JOHN BRAHENY - WEST COAST FOLK ACID PSYCH SEALED Promo

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JOHN BRAHENY - WEST COAST FOLK ACID PSYCH SEALED Promo

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John Braheny "Some Kind of Change" - Pete Records# S-1104 Stereo (circa 1968)

I'm offering this original release in Factory Sealed condition. Check www.popsikke.com and review previous sales of this LP in lesser condition around $100. This may be the first Still Sealed copy ever offered on eBAY.

Some Kind of Change is an odd mixture of folk-rock, California singer/songwriter, and very slightly unhinged psychedelia. While there are songs here and there that are un-eyebrow-raising, Southern California 1970 singer/songwriter rock, the more interesting tracks suggest an anxious man being pushed toward a dazed and distraught state of mind. Think of more normal, far less worrisomely troubled acid folk in the Skip Spence mode, and that's somewhat along the right track. Odd psychedelically treated voices, reverb, and effects decorate about half the cuts, effectively weaving around Braheny's tense and yearning voice. "Don't Cry for Me" is quality spooky blues acid folk, with its constant haunting refrain "Don't cry for me/I'm free" suggestive of a man who's obtained freedom at some cost to his grasp of reality. "Free Fall" is another highlight, somewhat reminiscent of Tim Buckley's stranger earlier numbers like "Hallucinations," but not imitative. Other weird detours, not all of them successful, crop up, like the eerily bittersweet blues-psych instrumental "Silver Cord," and "Tour Line Ladies," built around the narrative of a Hollywood tour guide that goes on at least twice as long as it should. In a less offbeat mood, this also has his own quality version of "December Dream," an outstanding melancholy folk-rock love song. This is an LP deserving of a CD reissue, although that prospect might be unlikely given that it doesn't fit into any comfortable niche of rock that's been revived for the collector market. - Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

DISC Condition: FACTORY SEALED (All my records are guaranteed, but as this LP is sealed, the winning bidder must instruct me to open it before mailing to check for critical problems, or it will be sent AS-IS with no return privlidges.)

COVER Condition: One edge of this sealed record has some white paint on it. Promo stamped onto rear coner

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MT9 = MINT: Vinyl has no noticeable imperfections. Vinyl gloss is full. No label wear should be evident. Label has no major imperfections. Label should display full, original color, but may have a spindle mark or two.

NM8 = NEAR MINT (NM 8 or "M-"): Vinyl has a few minor imperfections. Vinyl gloss nearly full. Label wear, if any, should be barely detectable. May have a few minor label imperfections. Label should display full, original color, although it may be somewhat subdued. Record should play without surface noise.

EX7 = EXCELLENT (EX 7 or "VG++"): Vinyl has a few noticeable imperfections. Vinyl should display some gloss. May have slight label wear. May display some label imperfections, but nothing major. May exhibit slight fading of label color. Record may play with some very slight surface noise, but nothing too distracting.

EX6 = VERY GOOD to EXCELLENT (VG-EX 6 or "VG+"): Vinyl has noticeable, but not major, imperfections. May display some original gloss. Label can show some wear, but cannot have large areas of wear. Can have some noticeable label imperfections. Record may play with some slight surface noise, but nothing that dramatically impedes the sound.

VG5 = VERY GOOD (VG or VG5) Vinyl has several moderate and/or one or two major flaws. Vinyl gloss may not be evident. Label may show wear. Label has several moderate and/or one or two major imperfections, such as writing, tears, stains, etc. Record may play with some slight surface noise, but nothing that overwhelms the sound. Label may be somewhat faded or discolored.

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