1970 ORIGINAL VERY RARE FINGLETOAD, STRANGE & SIHO Mazzola ZUT Label Psychedelic

$

536

***Please see separate condition description also.  *** This is the ORIGINAL 1970 first pressing on the US Zut label of this VERY hard to find psychedelic rock/folk/country rock record from the Chicago based band Fingletoad, Strange & Siho.  According to my research, less than 100 copies of this first (and only) pressing have ever been made.  
Sadly this rare gem does not have its original cover.  This came into my possession sleeved in a plain generic white 12" cardboard cover, which I will be shipping it to you in, along with a round bottom anti-static plastic inner sleeve.  Since the outer sleeve is generic, I am not worried about seam splits and will place the record with its inner anti-static sleeve into the generic white sleeve to offer even more protection for the disc.  If you would prefer me to remove the inner sleeve from the outer before shipping, please let me know immediately after you win the item.
Sorry for the inconvenience in advance, but I will mail out this order with USPS Signature Confirmation.
The material on this disc was later reissued on CD & LP in 2004 on the German label Shadoks, along with Fingletoad & Strange's 1969 release (also pressed in a limited quantity)   Tracklist: 1 Marshlands 2  Forsaken 3  Salvation 4  Make Your Mine 5  On The Morning You're Gone 6  Screaming Spiders 7  Woman 8  Stormy Day
You may have already heard this material on youtube or in other formats, but just to give my two cents- 
Very interesting album.  Too bad the guitarist never achieved more acclaim; some amazing stuff including some innovative feedback experimentation on "Screaming Spiders".   Seems very Grateful Dead inspired, with some Neil Young.  The group at times sounds like a very loose version of CSN&Y.  There are moments, particularly on the first & last track, where the vocals are a dead ringer for McCartney, and even the songs themselves I'm speaking of remind me of Sir Paul's first solo album released in the same year.    Does the rhythm section sound almost like they're off the beat a couple times?  -Not sure if that's just me!  Still, it's a great raw sound that doesn't sacrifice clarity too much.
I'm not sure who plays or sings what on this album, because the different vocal styles don't seem to correspond to the writing credits of the 3 members as listed on the labels.  
All in all, a fantastic find!!!

Thanks for your interest! Please see additional terms below:
REGARDING VINYL SHIPPING:
GRADING:  I do my best to conform my grading to the Goldmine standard. My goal is to neither overgrade nor undergrade.  I make all visual grades using a 500-watt halogen light.
PLAY TESTING:  I may use the term "100% successful playthrough." This phrase denotes that I have sat and listened to the record in its entirety, and my stylus successfully tracked the entire record without skips, repeats, jumps, or loud recurring pops.  It does not refer to noise, distortion, or random loud pops that may be on the record. Please assume the record has not been play tested unless explicitly stated. I sometimes may test isolated passages , e.g. to test surface noise, but this should not be construed as my having play tested the media in its entirety, unless explicitly stated in my comments.
CLEANING:  As there seems to be just as many methods of cleaning vinyl as there are vinyl collectors, my policy is to respect each and every vinyl collector's right to implement the cleaning method that they prefer.  Therefore, please do not expect the discs I sell to be professional cleaned.  When I need to play test a disc,  I will always do a "dry cleaning" to remove dust.  I cannot guarantee, of course, that when you remove your disc from its sleeve it will be 100% dust free.  I  may perform "wet cleaning" on your discs at my sole discretion, but please do not expect this to be done all the time.   However, please rest assured that I will certainly clean MY stylus each time prior to testing a side of your vinyl. 
PACKAGING:  For vinyl, I will remove the record with its inner sleeve from the outer sleeve to eliminate danger of seam splits during shipping. I will not do this for box sets since the vinyl is already protected.  However, custom inner sleeves (i.e., showing photos, lyrics, artwork, etc.) need to be similarly protected.  In these cases, before shipping I will remove the record from THAT custom inner sleeve and place it in a SEPARATE generic sleeve.  If a box set contains custom inner sleeves, I will follow the procedure above and place all materials back into the box case.
All of my items, regardless of format, are first wrapped in a plastic liner to protect against liquids, then wrapped in cushioning material (that is, if appropriate for the item) to protect against shocks, and finally placed in cardboard (or a cardboard box) to protect against punctures and sharp objects.
SHIPPING: Sorry for the inconvenience in advance, but I mail out all orders over $50 with USPS Signature Confirmation.
ISSUES: I am confident you will be 100% happy with this sale.  However, none of us are perfect, so if you are unhappy in any way with your product, please reach out to me BEFORE leaving negative or neutral feedback. I will always try my best to correct any mistakes I might make!

(Copied from condition description) Play tested in its entirety with the following flaws found: On the track Marshlands, there is a skip that resolved itself after six or seven times, just after the middle guitar solo. On the track Screaming Spiders there is another skip that resolved itself after two times; this occurs towards the end of the song. Skips are skips, however, so graded F (Fair). There is moderate-high surface noise on both sides. These are the issues I encountered while playing this disc on MY system. Sadly, the original cover is missing from this item and is in a plain white generic cardboard sleeve instead.