MONO PROMO 1968 ● SPIRIT ● 1st Garage Psych WEST COAST RANDY CALIFORNIA ACID
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169
$ 169
Sold For
Dec 31, 2023
Sold Date
Dec 26, 2023
Start Date
14
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USA
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- ORIGINAL PROMOTIONAL 1968 FIRST PRESS
- SUPER-RARE MONO MIXES
- with black & white back cover
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- SPIRIT
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- USA - yellow ODE RECORDS - Z12 4403 [MONO]
- ASTOUNDING RARE MONO 1967 FIRST PRESS
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....................................................................................................................................... - Very rarely seen 1968 MONO MIXES ...
- mind everyone, by 1968, the mono format was no longer available to the retail market when all major labels agreed to no longer offer LP releases in MONO ... "stereo" becoming public preference.
- ....................................................................................................................................... Original 1968 first press album SPIRIT CLASSIC WEST COAST PSYCHEDELIC ...
- Highly rated intoxicated blend of West Coast complex garage psych & jazz mixtures , working far better than expected at the time...
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- One of the most underrated sixties psych albums to STILL discover ...if you haven't already:
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- SPIRIT
SPIRIT marked the humble beginnings and grand aspirations of its authors. While the mindset required to produce SPIRIT was universal, and the endeavor itself was far from clichéd. The eclecticism of Randy California's writing coupled Syd Barrett's psycho-tropism accented by Jim Morrison's West Coast bohemianism; proved somewhat astonishing it ended up inaccessible to the masses, though it made the project ripe for underground FM rock stations.
In a nutshell, the first SPIRIT album, is a dark haunting classic album that contains "Fresh Garbage," "Uncle Jack," "Mechanical World," and "Elijah" all laced with superb acid guitar work, vocal harmonies and stellar production.
Randy California's guitar is always in evidence, but it's the band inter-playing with such "sense of space" making this LP one of the great '68 WEST Coast albums in the era -
- This IS
S P I R I T -
Randy California (guitars),
Jay Ferguson (vocals),
Mark Andes (bass),
Randy California's stepfather,
Ed Cassidy,drums
John Locke - keys
Originally named the Spirits Rebellious (after a book by Khalil Gibran), was soon shortened to simply to S P I R I T. - This IS
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All but John Locke had been part of the band The Red Roosters
Randy California (then still known by his birth name of Randy Wolfe) had also played with Jimi Hendrix (then known as Jimmy James) in Jimmy James and the Blue Flames for three months in 1966.
Ed Cassidy is notable as one of the most accomplished drummers in rock and was instantly recognizable by his shaven head and proclivity to wear black. He was considerably older than the rest of SPIRIT (he was born in 1923) was primarily into jazz and included stints with Cannonball Adderley, Gerry Mulligan, Roland Kirk and Lee Konitz prior to joining Spirit, he was a founder member of Rising Sons with Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder.
Following a period of gigging around Los Angeles, S P I R I T attained quite a reputation. Brian Berry, the brother of Jan Berry (of Jan & Dean), heard the group and made arrangements for them to record a demo. The demo eventually made its way into the hands of Lou Adler, who was in the process of forming a new record label, Ode Records, which was distributed by Epic Records. -
The group's first album, S P I R I T, was released in 1968. Though it didn't spawn any hit singles (the track Mechanical World was released as a single [with a humorous label on the 45 which lists the playing time as merely being "very long", despite the fact that it is prematurely faded in order to shorten its length a bit], but it missed the Top 100), it was a substantial underground hit, making it to #31 on the charts and staying on the charts for over 8 months.
Following the relative success of their first album, they capitalized on it with a single, I Got A Line On You. Released slightly before their second album and they also went on tour that year, with Led Zeppelin opening for them (who were obviously listening to the headliners, as they were known to cover Fresh Garbage in concert, used the "Theremin" after seeing Randy use a model that he had mounted to his guitar, and would later appropriate the Spirit instrumental Taurus for their
- Stairway To Heaven
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"Uncle Jack" - 2:44
"Mechanical World" - 5:15
"Taurus" - 2:37
"Girl in Your Eye" - 3:15
"Straight Arrow" - 2:50
"Topanga Windows" - 3:36
"Gramophone Man" - 3:49
"Water Woman" - 2:11
"The Great Canyon Fire in General" - 2:46
"Elijah" - 10:42
- CONDITION:
- The vinyl: Rated: VG++ appears very clean, few whispy hair scuffs, in direct sunlight ... is all, expect enjoyable audio ... both yellow MONO ODE labels are clean
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GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M Completely clean, no marks, plays clean
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EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, enjoyable
VG+ a bit more scuff or marks still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean "trashed" VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 5 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END BIDDERS PLEASE = Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About Following Through The Transaction! ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING!
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