ED ASKEW Ed Askew LP ESP DISK 1969 US orig ESP-DISK 1092 Ask The Unicorn
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ED ASKEW
An enigma even by the ultra-obscure standards of ESP-Disk Records, next to nothing is known
about outsider folksinger Ed Askew. Although Askew has been recording songs
since the late '60s, only one album has ever been released. Askew's early material has a unique
and oddly strained vocal quality that comes from the difficulty of singing while playing
such a demanding instrument. After graduating from Yale and getting a teaching job in New York,
Askew sent a demo tape to Bernard Stollman of the ultra-noncommercial ESP-Disk,
possibly the most legendary indie label of the '60s; with his unique but attractive sound,
Askew was quickly invited to record an album for the label.
Easily one of the most bizarre and wonderful albums ever released by ESP-Disk,
Ed Askew (aka "Ask the Unicorn") is a psychedelic folk masterpiece,
like the Holy Modal Rounders jamming with Alexander "Skip" Spence
"ED ASKEW"
1968 LP ESP-DISK RECORDS ESP-DISK 1092 STEREO
PRINTED IN USA ORIGINAL PRESSING
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
This version: track B2 is titled "May Blossom Be Praised" both on cover and label
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LABEL: ESP-DISK - WHITE/GRAY LABEL + PICTURES - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine & rear) ESP-DISK 1092
Catalog on labels: ESP-DISK 1092 (Side A / Side B)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): ESPS 1092 A ANM 1 68 DBH
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): ESPS 1092 B ANM 1 68 DBH
On labels: Stereo + Artist + Titles + Catalog
On back cover: Producer /// Ed Askew
All compositions by Ed Askew
© 1968 by United International Copyright Representatives, Ltd. (ASCAP)
send large, self-adresses envelope for free catalogue to
ESP-DISK', 156 5th Ave., NYC, N.Y. 10010
from my records collection
tracklisting
Side A: FANCY THAT - PETER AND DAVID - MARIGOLDS
MR. DREAM - RED WOMAN / LETTER TO ENGLAND
Side B: THE GARDEN - MAY BLOSSOMS BE PRAISED
9-SONGS - LOVE IS EVERYONE - ASK THE UNICORN
grading
RECORD VG(+) but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG but (please, see pictures and read above description)
One of ESP-Disk's true acid folk classics, up there with their Pearls Before Swine and Fugs albums,
Ed Askew's Ask the Unicorn is one of the most unique singer/songwriter albums of the '60s.
Rather than the usual guitar, Askew plays the tiple, a Latin ten-stringed instrument
that's sort of a cross between a lute and a ukulele. It's a loud, trebly instrument
with a lot of sustain and some interesting harmonics created by the way the strings
resonate together, and it adds an intriguing instrumental texture to the album...(AllMusic)