Snow self titled original rare Psych LP VG++

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VERY hard to find original vinyl pressing of the self-titled 1968 Epic album by the band SNOW.  The back of the album has a rubber stamp marking that says" DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE" AMAZING trippy headphone psych similar to Head Shop or Gandalf, but even better and even FURTHER out there!  With one of the wildest psychedelic tracks you'll ever hear, the awesome "Caterpillar", which is totally over-the-top mind-melting psychedelia, complete with tons of vocal effects, sped-up and slowed-down, off-kilter melodies, odd key changes and a melody like a mad calliope ride!  Other highlights include "Old Uncle Timothy's Flying Balloon", which, as you might guess from the title, has a distinctively British toytown popsike feel a la 1967-8 Blossom Toes or Tomorrow, with a playful carousel rhythm, subtle soaring strings and great backing vocals with panning from left to right back when producers were doing that sort of stuff.  "You Let Me Know" is a wonderful exercise in harmonies, all vocal arrangements and backing harmony vocal parts - it's like a psychedelic Gentle Giant.  "Sirens" is pure mindblowing heavy power psych, with a dirty funky biker movie guitar riff, double-tracked acid guitar, rolling and pounding drums and trippy vocals - sort of a cross between Fever Tree and Steppenwolf.  It made the "Psychosis From the 13th Dimension" comp a few years ago - a fitting description of the entire album!  A GREAT LP all the way, but that "Caterpillar" track in particular is a class by itself!  Fuzz Acid and Flowers called it "an incredibly strange slab of psych-pop which is somewhere between the Beatles' "I Am the Walrus" and Sweetwater's "My Crystal Spider".  Truly a relic of the era."  They went on to describe this album as such..."The first three tracks are pretty bland multi-voiced folk rock, although the short guitar incisions are promising.  What follows on side 1 is strangely melodic acid-rock with oblique harmonies on the brilliant "Englebert", and a kind of twisted Peanut Butter Conspiracy influence, with a sharp tempo change and toytown psych on "You Let Me Know."  Side 2 is even better, starting with the piercing guitar on "Song of the Sirens", another track reminiscent of PBC.  A coiled waltz similar to Aorta, "The Flying Miraldos", follows suit, whilst "Sweet Dreams" and "Bab's Song" are pompous but cultivated baroque harmony pop with lush arrangements.  The venom is in the tail where the tour de force "Caterpillar" pulls out all the stops and ushers the listener through more effects and key changes in three minutes and sounds as boldly experimental today as anything from this period."  VERY RARE as an original pressing - these things are right up there with Common People and Kak as far as elusiveness goes.  And this one's in pretty good shape too!

Vinyl is VG+    CLEAN COPY A FEW SURFACE SCUFFS BUT PLAYS Great !!

side 1 song 1 you will hear a light pop for about 10 seconds then it goes away.Other than that the record sounds EX+ or NM-.

Cover is VG+. It has a few spots on the cover showing age and was crumpled a little in one spot on the open end. The corners show some wear but still look good and are square.

  THIS RECORD CAME FROM MY DADS LIBRARY AND HAS BEEN IN A PLASTIC SLEEVE SINCE THE 70s  AND STORED IN A BOX SINCE 1985.

You can see a little ring wear on the cover and the vinyl has a couple of  rubs but NO SKIPS and sounds GREAT!!

I guarantee your satisfaction with this record but bear in mind it is not mint and it has noticeable wear.

All in all it's in good collectable condition(since it is so very rare and hard to find)and it will be a proud addition to your psych collection!