ZEN Hair 1968 ORIGINAL DUTCH FREAKBEAT MOD RUBBLE PSYCH July Tomorrow LP LISTEN
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Description
ZEN "HAIR" LP
ORIGINAL 1968 LP ON THE DUTCH PHILIPS LABEL, STEREO XPY 855 821 (possibly a slightly later reissue, check photos)
COVER IN VG++ shape, real nice, slight wear on bottom flipback on back
VINYL is clean with no marks, plays VG+
Trippy and still vastly underrated Dutch freakbeat psych mind-blower that, at its best, recalls the big British giants of the day - SF Sorrow, July, Tomorrow - as on the brilliant chunky freakbeat Rubble sounds of "I'm Tired Again" with its whirligig Hammond and trippy processed vocals, kinda sounds like an outtake from the End's INTROSPECTION album. Also check out "Tiny Little Bee," a trippy breathy popsike floater that suddenly erupts into big Carnaby Street day-glo choruses and echoed out titanic drum rolls. This one probably gets snubbed by many because the album title - HAIR - makes it sound like yet another band tackling the entire Broadway musical soundtrack. But Zen actually only cover two of HAIR's songs - "Aquarius" and the title track, which they fuzzify quite nicely! The rest are band originals, and damned great ones at that. I'm not sure why they decided to go for the creepy Sergeant Pepper in Silent Hill mannequin cover shot, but hey, I'm sure at the time it seemed trippy. Now it just seems like BLADE RUNNER on bad acid.
HEAR IT!
PLEASE NOTE I NO LONGER SHIP TO ITALY DUE TO A CORRUPT POSTAL SYSTEM (THERE, NOT HERE). BUYERS FROM ITALY AGREE TO PAY FOR GLOBAL PRIORITY MAIL INSURED ONLY!
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Media mail shipping with delivery confirmation starts at $4.00 in the US, with each additional record only $1 additional shipping. I accept payments through Paypal.
I try to grade as best as I can, and I list as many blemishes/imperfections I can find (writing, ringwear, scuff marks, etc.) – Also, please note that I DO listen to these albums – I may not listen to every track, but my grades are based on LISTENING, not just looking at it, since chances are you’ll be listening to the record you buy, not just looking at it. Most of the albums I sell are the ones I’ve enjoyed for years – and I treat my records with kid gloves. But sounds speak louder than words, so check out the sound clips below – they’re from the actual record you’re bidding on.
SHIPPING AND PACKAGING
Listen, I buy a bunch of records too (when I’m not getting outbid at the last second, which is more often than not) – and I know what it’s like to get a rare, one-of-a-kind album packaged dangerously in a flimsy bubblewrap package. I hate that too. So rest assured, I ALWAYS package albums with stiff cardboard reinforcements, same for 45s. And yes, the records are removed from the sleeves (for albums). I ship out once a week, every Friday, because I have a regular day job. But I’d be willing to give that up if you’d all be so kind as to bid my items up to stupidly high amounts.
For more security and international tracking, you may request GLOBAL PRIORITY MAIL - but bear in mind the cost of this service is upwards of $30. For expensive items, however, it may be well worth it. Unfortunately, there isn’t a cost-effective way of tracking parcels to foreign countries yet, and shipping times vary depending on your country’s postal system. Italy in particular seems to be really bad at delivering packages quickly, or delivering packages at all, now that you mention it. I will always email you when your package ships, but once it’s on its way, please don’t ask me when it will arrive because I don’t know. If the world’s postal systems can ever agree on a universal tracking system that’s affordable, I’ll be the first to use it.
NOW IT’S YOUR TURN…
I will always leave positive feedback for successful transactions, and would appreciate the same in return. All I ask of you is the following – please pay for your items within 14 days of the close of auction. Compared to other sellers, that’s a generous amount of time, so if you don’t pay within 2 weeks, then I have to assume something’s wrong. You’ll get an Ebay payment reminder at that point, and possibly a decapitated horse head in your bed. If, after 30 days, you still haven’t forked up the cash, I’ll relist the item and yell at you if I ever see you in town.
