THE CHURCHILLS ORIG '69 ISRAEL PSYCH LP HOLY GRAIL Hed-Arzi Hans Pokora

$

3,000

The Churchill's
Self titled LP on Hed-Arzi, Ban 14106,
Original  1969 1st Pressing from Israel, NOT a Reissue

One of the Rarest and Best Psychedelic Rock albums ever. Only 500 of these made!
These occasionally find their way to Ebay and sell for a premium, one recently sold for over $5000 in similar condition.
You are looking at one of the best examples of this record.

The Condition of the Vinyl is VG++ to NEAR MINT.  I'm leaning more towards Near Mint.  No real scratches to speak of.  Plays Beautiful with no background noise or ticks.  There are a couple of light insignificant marks that were not audible to me .  There is some mild age spotting on vinyl, but again nothing that interrupts the music.  Vinyl has a nice gloss as well.  The Labels still have the original laminate plastic which are peeling a bit on each side.  There are a couple of very light and hard to see spindle marks on side 2 which leads me to believe this album was probably played once or twice .  Also included is the original plastic inner sleeve this record has been stored in for so many years.

The Condition of the Cover is VG+.  Original laminate cover has some mild storage wear, particularly to the left corners. The seams are nice and intact.  There is No writing on the spine (another indication of originality) Other minor issues include light ringwear, a feelable scuff mark on the cover, initials on back cover, and a slight bowing to the overall cover.  The original price sticker is also on the back cover.

This record will be double boxed when shipped to ensure utmost safety.  US priority mail shipping will be Free for domestic buyers.  This includes Signature confirmation. 

International shipment upon request only.
I will only ship to international buyers and countries I feel comfortable with, so please inquire first about shipping costs and availability before buying. Approved International Buyers will pay for 1st Class shipping with Registered mail, You will have to sign for the record.


Here is a great review of the album that I borrowed from the Internet..

The eponymous 1968 album by Israel's Churchills is one of the most sought-after records in the world. While some rare records go for hundreds of dollars, an original copy of The Churchills is likely to fetch thousands. Why? Because not only is it next to impossible to find, but The Churchills is one of those rarer-than-rare records that actually lives up to its reputation. From the opening bars of the first song on Side One, "Open Your Eyes" - an explosion of ecstatic screams and fuzz, "faces, lips and teeth and eyes; diamond rings and pretty things, and arms and legs and thighs" - you know this is going to be one amazing trip.
Track after track the album continues to astonish, delivering everything from electrifying psychedelic rock to evocative pop ballads with equal degrees of skill and originality. Soulfully delivered vocals, searing fuzz guitars, spacey sound effects, exotic Eastern flourishes - the Churchills use a dazzling palate of tones and colours, stretching the primitive Tel Aviv studio technology of the day to its limits to create one of the most brilliant psychedelic albums from anywhere in the world, let alone Israel. Although there's elements of the Yardbirds, Cream, Hendrix the Doors, and the Jefferson Airplane (especially the studio trickery of After Bathing At Baxter's), the sound of the Churchills is very much their own personal vision - a distinct blend of East and West that is unmistakably from their own corner of the world