DAY BLINDNESS S/T 1969 Studio Ten LP hard acid psych
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Psych fan? Then this is for you! You are bidding on a super rare LP
DAY BLINDNESS / Same Original LP on Studio 10 Records S.F Stereo DBX 101 1969.
RARE OOP Rates an R2 for rarity. Not many were pressed and sold poorly at the time of release. Another overlooked gem and is undoubtedly is a hard-to find jewel.
Psychedelic loaded with fuzz leads, organ and pulsating drums/bass rhythm!
Day Blindness came together in 1968 from a pair of competing bands at Jefferson High School in California's San Mateo county. One of the bands was a trio led by guitarist Gary Pihl — from nearby Santa Clara High — and included Felix Bria on keyboards and Dave Neuman on drums. This unit ran across one of its rivals, the Dimensions, at a county battle-of-the-bands competition at which both were short-listed. The Dimensions were made up of the Tabucci brothers, Mark and Charles, on saxophones; lead guitarist Ken Starr (younger brother of a Ventures member); Roy Garcia behind the drums; John Vernaza on rhythm guitar; and bass player Ramos Ramirez. So impressed were Pihl and Bria by Garcia's drumming abilities upon seeing the band play that they soon asked him to replace Neuman. The resulting trio officially became Day Blindness in the summer of 1968.
Over the next year, Day Blindness played gigs at many of the most notable venues throughout the Bay Area, even landing an opening slot for Sly & the Family Stone, both locally and on tour. By 1969, Mark Tabucci, who had also become a behind-the-scenes supporter of the band during the Dimensions swap, began to construct a small studio at 10 Claude Lane, funded by local backers and sponsors, in anticipation of the recording of an album. Once Studio 10 was ready, Day Blindness, with new skinsman Dave Mitchell in Garcia's old spot, set about working on that debut record. During the sessions, both Bob Dylan and Janis Joplin stopped by to submit a variety tips, including song titles and artwork. Soon thereafter, Day Blindness was released, though to little fanfare.
The band started to come apart almost immediately after the album's release. Producer and engineer Tom Press used some of his proceeds from the album to buy a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and disappear into the '70s. Tabucci became an automobile repairman for the Jefferson Airplane. Drummer Mitchell went on to produce and engineer for other acts, including Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Pihl later turned up in platinum-selling rock band Boston, then went on to play with Sammy Hagar in the 1990s. Day Blindness, not a big seller upon its release, took on a life of its own in collector's circles,
This very obscure & classic album created by the San Francisco psychedelic band Day Blindness in 1969 ... every track features driving fuzzy guitars & gushing organ. Long jams sum up their music with "heavy" vocals, which shows influences of both Iron Butterfly & The Doors -- Peaking on the 12:30 long track "Holy Land" while featuring on guitar Gary Pihl... a psychedelic sixties collectors dream sound find ... here, a rare first pressing from over 40 years ago and getting rarer and harder to find by the minute....
RECORD CONDITION: VG- / VG+
COVER CONDITION: VG+
LABELS CONDITION: VG+
Labels are clean and the spindle area has no wear, however there is numbers 239 writhen in ink on one side.
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