MARK LEVINE Pilgrim's Progress LP PRIVATE FOLK/PSYCH

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Aug 14, 2012 Sold Date

Aug 7, 2012 Start Date

$ 5 Start price

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Original Private Pressing on HOGFAT Records HLP-1.
COVER: Near Mint,
LP: Very Good+.
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On Aug-08-12 at 15:03:31 PDT, seller added the following information:

Artist: Mark Levine Title: Pilgrim’s Progress Year: 1968 Format: LP Label: Hogfat A very obscure and nearly impossible-to-find piece of American acid folk-rock recorded in 1968 by Mark LeVine — an underground Dylanesque singer-songwriter, here backed up by top-notch musicians like Ry Cooder and Mike Deasy. A complex and enjoyable piece of music from the outer fringes of the late ’60s featuring explicit lyrics (sex & drugs), and trippy liner notes and cover art.’ ‘This album has the look and feel of the Columbia LPs of its time. It’s long (50 minutes), has babbling liner notes from the artist, and Levine the singer-songwriter is backed by an absolutely ace group of musicians, including Ry Cooder and Mike Deasy. Dylan comparisons are inevitable: Levine doesn’t have much of a voice but his singing projects plenty of personality and humor, and his lyrics are complex in both personal and abstract ways. The music is folk-rock with a bluesy edge (courtesy of Cooder’s guitars). Half the time it sounds like Levine was trying to make the greatest album ever, and the other half it just sound like he’s having fun with his buddies, and the record is appealing on both levels. The lyrics are often obscene, and are frank and explicit about sex and drugs. This must have been quite shocking at the time and gives the album a real underground hippie feel. The opening and closing songs (two sides of the sam coin, lyrically) are the most instantly likeable, but there’s a lot of depth here. This isn’t background music; you’ll want to pay attention to the lyrics. This is one of the most enjoyable and fascinating singer-songwriter albums of the era. (Aaron Milenski) Track Listing Goin’ To The Country Twenty-One Years Older Than Yesterday Dr. Grossman Purple Dreams Are Creepy The Love Song Richard Lee Miller’s Crossing Texas Style Sure I Can Write Better Dad Than Dead Nothing More Is Nothing Less Periwinkle Blue

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