BOOK OF AM: Same RARE OOP FRA psych 2LP+BOOK
$
175
$ 175
Sold For
Mar 22, 2009
Sold Date
Mar 15, 2009
Start Date
$ 150
Start price
2
Number Of Bids
Greece
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Description
Sealed, rare long out of print
Limited edition, deluxe, expanded audiophile reissue in a large LP-sized book. Black engraved cloth spine version (only a few copies were made this way)
2LP set in a gatefold hardback, cloth-spined book sleeve with more than 100 pages. High quality paper and printing used throughout. Limited to 500 copies!
Originally projected as a 2LP + Book set in 1978, this is the first time ever this great work is released as it was conceived, since the mega rare french release from the mid-70's which only included one of the LPs and was missing the great book with the beautiful engravings by Juan Arkotxa.
The reissue of the legendary Book Of Am, a unique combination of recordings and artwork which stands up as an enduring testament of the fertile hippie scene which flourished in the Baleric islands during the seventies. Known to record collectors and psych/folk/prog music aficionados alike, this multi cultural band formed in the island of Mallorca in the mid 70's recorded a beautiful (and outrageously scarce) album which has gained cult status as years passed by.
Originally devised as a beautifully illustrated book focused on various world folklore and traditions, coupled with 4 LP's which would represent a musical. This 4LP set would correspond to the four phases of day (Dawn, Morning, Afternoon, Night). Only the first of this records (Dawn/Morning) would eventually see the light of day in a tiny private pressing which changes hands nowadays for obscene amounts of money. So now, alongside the reissue of the original Book Of Am album here we have the first-ever release of the previously unissued Part I of the Book Of Am, which leader Juan Arkotxa re-mastered recently from the original master tapes.
Both albums will come in a lavish gatefold cover which features a 112-page book reproducing the original engravings by Juan Arkotxa, 64 of which are full color. Never released back in the day due to it's high production costs, now, the central part of the Book Of Am, can finally see the light of day. A round-the-world trip through the folklore, legends, lore and cosmologies of some of the world's oldest cultures, from ancient Egypt to Celtic traditions.
This is a very heavy item-
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CD
1cd
5.0 USD
5.0 USD
2cd
7.1 USD
6.0 USD
3cd
10.5 USD
9.0 USD
4cd
10.5 USD
9.0 USD
LP
1lp
10.8 USD
9 USD
2lp
14.6 USD
11.4 USD
3lp
19.7 USD
13.6 USD
4lp
29.6 USD
17.4 USD
Registered (insured) airmail costs for all package sizes USD 3 more
