MANDRAKE MEMORIAL - PUZZLE RARE PSYCH PROG MONSTER

$ 85

$ 85 Sold For

Dec 28, 2008 Sold Date

Dec 21, 2008 Start Date

$ 50 Start price

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Spain Country Of Seller

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MANDRAKE MEMORIAL – PUZZLE. (1970)

12" LP Poppy pys-40006 ORIGINAL

Great, great psych band and local Philly heroes, underrated elsewhere to this day. The first LP is drawn from their club live set and goes in a garage/teen-psych direction, not bad at all but the harpsichord makes for a somewhat awkward mix with the overall sound in my opinion. Nevertheless, it went on to sell a respectable 40 000 copies. "Medium" shows them developing their studio psych ambitions with carefully crafted introspective keyboard/guitar mind trips while still retaining a song-oriented structure. "Puzzle" is a masterpiece, one of the truly great concept acid psych LPs on a major label, drawing from modernist classical like Stravinsky and Bartok, yet retaining a psychy headtrip feel throughout. Side 1 in particular is devastating and the LP as a whole a major personal fave.

This record appear in the book "3001 Record Collector Dreams" by Hans Pokora with one star of rarity.

GRADING:

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COVER: VG ++

RECORD: VG +++

Watch my other auctions for more psychedelic, prog or psyche pop records.

SHIPPING:

Please, notice that this record is located in Spain. The high bider will pay shipping cost from Spain.

REGISTERED POSTAGE IS:

13,10 € FOR EUROPE AND 20,20 € FOR USA & REST OF THE WORLD (one to three LP’s)

I KNOW HOW TO MAKE A STRONG PACKAGE AND I TAKE THE RECORD OUT FROM THE SLEEVE TO AVOID SEAMS SPLITS.

Para España los gastos de envio son 6,19 € para tres LP’s