MIJ / COLOR BY THE NUMBER ORIGINAL FIRST US PRESSING 69´ PSYCH-FOLK

	£		51
	$		68

ULTRA RARE MIJ / COLOR BY THE NUMBER, ORIGINAL US STEREO FIRST PRESSING ON ESP DISK -1098.      , 1969

ORIGINAL SLEEVE ESP DISK US 1969

ORIGINAL RECORD WITH CLEAN BLACK AND WHITE LABELS ESP DISK US 1969

THIS IS ORIGINAL ULTRA RARE FIRST US STEREO PRESS WITH "ESP-DISK ´156 TH AVE. NEW YORK ,N,Y," STREET ADRESS ON THE BACK COVER.

THIS IS ONE OF LOST TREASURERS FROM THAT ERA.

VERY BEAUTIFUL AND ORIGINAL PSYCH-FOLK. 

WHAT HARMONIES, WHAT GUITAR, WHAT VOCAL, WHAT EFECTS.

 PSYCHEDELIC RIDE ALL THE TIME. PSYCHEDELIC HOMEWORK.

BEAUTIFUL.

MATRIX A SIDE ETCHED : ESPS 1098A

MATRIX B SIDE ETCHED : ESPS 1098 B

BEAUTIFUL ANALOG SOUND ON THICK VINYL AND NOT INFERIOR COMPRESSED DIGITAL SOUND

REVIEW FROM ALLMUSIC:

im Holmberg aka MIJ/the Yodeling Astrologer neither yodels nor espouses precepts from signs of the Zodiac. This recording, originally title "Color by the Number" is a time capsule of the hippie days in the late '60s, when existential free love ideals and loose morals were justified simply by individuality. In retrospect, where these principles still exist for all the right reasons, the banal musicality of MIJ (Jim spelled backwards) is a clear and telling aspect. Not at all incompetent or untalented, Holmberg takes his cues from period Bob Dylan, the Byrds, and specifically Donovan. What he does beyond those folk-rock icons is to mess with the sonic textures of his music, using natural reel-to-reel tape feedback and echo, sometimes to extreme measures. This forced psychedelia in a primitive way is unique unto itself, though not entirely innovative. "Grok (Martian Love Cal)" exploits reverberation while adding space whistling, clanging guitar chords, and screams. Obsessed with processing, "Look into the (K)night" is a kinda mindless acid trip -- far out, man! A simple guitar framework identifies "Door Keys" on as trivial a subject as possible. But hope arises as echoed tongue clicks, ringing guitar, and metaphysical lyrics cement "Two Stars." "Romeo & Juliet" offers more of a different storytelling perspective, but a thinly veiled statement on the Vietnam war, despite the stereo imbalance for the vocals of "Little Boy," feigns Country Joe's "Fixin' to Die Rag," handling the sentiment in an insular, internal fashion. "Two Stars" is closest to Donovan, as are the pretty tune "Planet of a Flower" using a slight reggae inflection, while the naive "Love So Deep" somehow exudes sweetness. It is hard to discern whether this recording is more skillful than serious, or whether this is simply an amateur just fooling around. There's meritorious musicianship and spotty brilliance framed by innocence and wide-eyed, but seemingly stoned wonder.

BY MICHAEL G. NASTOS

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CONDITION:

VINYL: 

VINYL HAVE  SOME VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL ABRASIONS-MOSTLY SLEEVE SCUFFS THAT  ARE PROBABLY INAUDIBLE.

PRESSING IS SLIGHTLY FLAMING AND PROBABLY IT IS NOT SIGNIFICANTLY AUDIBLE.

WE GRADE RECORD STRONG(VG+)

SLEEVE :

SLEEVE HAVE ONE SMALL DRILL HOLE ON THE LEFT SIDE DOWN IN THE CORNER.

SLEEVE IS IN UNUSUALLY BEAUTIFUL CONDITION TO BE SO RARE AND WHITE.

OFF COURSE THERE IS SOME SLIGHTLY YELLOWING DUE TO AGES BUT NOTHING EXTREME . NOTHING SIGNIFICANT. SEE PICTURE .

SOME YELLOWING/MARKS OF THE STICKER . UPP IN THE RIGHT CORNER SEE PICTURE.NO GLUE LEFT .NOTHING SIGNIFICANT.

ONE VERY SMALL SEAM SPLIT(MAYTBE 1CM) ON THE OPENING OF THE SLEEVE  UPP IN THE CORNER.

VERY SMALL WEAR ON THE CORNERS.NOTHING SIGNIFICANT. SEE PICTURE.

ONE SMALL WEAR ON THE SPINE AROUND 1 CM .SEE PICTURE. LITTLE CURVED DOWN IN THE RIGHT CORNER .NOTHING EXTREME OR SIGNIFICANT. SEE PICTURE.

ORIGINAL USUAL WHITE PAPER INNER SLEEVE IS WEAK . BETTER ONE THICK PAPER WITH PLASTIC FOLLOWS. 

OVERALL BEAUTIFUL  RARE COVER OF THIS RARE RECORD.

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