FACTORY SEALED ORIG '66 1st INCREDIBLE STRING BAND H
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FACTORY SEALED
1966 ORIGINAL GOLD ELEKTRA
LEGENDARY BRITISH UNDERGROUND FOLKROCK CLASSIC
THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND
((1st))
\ USA -- (((GOLD))) Elektra Records - EKS 7322
STILL FACTORY SEALED
Original 1966 first pressing vinyl of the very first Incredible String Band Lp...on what we assume to be on the hard to find GOLD Elektra label with original Gold Elektra inner sleeve!! >> The item is still factory sealed...assuming it is the 43 years old first press...the back cover has the old 60's style paste on slicks and mentions MONO ...Of course we can't SEE the pressing but it came to us with other first pressings, so...it probably is...and a TOP score nevertheless...
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The Incredible String Band is the band's self titled very first album. Released in 1966, it is the only Incredible String Band album to feature the original trio line-up with Clive Palmer as well as Robin Williamson and Mike Heron.
The trio had been signed to Elektra Records by Joe Boyd, who had seen them play in Glasgow. They recorded the album at the Sound Techniques studio in London in one or two days in May 1966, with Boyd as producer. Boyd insisted on focusing on the group's own self-written material, rather than the traditional songs and tunes which they had also been performing. This squeezed Palmer, who wrote and sang on only one track, and played on only four others.
The band's imagery is less prevalent on this album than on their later albums, although the liner notes, by Heron, include a surreal tale of the band's encounter with a magic blackbird. Unlike their later work, the instrumentation is relatively orthodox (mostly guitars), but the album does contain unconventional tunes and singing styles. Heron later described the album as his favourite.
The album was released in Britain in June 1966, and in the USA, and showcased their playing on a variety of instruments. It won the title of "Folk Album of the Year" in Melody Maker's annual poll, and in a 1968 Sing Out! magazine interview Bob Dylan praised Williamson's "October Song" as one of his favorite songs of that period.
The original LP sleeve used in the UK showed the band holding obscure musical instruments in Boyd's office in London. For the USA issue, a different photo was used, showing the three musicians posed on what appears to be a rusting bus.
The trio broke up immediately after recording the album, but Heron and Williamson reunited after a few months to continue the band's name as a duo
Side one
- "Maybe Someday" – 2:20
- "October Song" – 4:09
- "When the Music Starts to Play" – 2:43
- "Schaeffer's Jig" – 0:58
- "Womankind" – 3:45
- "The Tree" – 2:55
- "Whistle Tune" – 1:02
- "Dandelion Blues" (Williamson) – 3:02
Side two
- "How Happy I Am" – 2:20
- "Empty Pocket Blues" – 4:47
- "Smoke Shovelling Song" – 3:47
- "Can't Keep Me Here" – 2:14
- "Good as Gone" – 3:30
- "Footsteps of the Heron" – 3:14
- "Niggertown" – 2:09
- "Everything's Fine Right Now" – 2:12
CONDITION: TOTALLY STILL FACTORY SEALED...sharp and vibrant colors with 4 sharp corners...no bends, no seam splits, no writing, no delete markings...it is a beauty....
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...
EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING
All imperfections are noted both cover & record
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