ACID ARCHIVES 1972 M- DOUBLE LP + TWO POSTERS The FARM BAND = HIPPIE PSYCH JAMS
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ORIGINAL 1972 FIRST PRESS
MINT CLEAN DOUBLE LP + TWO POSTERS + LYRICS INNER SLEEVES
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~ The FARM BAND ~
USA - MANTRA - S 3535
TOP COPY ... ACID ARCHIVES !
Original 1972 first pressing in psychedelic designed gate-fold includes the TWO POSTERS and original lyrics inner sleeves = complete!
This is a very hard to find item from 43 years ago, usually missing one or both posters, missing the lyrics inner sleeves or the cover is dirty ...here a TOP RATED survivor with CLEAN M- records, cover, posters & inner sleeves ... think twice !
Kind of a given here, don't you think? The Farm Band was the house band at The Farm, flagship of all hippie communes. We strongly recommend anyone with an interest in the rural revolution to check out this amazing place more; the book "Voices From The Farm" (Rupert Fike, ed.) is a good start.
This massive 2LP set was the Farm Band's first release and also by some miles their finest moment (later LPs are pretty good too). A long-haired hippie crew, the standard rock setting is guitar dominated backed by formidable percussions; mixed vocals and long, jam-oriented material giving this an undeniable late-stage West Coast feel (not much of a surprise, really, as most of the Farm residents originated from San Francisco). The mood is one of joy and spontaneity, where you easily can imagine a few hundred long haired freaks out in the fields groovin' all night long into the morning sun, as the last jam slowly fades away.
This spontaneity also results in performances that are perhaps a tad "loose", shall we say, or even sloppy, with vocal harmonies going all over the place. Songwriting never was the Farm Band's forte either. What they do succeed in is creating a sort of tribal Earth Rock, where the lead guitar of Walter Rabideau cuts through time and space leading the band further and further away into holy man jam land; the rhythm guitarist steps on his wah-wah, the violinist comes sweeping in from the cornfield ready to push things into even higher grounds, and eventually it's a wall of sound-effect that soars high above the watertower, leaving Summertown, TN, as nothing but a tiny dot on the map that stretches out far below. Get the picture? When the jams here really gel it's an amazing power at work, a psychedelic testimony with a groove that appears to be endless.
This being a very communal effort it feels contradictory to single out any specific player, but we can't let the opportunity pass to praise Walter Rabideau's guitar playing. One of rock's unsung guitar heroes, his solos have a rich tone, an amazing flow & if you like me have an inclination towards air guitar-moves, Walter's all you need for a night of good fun. OK, the last statement may not be serving his reputation much good, but he really is fantastic, and an acid rock legend in this household. On this album he also benefits from having some hot rhythm guitar to play against, by someone named Joseph (last name unknown to us), who wasn't on any of the subsequent LPs.
In all, this is a document of a time where possibilities seemed endless (the heading on the Farm Band's touring bus read "Out To Save The World"), the music being only a fracture of what it was all about. The Farm is still there though, with some 300 members, but the Farm Band called it quits in the late 70s or so. Like any other Farm product the packaging here is awesome; a thick gatefold cover, huge poster, another poster and printed inner sleeves. A piece of art, a statement and an essential piece of underground head sounds.
Loving You 10:16
Lord's Work 3:06
Keep Your Head Up High 3:17
Being Here With You 11:51
Let It Ride 12:05
Prayer 2:51
I Believe It 17:12
CONDITION: The cover: rated: M- THICK GATE-FOLD with psychedelic design, usually found dirty or worn, here a TOP RATED survivor with a fresh appearance -- there are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing ... VERY collection worthy rarity ...
The vinyl: rated: M- DOUBLE LP's ... all smooth and clear, loaded with clean shine across all 4 sides ... play back will not contain surface problems ... both custom private labels are clean
Both posters and lyrics inner sleeves are minty CLEAN!
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
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EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING
All imperfections are noted both cover & record
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