshare.com/download/26101813-28c   Record = Side A : VG- to VG (surface quite shiny but with surface scuffs, marks and traces, plays with constant crackles never heavy, more audible on A1 with some clicks, nothing serious, lighter on A2, mostly light on A3, still really enjoyable. Note : the record is slightly warped, it doesn't affect the sound).  Side B : VG- (to VG) (surface quite shiny but with surface scuffs, marks and traces, plays with constant crackles never heavy, more audible on B1 with some clicks, nothing serious, crackles lighter on B2/B3, still really enjoyable. Note : the record is slightly warped, it doesn't affect the sound). Cover = VG+/VG++ (in a wonderful condition = dead stock ! Slightly warped and cornea, some yellow traces, some imperfections of color printing). Label = clean   +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++   Priority Airl Mail (sending from Belgium - 1 or 2 business days after payment) :   EUROPE* + USA : 1-3 LP's = 17$ (no tracking number !Registered shipping = + 7$ !) / 4-18 LP's = 42$ (with tracking number)   *Except to ENGLAND / FRANCE / GERMANY / NETHERLAND :  4-30 LP's = 21$ (with tracking number)   WORLDWIDE (Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Central and South America, Oceania) : 1-3 LP's = 28$ / 4-7 LP's = 52$ (no tracking number ! Registered shipping = + 7$ !)   Priority Airl Mail (sending from France with tracking number - 3 to 10 days after payment) :   FRANCE : 1 LP = 9$ / 2-3 LP's = 11$ / 4-5 LP's = 12$   EUROPE : 1 LP = 14 $ / 2-3 LP's = 18$ / 4-7 LP's = 22$   WORLDWIDE : 1 LP = 17$ / 2-3 LP's = 21$ / 4-7 LP's = 28$

Once again, I am sorry for the high postal fees. We have the world's most expensive postal service in the world ! / Encore une fois, je suis désolé pour les frais d'envoi excessifs, mais nous avons le service postal le plus cher du monde !

FOR EVERY BUYER / POUR TOUS LES ACHETEURS : Once the sale is completed, please be kind enough to wait for the invoice that I will send with the total amount for each transaction. Do not pay before. Thanks in advance. / Ne payez pas avant de recevoir le montant total pour chaque transaction, que j'envoie après la fin des ventes. Merci d'avance.

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You can click on "view all" to see my other auctions ... / Vous pouvez cliquer sur "afficher d'autres objets" pour voir mes autres enchères...

Communication : ok in English (but I am not fluent !), de préférence en Français, mogelijk in Neederlands (maar ik heb hulp nodig !).

Payement/Paiement/Betaling : Paypal (prefer), Bank transfer/Virement bancaire. No check.

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GRADING For LP / NOTATION pour les disques :

NM (NEAR MINT) : Near perfect copy, played only a few times. At worst it may have one or two insignificant flaws.The highest grade I give for a non-sealed record / Disque et pochette impéccables, a joué seulement quelques fos. Au pire, une ou deux traces insignifiantes. C'est le grade le plus haut que je donne pour un disque non scellé.

EX (EXCELLENT) : Clean copy, there may be a few very light  surface traces/hairlines, it may plays with a few tiny crackles, cover has minor defaults. / Disque en excellent état, possibilité de très lègères traces ou lignes en surface, événtuellement quelques grésillement/craquements insignifiants, pochette avec défauts mineurs....

VG++ (VERY GOOD++) : A few light surface traces/scuffs, plays with very light crackles. There may be a few traces or marks on the cover, corners or slices slightly worn...Nothing serious but is not graded EX because of few minor defaults / Très bon état dans l'ensemble, avec de légères traces et rayures en surface, très légers craquements audibles. Quelques traces ou marques possibles sur la pochette, coins ou tranches légèrement usées. Rien de sérieux mais assez de petits défauts pour ne pas être classé EX.

VG+ (VERY GOOD +) : Played a lot, will show signs of handling, has surface marks and scuffs, plays with light crackles or light surface noise background, no serious scuffs, no serious crackles. Cover slighty worn (traces, light ring wear, dog eared, corner and slices slightly worn...) / Disque qui a tourné, visiblement utilisé, avec des marques et rayures en surface, des craquements légers ou un bruit de surface en fond, mais pas de griffes sérieuses, ni de craquements sérieux. Pochette un peu usée (avec quelques traces, cornée, coins et tranches légèrement abimés, saleté, ect...)

VG (VERY GOOD) : Used record, played a lot, has a lot of surface traces, marks and scuffs, crackles and a few clicks while playing, sometimes constants but not too serious,  no serious clicks, no jumps. Still enjoyable. Cover worn, may have corner and slices worn or damaged, ring wear, serious traces or little splits, slightly ripped / Disque qui a été souvent joué avec beaucoup de traces, marques et rayures diverses, quelques griffes et des craquements audibles, parfois constants mais pas trop sérieux. Ne saute pas. Toujours agréable à écouter... Pochette usée et défraichie, un peu déchirée, coins et tranches cornés ou abimés, traces sérieuses ou petits coups...

VG- (VERY GOOD MINUS) : Played a lot and more (but still playable), a lot of scuffs, marks, and traces, a lot of crackles while playing, sometimes serious, may have a few serious scuffs with serious clicks (no jumps). The cover is in a bad state, damaged... / Disque très utilisé (mais peut l'être encore...), beaucoup de griffes, de traces et de marques, peut avoir de sérieuses rayures , avec de sérieux craquements, ne saute pas. La pochette est en mauvais état, endommagée...

G (GOOD) : Indeed, not so good...but still alive ! Played while his entire life (and once again today !), or really ill-traited...A lot of serious traces, marks and scuffs, serious crackles and surface noise, serious clicks, may have jumps...The cover is really in a very bad state too, even no entire...Must be very rare to be proposed in this state... / En effet, pas si bon...mais encore vivant ! Utilisé durant sa vie entière (et aujourd'hui encore !), ou vraiment maltraité...Beaucoup de sérieuses traces, marques et rayures, sérieux craquements et bruits de surface, rayé et peut même sauter quelques fois...La pochette est aussi en très mauvais état, peut même ne pas être entière...Vraiment une rareté pour être présenté dans cet état...

POOR : ? = dead ? hard or impossible to listen to it...should be listed only in a batch. Cover ? better to say no more cover ! / ? mort ? difficile ou impossible à écouter...devrait être listé uniquement en lot. Pochette ? autant dire qu'il n'y en a plus !

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NOTE : Each record and cover will be described in more detail if necessary / Chaque disque et pochette seront plus détaillés si nécessaire.

If you want more pictures or more informations, don't hesitate to ask.Thanks /Si vous voulez d'autres photos ou de plus amples informations, n'hésitez pas. Merci




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