Genesis-In the Beginning-1967 Sealed Original Psych Mercury Stereo LP
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This is an original sealed first pressing of the one and only LP released by this American band on Mercury Records in 1967. This is believed to be first pressing because only first editions were issued on textured as opposed to smooth style cover. Near mint copies of this psych classic book for $100.
This 1967 album kicked around cutout bins well into the 1970s, enticing, confusing, and ultimately frustrating fans of the better-known British band of the same name. It deserved a lot better than that curio status -- the fact is, it's a lost psychedelic-era treasure, and an unusual one as well, coming from an L.A.-based band that generated a version of the "San Francisco sound" perfectly and naturally, maybe better than some of the originals. Much of In the Beginning could pass for the work of the Jefferson Airplane in their heyday, singer/rhythm guitarist Jack Ttanna and vocalist Sue Richman harmonizing beautifully but with a hard, gritty sound when they needed it. Based on the evidence here, Bob "Crusher" Metke and Fred "Foxey" Rivera might not have been Spencer Dryden and Jack Casady, but their playing was solid enough. At other times, the album is a throwback to the softer folk-rock sounds of 1966-1967, yet Kent Henry's angular lead guitar manages to intersect -- at different moments -- with the kind of work one more expected out of Quicksilver Messenger Service or the late-'60s jam-friendly incarnation of the Byrds. There are lots of highlights here, including "Angeline" (a failed single), a beautifully subtle electric cover of Leonard Cohen's "Suzanne," the hauntingly lyrical "Gloomy Sunday" (a Sue Richman tour de force), and the spaced-out ballad "Ten Second Song." But for all of that, the album saves its best for last, the Jack Ttanna-authored "World Without You," which starts out (and finishes) like a Spanky & Our Gang pop-folk number but soars into orbit for much of its length on Henry's guitar, in one of the most successful in-studio psychedelic jams ever to make it onto vinyl. Mercury Records had a real jewel with this.
The LP is sealed. The top corner at the spine is ever so slightly crimped and lower corner at the spine is sharp The top and lower corners at the mouth are in very good condition with the lower ever so slightly crimped and some slight wear on the top corner due to minute opening of shrink There is also cut out hole at the bottom of the cover near the mouth. There is price sticker on the front top cover.
The LP is being sold without reserve and payment is expected within 3 days of auction close. Return of the LP will only be accepted if the item is still sealed
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