1971 PRIVATE Orig MYSTIC SIVA Mega-MONSTER CRUDE HARD FUZZ PSYCH ROCK "DOORS

$

3,999

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• ~ BEYOND THE BEYOND ~
• TOP WANTED
  1971
  ORIGINAL
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• USA - V.O. RECORDS - 19713 (Michigan 1971 local print)
  

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2. 1971 ORIGINAL "HOLY GRAIL" COLLECTIBLE
   
3. The REAL deal... anyone who KNOWS what this one is about also knows their have been about 5 or 6 original copies getting $2,500. to $3,000+ less than mint ,,,and currently the only original copy available on eBay is NONE , and on Discogs, over $5,000.
4.  Mystic Siva ~ CLICK IMAGE BELOW! LISTEN!

   
   

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   MEGA RARE ...Top of the heap sought ACID ARCHIVES 1971 PRIVATE PRESS ~ MONSTER heavy fuzz-psych collectible ..................................
   
   MYSTIC SIVA ...their only album, released in 1971, is of the highest rated heavy-psych "holy grail" albums. The Detroit band had a great name that matched their spooky, minimalist sound, and lack of information on the band itself added to their mystique.
   
   MYSTIC SIVA formed in 1967, were in their early teens- not old enough to drive to shows let alone play clubs and only got their chance to record this artifact. Recorded the LP through a single channel due to faulty studio equipment, hence the primitive sound, yet adds to the weird psychedelic vibe with age.
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7. The track ‘Eyes Have Seen Me’ is a mix of minimalist fuzz guitar groove with hallucinatory lyrics, swirling organs and captivating vocals highlighting the ghost of Jim Morrison - you can feel the ongoing led by gushy organ & snakey guitar riffs working in it’s own acidic peak highs when talking the underground freak-beat sound.
   
   There are certain types of underground rock that are highly desirable; Mood and atmospheric “lost teenager angst” has always been a most sought category, providing a historic panorama from a certain time and place. 
8. Michigan’s MYSTIC SIVA is the Holy Grail for such a style. Musically, the realism of this album just oozes from its' miasma of doom and gloom grooves. Throw in some mysticism, and you have a world class recording from the vaults of America’s "KICK OUT THE JAMS” territory. It is rare to capture such a mood, hopelessness, and despair. Mystic Siva did all of this and more....
   
   The album was recorded in one day, in 1970, at V.O. Studios by the band, consisting of Dave Mascarin on drums and lead vocals, chief songwriter and creator the album’s distinct cover artwork; Al Tozzi on guitar, who co-wrote five of the eleven tracks with Mascarin; Marc Heckert on Hammond B-3 organ and vocals; and Art Thienel on bass and vocals.
   
   The needle drops on the opening track “Keeper of the Keys” and the listener is greeted by Al Tozzi’s gently wafting guitar and Marc Heckert’s gushing Hammond B-3 organ. However, it isn’t long before Tozzi stomps on his screaming wah-wah pedal, and takes off on the album’s first of many memorable "killer" solos. This track brings to mind fellow Michigan rockers, SRC, with Heckert’s organ and Tozzi’s guitar reminiscent of SRC at their best. This similarity in sound is no accident as Mystic Siva performed SRC’s classic “Black Sheep” regularly in concert.
   
   Marc Heckert’s organ intro to “And When You Go” visions of sitting in a large Cathedral before Tozzi’s jangling guitar joins in. Mascarin’s tripped out, deeply echoed, Jim Morrison-like vocals, are about as close to the Lizard King as we've heard without being forced or contrived. At the three minute mark of the track, Tozzi’s slide guitar changes the song’s texture, but just as quickly he steps back and Dave’s vocals return to the fore.
   
   Elsewhere,Tozzi’s guitar finds a groove on “Eyes Have Seen Me” while Heckert’s B-3 organ fills your mind. The songs driving beat is complemented by Tozzi’s restrained lead guitar and the sound is tight as Mascarin and Thienel have the bottom-end locked down in unison as always. The song has a beautiful, breezy feel, evidence of the band’s versatility. Even more evidence of Tozzi’s versatility is found on “Come On Closer,” featuring a sizzling style lead line and solo climbing above Heckert’s Hammond organ swirls. The call and response vocals of Mascarin and backing members work very well. Tozzi keeps his guitar restrained throughout the tune, before putting the pedal to the metal, dashing shards of guitar-power into the finish.
   
9. “Sunshine Is Too Long” is a mid-tempo rocker, with Tozzi’s wah wah and Mascarin’s percussion pushing the beat. Much funkier than the previous songs, it's a Hendrix (“Voodoo Chile”) influenced fuzzed out solo guitar that carries this track, and not to be underestimated.
   
   Further, Heckert’s B-3 organ swirls throughout the intro to “Spinning A Spell.” Tozzi enters gently, but halfway through the track he again puts his wah wah pedal to extreme, leads soaring higher and higher before returning to the song’s gentle groove.
   
   Side two opens with Heckert’s ever present Hammond organ with dissonant guitar by Tozzi introducing “Supernatural Mind.” Mascarin’s insistent drums break in yet Tozzi’s guitar drives the band as he turns up wailing fuzz for a full minute and a half solo. Mascarin sings “I’m like a devil in disguise with my supernatural mind” and “I’ll keep you in a trance there’s nothing you can do,” typical of the trippy lyrics throughout this album.
   
   “Find Out Why” begins with a gentle guitar and organ intro and is the most superb melodic and delicate track to be found on the record; right at home on either of SRC’s first two albums with lyrics like “when I look at the sky it seems to turn away and hide” and “as I’m walking the birds seem to come down and talk to me, people don’t seem to be reality.” But Dave’s plaintive “I have to find out why?” puts it all in perspective.
   
   “Magic Luv” opens with a very cool sound with guitar and organ leading the listener to and fro with a driving R&B beat. Tozzi’s guitar is restrained, but firmly in control, while Heckert’s Hammond rhythmically enters and exits the soundscape.
   
   MYSTIC SIVA's Michigan roots are quite apparent on “Touch The Sky,” as Heckert’s organ and Tozzi’s guitar again resemble high-points of top Detroit bands like SRC. Tozzi holds back to a one minute mark, then totally guitar-shreds, ripping through a solo running a full two minutes, forceful but not overplayed.
   
   The gorgeous “In A Room” again features magnificent organ work by Heckert, as with all the tracks on “Mystic Siva” it is very original. Tozzi’s guitar solo on this track would have made Iron Butterfly proud ~ wailing guitar driving the song. Vocals imitating air raid sirens add to the trippy mood, and wah-wah fueled guitar guides the song and the very album to a close, eleven tracks, a sensational 46 minutes and 24 seconds after the start.
10. SIDE A
    KEEPER OF THE KEYS
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    AND WHEN YOU GO
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    EYES HAVE SEEN ME
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    COME ON CLOSER
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    SUNSHINE IS TOO LONG
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    SPINNING A SPELL
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17. SIDE B
18. SUPERNATURAL MIND
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    FIND OUT WHY
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    MAGIC LUV
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    TOUCH THE SKY
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    IN A ROOM
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23. The cover: rated: near M- double-thick unusual SIVA creative GATEFOLD...this '71 pressing still has eye-grabbing style
    Fat & solid all over retaining original colors and appearance...there here are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing 
    

1. The vinyl: Rated: near M- the thick 1971 private press highlights the NICE cover ~ very well preserved for a 1971 charming local teen-seen relic of such. Plays thrillingly-enjoyable  throughout given the crude production!!  Both local "V.O." orange/black labels are clean

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