LOVE Forever Changes; 1982 Elektra LP; NM/EX; Psych; Nice Copy; No Barcode
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1982 US repress of the original 1967 classic, red Elektra labels, nice copy
Commercially ignored upon release in November 1967, Forever Changes confronts the alienation, paranoia, violence, and strife that would soon plague the countercultural movement and send the Summer of Love into a tailspin. Apart from its lyrical themes and prescient malaise, the record's enduring nature equally owes to intertwined arrangements sewn together with Latin guitar-picked lines, finessed folk harmonies, mariachi-inspired horn charts, and subdued strings.
The seemingly opposing combination – ominous, dark reflections situated amidst lush, light melodic beds – affords Forever Changes a distinguished tension of claustrophobia and openness, dourness and ecstasy, ugliness and elegance enjoyed by no other record in the rock canon. Much of the contrast owes to leader Arthur Lee's mental state and pertinent observations. Lee, whose suppressed romanticism often surfaces even amidst the blackest shadows and most cynical moments, believed he would soon die, and hence channeled everything from lasting hopes to acid-addled decay to the chilling testimony of a Vietnam veteran in his narratives.
Elektra Records, EKS-74013, stereoFrom a non-smoking home.
CONDITION: Record is EX; clean, glossy, no scratches, plays quiet with just an occasional crackle. Cover is NM; clean, very nice, no wear
No cutouts, punch-holes or notches.
SHIPPING: $3.99, US Media Mail. USA only, please.
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