THE MANDRAKE MEMORIAL - PUZZLE Orig. LP EX-
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You are bidding on a rare one from Mandrake Memorial - their third album, Puzzle. This is the M.C. Escher cover with the circular insert. Here's the Allmusic description:
Review by Richie UnterbergerWhile Mandrake Memorial's second LP (Medium) had moved them in a more self-consciously progressive hard rock direction, their third and final album went somewhat off the deep end in that regard. There was little left of the song-driven psychedelia of their first and best album, and what had replaced it came close to drowning in an inchoate blend of late psychedelia and early progressive rock. There's much apparent ambition on this record but little coherence, alternating semi-improvised-sounding noodly instrumental passages with not-so-great songs and positively weird swells of operatic doomsday voices and cinematic electronic rock. It sounds like a concept album without a concept, complete with brief interludes and preludes. Parts of the ten-minute "Bucket of Air" make it clear that they probably did their share of listening to Pink Floyd's A Saucerful of Secrets, but the Floyd seemed positively economic next to this squawky aimlessness. Occasional gasps of their original song-oriented brand of wistful psychedelia can be heard, but it's overwhelmed by the messy crossfire of half-formed fusions of hard rock, classical, and other miscellany. The 1996 reissue on Collectables adds both sides of the non-LP single "Something in the Air"/"Musical Man," the A-side of which was a cover of the Thunderclap Newman hit.
The cover is in great shape, a smudge in the lower left corner and a small sticker in the upper left corner. There is a television station stamp on it. Inside the gatefold there is a one inch split, but not very noticeable. The circular insert is in perfect shape. Vinyl is MINT, it appears unplayed. This is from a collection of records that were sent to a tv station that just didn't use this kind of music. I am the 2nd owner. Look at the completed items feature to see the value of this rare gem... Good luck!
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