HARRY PARTCH The Bewitched 2 LP ORIG GATE 5 SIGNED

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Harry Partch - The Bewitched

Impossibly rare, released by Partch himself on his own private Gate 5 label. These Gate 5 records are almost always trashed, with very worn sleeves. This week, I have three of these Gate 5 LPs, purchased from a long-time friend of Partch's, two of which are signed. I don't believe they were listened to much at all judging from the beautiful condition they are in.

This double LP is signed on the reverse by Harry to Bud and the Zollers, longtime friends of Harry's. I purchased these LPs from Bud's niece, who told me that Harry rented a cabin from them in Santa Rosa and used to play classical music with them. Neat dedication, "...both Palpable and Crypto." Who wrote like that in 1957?

These recordings are incredibly fascinating and unique to this day. Truly extraordinary, and you will likely never see them in such remarkable shape again.


I have opened up the vault this week and unleashed a group of records I've been hoarding for the last couple of years. There are lots of rare LPs, 45s and 78s, including strange spoken word, jazz, early rock, blues, folk, soundtracks, twith a few ultra-rarities/unknown/one-of-a-kind.

Please take a look at my other auctions and save on shipping. I will combine shipping for items won in the same week, and I ship internationally. For LP grading, I use NM/EX/VG++/VG+/VG/G. I grade visually, but if there is any question I play grade. If needed, records are cleaned on a VPI record cleaner. For 78s, I use the standard grading system. If you have feedback of 5 or less, please email me before bidding. Payment is due within 5 days. Any questions, just ask!


Record condition: NM/NM-, one small pressing flaw on side 1 that produces about 9 light pops (really not a big deal) and one light mark on side 4 that produces very light ticks for parts of one track - not very noticeable at all. Autograph has a couple of tiny runs.
Sleeve condition: EX, some light fading around the edges, no splits

I grade conservatively, so bid with confidence!