GROUP 1850 LIVE original RARE DUTCH SPACE PSYCH ROCK Hawkwind Pink Floyd LP HEAR

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GROUP 1850 "ONE EIGHT FIVE ZERO LIVE" LP

ORIGINAL 1974 LP ON THE Dutch ORANGE LABEL, STEREO OP-1

COVER is in VG+ shape, some wear along opening, sticker residue on back

VINYL plays VG+

Very rare 1974 Dutch album on the small private Orange label that actually captures pioneering Dutch space hippies Group 1850 during a particularly cosmic night in 1969.  Swirling Floydian Rick Wright organ, Nick Masonesque cymbal washes and tribal gathering Santana drums make opener “Years In Every Day” sound like “Gypsy Queen” at the UFO Club.  While the delayed FX and Star Trek library noises and cosmic thunderstorms that permeate the lengthy and trippy “Between 18 and 50 Part VII” (must be part-time CPAs on the side) make most of these jams sound like the logical precursor to the trippy krautrock sounds of the early 70’s.  Amon Duul 2 in particular have a lot to be thankful for with these guys.  They also seem a little ahead of the game on Side 2’s “Purple Sky,” not only because of the Roxy Music-ish glam rock sax but also because they nearly trademarked a legendary Prince album and movie title over a decade early.  Side 1 ends with the stoned sounds of someone bogarting a hookah pipe.  Or maybe it’s someone snoring.  Alan’s Psychedelic Sleep Apnea.  Fans of the band’s monumental studio albums should take note that, by the sound of this, their 1969 live shows were FAR jammier, FAR spacier, and FAR rawer, like Hawkwind covering an unrecorded late 60’s Pink Floyd live jam with cosmic pudding in the title.  How about ATOM HEART MOTHER NO HEAD then?

PLEASE NOTE I NO LONGER SHIP TO ITALY DUE TO A CORRUPT POSTAL SYSTEM (THERE, NOT HERE).  BUYERS FROM ITALY AGREE TO PAY FOR GLOBAL PRIORITY MAIL INSURED ONLY!

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Media mail shipping with delivery confirmation starts at $4.00 in the US, with each additional record only $1 additional shipping.  Overseas shipping has, unfortunately, gone way up in the fast few months, which translates to $15 for the first LP to Canada ($3 each one thereafter) and $24 for the first LP everywhere else in the world, with each add'l LP an extra $5 (so it pays to buy more, nudge nudge wink wink).   I accept payments through Paypal. 

I try to grade as best as I can, and I list as many blemishes/imperfections I can find (writing, ringwear, scuff marks, etc.) – Also, please note that I DO listen to these albums – I may not listen to every track, but my grades are based on LISTENING, not just looking at it, since chances are you’ll be listening to the record you buy, not just looking at it.  Most of the albums I sell are the ones I’ve enjoyed for years – and I treat my records with kid gloves.  But sounds speak louder than words, so check out the sound clips below – they’re from the actual record you’re bidding on. 

SHIPPING AND PACKAGING

Listen, I buy a bunch of records too (when I’m not getting outbid at the last second, which is more often than not) – and I know what it’s like to get a rare, one-of-a-kind album packaged dangerously in a flimsy bubblewrap package.  I hate that too.  So rest assured, I ALWAYS package albums with stiff cardboard reinforcements, same for 45s.  And yes, the records are removed from the sleeves (for albums).  I ship out once a week, every Friday, because I have a regular day job.  But I’d be willing to give that up if you’d all be so kind as to bid my items up to stupidly high amounts. 

 For more security and international tracking, you may request GLOBAL PRIORITY MAIL - but bear in mind the cost of this service is upwards of $30.  For expensive items, however, it may be well worth it.  Unfortunately, there isn’t a cost-effective way of tracking parcels to foreign countries yet, and shipping times vary depending on your country’s postal system.   Italy in particular seems to be really bad at delivering packages quickly, or delivering packages at all, now that you mention it.  I will always email you when your package ships, but once it’s on its way, please don’t ask me when it will arrive because I don’t know.  If the world’s postal systems can ever agree on a universal tracking system that’s affordable, I’ll be the first to use it.

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