COUNTRY JOE & THE FISH Electric Music For The Mind And Body 1969 UK VANGUARD
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COUNTRY JOE & THE FISH Electric Music For The Mind And Body 1969 UK VANGUARD
COUNTRY JOE & THE FISHElectric Music For The Mind And Body
1969 UK Vanguard (SVRL 19026) PRESSING OF THEIR DEBUT LP
GREAT COPY WHICH HAS SEEN LITTLE USE AND PLAYS PERFECTLY THROUGHOUT
MATRIX: SVRL 19026 STFL 6081 1Y//1▽420 / SVRL 19026 STFL 6081 2Y//1▽420
1969 UK 2ND BLACK VANGUARD LABEL ISSUE OF THE ORIGINAL 1967 11-TRACK VINYL LP
HOUSED IN FULLY LAMINATED AND GLOSSY SLEEVE WITH "DISTRIBUTED BY PHILIPS RECORDS LTD., STANHOPE HOUSE, STANHOPE PLACE, LONDON W.2." ON BACK
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL "PATENTS PENDING" POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE
Their full-length debut is their most joyous and cohesive statement and one of the most important and enduring documents of the psychedelic era, the band's swirl of distorted guitar and organ at its most inventive.
In contrast to Jefferson Airplane, who were at their best working within conventional song structures, and the Grateful Dead, who hadn't quite yet figured out how to transpose their music to the recording studio, Country Joe & the Fish delivered a fully formed, uncompromising, and yet utterly accessible -- in fact, often delightfully witty -- body of psychedelic music the first time out.
Ranging in mood from good-time to downright apocalyptic, it embraced all of the facets of the band's music, which were startling in their diversity: soaring guitar and keyboard excursions ("Flying High," "Section 43," "Bass Strings," "The Masked Marauder"), the group's folk roots ("Sad and Lonely Times"), McDonald's personal ode to Grace Slick ("Grace"), and their in-your-face politics ("Superbird").
Hardly any band since the Beatles had ever come up with such a perfect and perfectly bold introduction to who and what they were, and the results -- given the prodigious talents and wide-ranging orientation of this group -- might've scared off most major record labels.
Additionally, this is one of the best-performed records of its period, most of it so bracing and exciting that one gets some of the intensity of a live performance
Side 1:
Flying High (2:37)
Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine (4:18)
Death Sound Blues (4:21)
Happiness Is A Porpoise Mouth (2:47)
Section 43 (7:23)
Side 2:
Superbird (2:01)
Sad And Lonely Times (2:21)
Love (2:20)
Bass Strings (4:58)
The Masked Marauder (3:07)
Grace (7:03)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, fresh, unmarked labels with a handful of spindle traces on Side 2 but only one on Side 1
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both sides shine like new with just light harmless brush marks
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays beautifully throughout with nothing but the occasional one-off tick, nothing really, sounds great
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Apart from a little wear on the corners the cover is clean and unmarked with a strong spine where all text is clear
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Tracked)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £25.00 (International Tracked)
DUE TO THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES I WILL ONLY BE POSTING ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY
ALL RECORDS ARE PLAY-CHECKED UNLESS SEALED
Combined Post: Additional records £2 (UK) £3 (Europe) £5 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way
1326 (GS 8.4.1 (1326))
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