FLOATING BRIDGE, SAME, RARE ORIG 1969 UK LIBERTY LP, PSYCH/ACID ROCK, EX VINYL

Floating Bridge – Self Titled Album

The story of Floating Bridge begins in the mid 1960’s in Seattle, USA. Guitarist Rich Dangel had been a member of The Wailers, the lesser known The Rooks and a late incarnation of The Time Machine. When The Time Machine split up in 1967, Dangel and bass player Joe Johnson decided to form their own band. Recruiting guitarist Joe Johansen and drummer Michael Marinelli, they became The Unknown Factor – a for-hire backing band that worked with local acts such as Patti Allen and Ron Holden. In 1968 they added former Punch singer Pat Gossan to the lineup. They became the house band at Seattle's Eagle Auditorium and gained exposure via the 1968 Sky River Rock Festival. The resulting publicity attracted the interest of L.A. based Vault Records who debuted the band with a 1968 single “Brought Up Wrong” b/w “Watch Your Step.” The single attracted enough attention for Vault to finance a follow-up album. Released in 1969 with the band name changed to Floating Bridge, the album teamed the band with producer Jackie Mills. With Dangel, Johnson and Gossan responsible for most of the original material, tracks like “Brought Up Wrong,” the earlier single “Watch Your Step,” and “Three Minute & Ten Second Blues” feature a distinctively heavy, Hendrix-inspired sound. Anchored by Gossan’s powerful voice and Dangel and Johansen’s twin leads, Floating Bridge remains one of the great if obscure rare psychedelic rock albums of the late 1960’s.
Up for auction is this rare and collectable original UK pressing of Floating Bridge’s self titled first and only album, released by Liberty records in 1969. The vinyl is very clean and it plays and sounds great. See condition description below.

Side One: Crackshot; Hey Jude; Watch Your Step; Three Minute & Ten Second Blues.
Side Two: Brought Up Wrong; Eight Miles High / Paint It Black; You've Got The Power; Hello Mr. Jaybird; Don't Mean A Thing.
The album is on Liberty Records, LBS 83271. Matrix side one: LBS 83271 A//1?420   1  1 (stamped). Matrix side two: LBS 83271 B//1?420   1  1 (stamped).
Released in 1969. UK pressing. Stereo.
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Condition: (as Record Collector's grading system)
Vinyl side 1: excellent (has the odd very light superficial mark that can only be seen under bright light that does not affect the audio in any way, plays great with no jumps, sticks or clicks and minimal, if any, crackle).
Vinyl side 2: excellent (has the odd very light superficial mark that can only be seen under bright light that does not affect the audio in any way, plays great with no jumps, sticks or clicks and minimal, if any, crackle).
Cover (front laminated): very good (a few small laminate creases mainly around the edges, bit of laminate lift at spine edge, a few grubby marks/stains and a small surface tear on back).
I have tried to give my honest opinion as to the condition. I will give a complete refund to the buyer if they are not happy with the record.
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RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM:
MINT: I very rarely use the mint grade. Only records that are still sealed or records that even under the strongest of lights are completely unmarked. Also covers that are unmarked/uncreased in any way and still look brand new.
EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is no lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing.
VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.
GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discoloration, etc.
FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced.
POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.
BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler. Postal discounts available for multiple purchases - Please email for details.  859 (GS 7.0.21 (859))