ORANGE ALABASTER MUSHROOM - SPACE AND TIME - RARE LP PSYCH EARWORM 2000

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Jan 14, 2012 Sold Date

Jan 7, 2012 Start Date

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You are bidding on The Orange Alabaster Mushroom Space/Time LP put out by Earworm back in 2000. Only a small number of these records were printed and they rarely come up for sale online. The vinyl itself looks unplayed and is in perfect shape. The cover has some water damage and bends towards the top, but it is not that noticeable. Please see photo.

Ontario's answer to the Bevis Frond, the Orange Alabaster Mushroom is bedroom D.I.Y. auteur Greg Watson, whose one-man band reproductions of classic circa-1967 psych-pop are so dead-on perfect in every detail that one could play this collection of 1991-1998 recordings for any fan of Nuggets-era obscurities and they'd think it was authentic circa 1967 psych-pop. Farfisa organ, gloriously fuzzy guitars, and rattlesnake percussion (plus occasionally the obligatory sitar and trippy backwards tapes) support Watson's deliciously whiny vocals, but this is no mere period recreation. Unlike a lot of contemporary artists who try to work in this style, Watson doesn't forget what made the best psych-pop singles work so well: strong melodies and immediate hooks. Songs like the "Itchykoo Park"-like music hall amble "Sunny Day" and the statement of intent "We Are the Orange Alabaster Mushroom" capture the listener through their unabashed catchiness. Leaning more toward the fanciful side of British psychedelia than the comparatively drab San Francisco style (much more Syd Barrett than Grace Slick), this is an utterly charming collection likely to delight any psych-pop fan. Space and Time was originally released as an LP in 2000. ~ Stewart Mason, Rovi

TRACKLIST:

SIDE ONE:

1 - YOUR FACE IS IN MY MIND
2 - (WE ARE) THE ORANGE ALABASTER MUSHROOM
3 - TREE PIE
4 - CRAZY MURRAY
5 - ANOTHER PLACE
6 - RAINBOW MAN

SIDE TWO:

1 - ETHEL TRIPPED A MEAN GLOSS
2 - VALERIE VANILLAROMA
3 - SPACE & TIME
4 - THE SLUG
5 - SUNNY DAY
6 - BONUS TRACK

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