JACK ROSE - Opium Musick LP RARE ORIGINAL

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80

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SHIPPING COST TO USA IS US$17.... EBAY WON'T LET ME KEY IN THE CORRECT AMOUNT. PLEASE BEAR THIS IN MIND!!!!! FREIGHT IS NOT $4

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JACK ROSE - Opium Musick

Label: Eclipse

cat no: ECL 026

2003

Original pressing of this second solo vinyl release from an important figure in modern folk music.

Jack Rose's records are beyond beautiful. They're touching, they're haunting. They really are a wondrous thing.

From fakejazz.com: "Last year, Jack Rose stepped out from behind the dense, droning walls he and his bandmates had erected in Pelt. His first solo LP, Red Horse, White Mule, proved to be among a rare class of acoustic guitarists, propelling him to the fore of the swelling avant garde folk scene that largely revolves around the Northeast US. In the time since he has released a very limited CDR of ragtime under the moniker Doctor Ragtime, in addition to playing a fair amount of shows across the US. After seeing him play and getting a taste of some of the new material, I anxiously awaited the new LP.

And finally, Opium Musick, now spins on my record player. Jack's beautiful fingerpicking envelops my room in graceful cascading lines. The opening and closing tracks, "Yaman Blues" and "Black Pearls," give way to a darker mood and simmering meditation. The first pits a droning tampura (basically sounds like a sitar) against Jack's acoustic slide guitar. "Black Pearls" begins as a maelstrom of booming acoustic guitars before easing into a furious exercise in near-restraint. Closing out side 1 is "Linden Ave Stomp" which was co-written by Cul de Sac's own guitar virtuoso, Glenn Jones. A bouncy and active song, it hints at the Doctor Ragtime CDR in its unabashedly old-timey sound. "Mountaintop Lamento" starts off the second side with a gentle ebbing and delicately interweaving melodies.

With Fahey gone and Kottke collaborating with members of Phish, Jack's two LPs have placed him at the head of a small (but very welcome) pack of acoustic guitarists (Steffan Basho-Junghans, Glenn Jones, Sir Richard Bishop, Ben Chasney), who are pushing themselves towards a thrilling revolution."

Condition (Cover/Record): EX- / NM

Sleeve would be immaculate if not for a bent corner which can be seen in the photo. Shame.

Vinyl looks and sounds awesome! Can't have been played more than once or twice.

FREIGHT COSTS:

AUSTRALIA : approx A$3

REST OF THE WORLD: approx US$17

Registered post and insurance are extra.

I'm happy to combine shipping.

PLEASE NOTE: I am heading overseas on MAY 1ST (otherwise I wouldn't be selling these records!). Payment is due by 29th of April if you want me to send it before then. Otherwise you will have to wait until June 1st for me to send them.

I run a record store in Brunswick named Round & Round. Pickup is available if you live in the area.