BEVIS FROND,etc KEEP OFF..GRASS Fruits de Mer 2LP GREEN VNL LTD:500 PSYCH SEALED

	A$		45
	$		30

FORMAT:     …vinyl double-LP…
LABEL:         FRUITS DE MER .
CAT. #:          CRUSTACEAN-20  .
DATE OF RELEASE:   DEC. 2011 .
PRESSED IN:    UK .
ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING?   ...Yes, absolutely...there was only the one pressing...500 only...all copies were sold on advance orders alone, thus OUT OF PRINT on the very day of release...first LP is on a beautiful lime-green marbled vinyl...2nd LP is on a darker green marbled vinyl...comes in beautiful gatefold cover...with a bonus sealed and stickered pack of six 'grass' flavoured incense sticks (if you dig where I'm coming from)...oughta send the sniffer dogs into a frenzy (nah, don't worry...it's sealed!!)...

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Here's a fine review from the Terrascope guys: 

Opening with some chiming guitar and hand drums, King Penguin sound languid and reasonably stoned on 'Thoughts and Words', all the more expressed by their use of sitar, and some searing phased guitar! Have a peek in at it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1gQKXz8_uQ Covering one of my favourite songs, 'Ten Thousand Words in a Cardboard Box' gives The Seventh Ring of Saturn extra brownie points, the fact that they get it spot on is just a complete delight, keeping the songs lysergic intensity and adding some energy of their own. Here's 2 minutes of it, which is all you need to convince how freakin' magnificently tripped-out it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShWVRhhi-6Q    Live and also filled with energy, Stay get their teeth into 'Back of Your Mind', sounding like it was a good night, before Permanent Clear Light do wonderful things to Pink Floyd's 'Cymbaline', giving it a nice smoky haze.

Featuring some fine guitar work, Sendelica may possibly improve on, or at least remove the cheesiness of, 'Journey to the Center of the Mind', certainly the playing is tighter and the phaser is turned way up. Have a listen here (skip to 1:38 to avoid the zoned-out hippie interviews): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4blQA6qk4Jk Tackling the second Nazz song of the disc, Jay Tausig rips some mighty fuzz-guitar and squealing leads all throughout his mighty cover of "Open My Eyes"....check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qeUd3y5o98 

Enchanting the senses 'Sunshine River' is covered blissfully by Zombies of the Stratosphere - all West Coast sunshine pop-psych (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjhqVoQKKZc), whilst a spooky psychedelic atmosphere is conjured up by The Past Tense on their version of 'Shattered'...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OEhbS7w8ck To end the first LP, Hills Have Riffs retain the strangeness of The Godz on their excellent version of 'Down By the River', proving power does not mean volume, as they up the tension beautifully.

Opening the 3rd side with a ten minute version of 'Welcome to the Citadel', Cranium Pie's Baking Research Station, take the compilation into Prog territory, a sprawling effort that manages to avoid too many time changes, more Porcupine Tree than Magma, the whole thing gliding by in no time at all...check out a coupla minutes of it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvjw7CP8Ftc. Next up one of my favourites on the LP, a rather fine cover of 'Revolution' from Sky Picnic, female vocals giving the song a new twist that works well. Opening with a wrench of feedback Dead Sea Apes version of 'Land of The Sun' is a sonic masterpiece to be savoured, a powerful and brooding beast that need loads of volume to scramble your senses properly...get a load of all frightening 7 minutes of it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DJBSflNI60. Back to the Psych-Pop, Octopus Syng offer a bright and sparkling 'Midsummer Night's Dream' before we go to the west coast as The Daedalus Spirit Orchestra take on possibly the most famous psych track of all time, their version of 'White Rabbit' slower and more brooding than the original, working well in its own right. Sticking to the original template, 'Something In the Air', sounds as stately as ever in the hands of The Luck of Eden Hall...in fact they turn into what sounds like an out-take from "Sgt. Peppers"...tell me I'm wrong by taking a quick spin here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUpUDJaz_QU, whilst Langor do high quality justice to that beautiful Beatles obscurity 'Rain'. Check a couple of convincing minutes-worth here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-Aj4edF3vg

To round off the LP, Bevis Frond Makes 'Creepin' Around' his own, his guitar work as delicious as ever, before The Earthling Society's 'Dark Side of the Mushroom', a suitably trippy arrangement of the Chocolate Watch Band tune http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIv42QU3rPk that leaves you fulfilled and slightly deranged. Lastly, and suitably firmly ensconced in 1967, Extra produce a wonderful cover of 'Utterly Simple' one of the album's highlight for me, patchouli is almost compulsory...argue your case after having a listen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fvrt4GYRKfs.  Wow! What a long strange trip its been, but worth every moment.

...and another ramble from trusted psych/prog reviewer Dr. Space:

This is a damn cool psychedelic rock compilation with a lot of cool bands doing classic and obscure songs. It's limited to 500 copies on vinyl only with no CD or downloads, just Coloured vinyl with fantastic artwork and gatefold sleeve. There are 19 tracks with bands from all across Europe and the USA, some bands I know like Bevis Frond, Octopus Syng, Earthling Society, Sendelica, and Sky Picnic but the rest of the acts are new to me. All tracks are exclusive as well. What are my favorites?? The Seventh Ring of Saturn do a very cool version of a song I had never heard before. Sendelica’s version of the Amboy Dukes classic is also great. Jay Tausig really impresses me and here is a great version of the Nazz song open my Eyes. The past Tense lay down a cool version of Shattered with some great psych guitar. Dead Sea Apes do a really psychedelic version of a Skip Spence track. The Daedalus Spirit Orchestra performs a unique take on White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane. Most bands just do it really similar to the original, but not here. Cool… I love the Bevis Frond take on the Sky Saxon Blues band song, Creepin’ Around. The closer, Earthling Society performing the Chocolate Watch band, is also really good..

Track listing:

King Penguin- Thoughts And Words (The Byrds)

The Seventh Ring Of Saturn- Ten Thousand Words In A Cardboard Box (The Aquarian Age)

Stay- Back Of Your Mind - live (The Nazz)

Permanent Clear Light- Cymbaline (Pink Floyd)

Sendelica- Journey To The Center Of The Mind (The Amboy Dukes)...these guys take this to new extremes...an utterly monstrous heavy pounding stoner-ish yet still utterly psychedelic version, with friggin' KILLER guitar solo-ing...10-outta-10!!

Jay Tausig- Open My Eyes (The Nazz)

Zombies of the Stratosphere- Sunshine River (Gemini)

The Past Tense- Shattered (The Good Feelin's)

The Bevis Frond- Creepin' Around (The Sky Saxon Blues Band...i.e. The Seeds)

Hills Have Riffs- Down By The River (The Godz)

Dead Sea Apes, featuring Gabriel Minnikin- Land Of The Sun (Skip Spence)

Cranium Pie's Baking Research Station- Welcome To The Citadel (Marc Brierley)

Sky Picnic- Revolution(Tomorrow)

Octopus Syng- Midsummer Night's Scene (John's Children)

The Daedalus Spirit Orchestra- White Rabbit (Jefferson Airplane)

The Luck of Eden Hall- Something In The Air (Thunderclap Newman)

Langor - Rain (The Beatles)

Earthling Society- Dark Side Of The Mushroom (The Chocolate Watch Band)

Extra- Utterly Simple (Traffic)

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If you have any concerns about the accuracy of my gradings, please check my feedback for the odd nice comment from some satisfied folk out there.... (and hopefully you may be able to join their ranks).

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Thanks for considering this item. Best of luck if you decide to bid...Cheers, Jules.

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