MAYPOLE - HARD ROCK PSYCH LP on Colossus RARE ORIGINAL

$ 51

$ 51 Sold For

Oct 26, 2008 Sold Date

Oct 19, 2008 Start Date

$ 50 Start price

2 Number Of Bids

Spain Country Of Seller

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MAYPOLE – Maypole (1971)

12" LP Colossus cs-1007 ORIGINAL

This 1970 US eponymous effort from Baltimore outfit MAYPOLE mixes psych with heavy rock and adds some prog sub-themes to leaven the mix. Full of interesting ideas and some fabulous Hendrix-inspired lead guitar from founder Dennis Tobell, this album of original compositions was recorded at New York's A&R Studios by Pat Perticone. The band's name came from a Maypole erected in New England in defiance of Puritan laws designed to stifle life in 17th century America, and the album's lengthy liner notes, contain the group's "mission statement". "Maypole intends to combine the techniques of literature in lyrics and structure with the feeling generated by our music to communicate the "real" to an unlimited audience". Given that the album is famous for being rare, clearly the band's desire to reach an "unlimited audience" was not achieved, which is unfortunate as the record is well recorded, musically interesting and reminiscent of other heavy psych outfits such as Bubble Puppy, Ill Wind and Neighbourhood Childr'n.

Seen in Pokora's 5001 record collector dreams with one star of rarity.

GRADING:

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COVER: EXCELLENT (unavoidable soft ring wear on the back cover and some stress on the top and bottom edge)

RECORD: NEAR MINT.

Watch my other auctions for more psychedelic, prog or psyche pop records.

SHIPPING:

Please, notice that this record is located in Spain. The high bider will pay shipping cost from Spain.

REGISTERED POSTAGE IS:

13,10 € FOR EUROPE AND 20,20 € FOR USA & REST OF THE WORLD (one to three LP’s)

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Para España los gastos de envio son 6,19 € para tres LP’s