GANDALF Gandalf LP CAPITOL 1969 US orig+rainbow ST 121

	£		176
	$		233

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GANDALF

PETER SANDO, FRANK HUBACK, BOB MULLER, DAVY BAUER

The below-mentioned album is excellent, but unfortunately originals are rare. 

The opening cut Golden Earrings (a 1948 hit for Bing Crosby!) is a beautiful relaxing number 

which culminates in a spacey climax. The album also contains sensitive covers of Tim Hardin 

compositions including Hang On To A Dream, a lovely version of Nature Boy 

and some strange instrumentation in Can You Travel In The Dark Alone, which is easily 

the best of Peter Sando's two originals on the album. 

There's also an ethereal and delicate cover of Harry Belatonte's 1957 recording Scarlet Ribbons. 

The album is a superb piece of laid back pop psychedelia with some progressive influences 

as one might expect given the year of its release. It was produced by Koppelman and Rubin, 

who are best known for their production work for The Lovin' Spoonful and The Sopwith Camel...(Fuzz Acid & Flowers)

"GANDALF"

produced by:  KOPPELMAN-RUBIN

1969     LP     CAPITOL RECORDS      ST 121

PRINTED IN U.S.A. (on cover)    ORIGINAL COPY

The label of the original release shows NO circular pattern but looks completely flat and opaque. 

The rim colours are bright and clear. The original sleeve has the slick pasted over the front 

leaving the captions ''File under: rock'' and ''ST 121'' free in the top hand right corner

THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

This version: with the "SEDRIM Controllo Importazioni" sticker on rear (near top right corner).

[SEDRIM is the acronym for 'Società per l'Esercizio dei Diritti di Riproduzione Meccanica', 

which loosely means 'Mechanical reproduction rights society'. It was properly registered as SEDRIM S.r.l. 

S.I.A.E. took charge of SEDRIM role on January the 1st, 1970.]

Still with the Italian price sticker on rear (at the bottom, on right): L.-2000 (2000 lire)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

LABEL:  CAPITOL -  'BLACK w/RAINBOW RIM' LABEL - SILVER TEXT

Catalog on cover : ST 121      

Catalog on labels: ST-121 (ST1-121 / ST2-121)

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): ST1-121-B2    (Stamped): IAM (inside a triangle)

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): ST2-121-A1    (Stamped): IAM (inside a triangle)

On labels: rim text reads

"Mfd. by Capitol Records. Inc. A Subsidiary Of Capitol Industries, Inc., U.S.A.T.M. 

Capitol Marca Reg. U.S. Pat. No. 2.631.859"

On front cover: File Under: Rock   ST 121

On spine (from left to right): GANDALF     STEREOPHONIC   Capitol   ST 121

On back cover: Produced by: Koppelman-Rubin

A Product of K-R

Engineer: Brooks Arthur

Photography: Thomas Weir

Capitol Records This Stereo Record can also be played on modern monophonic equipment, safely........

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Printed in U.S.A.

Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., A Subsidiary Of Capitol Industries, Inc., 

Hollywood and Vine Streets, Hollywood, Calif.

Factories: Scranton, PA., Los Angeles, Calif., Jacksonville, ILL.      11

from my records collection

tracklisting

Side 1) GOLDEN EARRINGS - HANG ON TO A DREAM

NEVER TOO FAR - SCARLET RIBBONS - YOU UPSET THE GRACE OF LIVING

  grading

RECORD  NEAR EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)