ADAM & EVE Paradise of Sounds 1967 KILLER GERMAN FREAKBEAT LOUNGE PSYCH LP HEAR

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ADAM & EVE "PARADISE OF SOUNDS" LP

ORIGINAL 1967 LP ON THE GERMAN BELLAPHON LABEL, STEREO BLPS 3302

COVER IN VG SHAPE (I BELIEVE THIS WAS A GATEFOLD, IF SO THEN THE BACK COVER IS MISSING - STILL HAS SLEEVE)

VINYL PLAYS VG++

Here they are, kids.  The coolest couple in Germany since Cindy and Bert.  Adam and Eve.  It's like Emo Phillips married Savannah the porn star in Berlin 1966.  Darn near IMPOSSIBLE to find long-player on the German Bellaphon label with super groovy purple and metal-flake gold cover, 14 tracks of classic Deutsche lounge pop grooviness.  Only here's the catch.  Amongst the laid-back lovey dovey swinging sixtiness rests two of the most INCREDIBLE coed warped gonzo Teutonic freakouts since that OTHER romantic couple, Cindy and Bert, covered Black Sabbath and no one saw THAT coming either.  Check out "Desert Song," a killer shimmering magic carpet ride with saxophone and someone, probably Adam, providing backup percussion with his own voice.  It's like Sonny and Cher covering the Yardbirds with the 1966 Who backing 'em up.  And if that weren't enough, even BETTER is the mind-blowing Halloween funhouse ride "The Witch," which is NOT, as you might believe, a cover of fellow Germans the Rattles' hit.  Nope, it's actually much BETTER.  It starts out with an ominous horror record sound effect, followed by a sinister fuzz bass, owl hoots and someone pretending to be the wind.  A groovy swanky lounge pop rhythm kicks in, and we're off on the trippiest haunted house journey ever.  Dracula's bachelor pad.  A swingin' sorcerer's 60's wet dream.  An ideal backing track for the German production of "The Fearless Vampire Killers (or Pardon Me, Ihre Zaehne sind in meinem Ansatz)."  Really, this is the most fun I've had with a record since, well, the Big Game Hunters' "See The Cheetah" maybe, and I doubt they looked as foppish as Emo & Savannah do here.  I mean, LOOK at 'em - they're posing in front of a portrait of THEMSELVES on the cover!  The best German album of all time?  They think so.  And right now, so do I.

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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. 

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