Gandalf 2 – New Sealed Psych Rock-Garage Rock Vinyl LP – Smokey Topaz Vinyl
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Gandalf 2- New Sealed on Smokey Topaz colored vinyl!
1 Bird in the Hand (Sando) 2 Days Are Only Here and Gone (Sando) 3 Smokey Topaz (Sando) 4 Ladyfingers (Bonner/Gordon) 5 No Earth Can Be Won (Sando) 6 Bad Dream (demo) (Sando) 7 I Won't Cry No More (Sando) 8 The Dance at St. Francis (Bonner/Gordon) 9 Julie (The Song I Sing Is You) (Bonner/Gordon) 10 Over This Table (Sando) 11 Golden Earrings (demo)(Evens/Livingston/Young) 12 Tears of Ages (Live)(Sando)
The exotic, mindbending sounds of Gandalf have long been one of the great lost treasures of the first psychedelic era. Featuring the breathy vocals and lysergic guitar of Peter Sando, the band's only album, a delight from start to finish, has generated a fervent demand for more of the same. Gandalf 2, is a return trip to the band's garden of earthly delights. A thorough search of Sando's tape vault revealed a fabulous stash of spellbinding demos and acetates, unheard for decades!
Review four stars Gandalf 2 never existed in its own time. Sundazed cobbled it together from strays when collector interest in their reissue of the psych band's '68 LP proved high. Smart idea: the sequel is the better record. For one thing, guitar/ vox Peter Sando was adept at crafting ornate, breezy pop gems, but only a couple of them made it onto the band's sole album, which was stuffed instead with covers. Eight of Sando's leftovers find their way 2, among them a folk inspired solo acoustic guitar/ harmonica mood piece, the spare and graceful Smokey Topaz. An elongated demo of Golden Earrings, which led off the official album, is of historical interest, as are three tracks recorded by Sando with the Barracuda, all written by Bonner & Gordon of Happy Together fame. -- MOJO
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