1967 M- ULTIMATE SPINACH 1st Swirl Acid Garage Psych ?

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         1967 CLEAN first pressing

                       ~ACID ROCK~    

         The ULTIMATE SPINACH

                       ...USA - MGM Records - SE 4518

Original 1967 VINYL first pressing in thick gatefold of acid-drenched psychedelic-rock classic -- one to own when containing the powerful psych trappings, fuzz & organ + male & female voice with flipped-out vocals and skilled production...

There are three albums by the Ultimate Spinach but in reality THIS is the one. This is the one you must have. They never quite reached these heights again. There is something to hear every second. One of the Bosstown Sounds archetypical moments is the start of the album. You hear Ian's echoed voice, warning yet seductive and before you know it you're into the first song Ego Trip about your own misguided mind trip, don't you see? If you don't, leave NOW because you don't get it. 
The first self titled album from 1968 is full of over-the-top psychedelic lyrics while at the same time putting down the 'hippie' culture. Anti-war sentiment is a major theme also, not to forget paranoia, that was HUGE in the sixties. Musically this is a delight. Great engineering also. Crisp sounds and effective use of multiple tracks. There is a wide variety of guitar sounds using wha-wha, fuzz, echo, tremelo, feedback and volume control. 

Hip Death Goddess ...here it is, turn down the lights and seep into it. 
Sacrifice to the Moon is in four parts. Which one is our favorite? You have to read the liner notes by mastermind Ian Bruce-Douglas. They are a time capsule of hippie 1968 mind thought. As a matter of fact it would make a wonderful 60's throwback night. Put some colored bulbs in your lamps. Put on some tie-dyed shirts. Have a copy of The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran to quote from and spin the Ultimate Spinach and you are on a sixties mindtrip, baby.

This album is still well thought of by psych fans. In 2008 the English glossy magazine Classic Rock listed the 42 Greatest Psychedelic Albums. The first Ultimate Sponach album was Number 36, in there with Sgt Peppers, Axis Bold as Love, Disraeli Gears, etc. Here's what they had to say: "Leaders of the Boston psychedelic surge, Ultimate Spinach were re-crystallised from the hippy Underground Cinema around multi-instrumentalist Ian Bruce-Douglas and singer Barbara Hudson. On their debut album they viewed the Renaissance musical landscape through rose-tinted spectacles and came up with elaborate suites like Ballad Of The Hip Death Goddess with its theremin solo and the lysergic Ego Trip, all bolstered by Hudson's ethereal vocals and highly effective swirl keys & fuzz-tone guitar injections. The album sold well but the hippies were not enamoured with the crass marketing campaign to promote the so- called 'Bosstown Sound', and any attempts to reach out to the West Coast were scuppered after Country Joe McDonald sued them for supposedly having copied Section 43 in their Sacrifce Of The Moon."

1.Ego Trip (3:14)
2.Sacrifice of the Moon [In Four Parts] (3:46)
3.Plastic Raincoating/Hung Up Minds (2:56)
4.(Ballad of) The Hip Death Goddess (8:14)
5.Your Head Is Reeling (3:40)
6.Dove In Hawk's Clothing (3:54)
7.Baroque #1 (4:48)
8.Funny Freak Parade (2:35)
9.Pamela (3:09)

CONDITION: The cover thick gatefold cover is very nice M- no problems only a minor delete circle at left bottom, it's that clean and all around solid, crisp with vibrant colors...no bends, no writing and no split seams.

The vinyl is all glossy on both sides. "EX" (excellent)  looks highly collectible and with both clean MGM labels = All said with the clean cover and vinyl it is one to grab...(((42 years of age and counting)))

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