1968 STEPPENWOLF SILVER FOIL Hard Psych MAGIC CARPET

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ORIGINAL 1968 first pressing *VINYL* + COLOR FOIL COVER!

                 STEPPENWOLF

                   "The Second"

...USA - Dunhill - DS 50037

ORIGINAL 1968 first pressing vinyl of the 2nd terrific STEPPENWOLF with "color foil" cover... comes with original 1968 Dunhill records inner sleeve!

***Arguably, along with their Born To Be Wild first , their best album! COOL hard rock from Los Angeles California ~ 1968

The group's second album was virtually in the same driving direction of its predecessor, only slightly more sophisticated in its range of songs and the manner of playing them, and the in-house writing had improved, though the latter also became highly derivative. Steppenwolf the Second embraces everything from hard rock to psychedelia to blues, and the band is in excellent form, playing very hard and edgy, except on the deliberately lyrical, reflective "Spiritual Fantasy," a rare acoustic number for the group. Much more to the point of the group was the single "Magic Carpet Ride," the ultimate psychedelic driving number of the decade, and the marijuana anthem "Don't Step on the Grass, Sam," the pounding "28," and the album-opener "Faster Than the Speed of Life." Side two of the original LP was a great achievement in its own right, opening with "Magic Carpet Ride," which leads into a nonstop extended array of hard-rocking numbers, the last 5 tracks are actually one long track, arguably the best Steppenwolf ever accomplished with an building tension that ultimately drives, a relentlessly cool groover of the best: (a)"Disappointment Number (Unknown)," (b)"Lost and Found by Trial and Error," (c) "Hodge Podge, (d)Strained Through a Leslie," and (e)"Resurrection." The playing was as good as the first album, and the level of the surrounding numbers is even higher.

Faster Than the Speed of Life

Tighten up Your Wig

None of Your Doing

Spiritual Fantasy

Don't Step on the Grass, Sam

28

Magic Carpet Ride

Disappointment Number (Unknown)

Lost and Found by Trial and Error

Hodge, Podge, Strained Through a Leslie

Resurrection

Reflections

CONDITION: The cover has a little light wear, though 40 year old silver foil covers get scuffed nearly standing still, so, this one is pretty nice, front cover VG++ still nice and altogether very stiff solid copy with NO bends, no splits, no writing

The vinyl is brightly glossy "M-" visually ALL clean and smooth grooves...expect to play TOP LEVEL...40 years old! > enjoyable & collectible 1968 copy!

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record