MINT 1968 IDLE RACE Birthday ? Psych The MOVE BEATLES
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AMAZING UK 1968 PSYCHEDELIC POPSIKE !
THE IDLE RACE
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY
...USA - LIBERTY RECORDS - LST 6703 - stereo
*BEST* COPY SEEN ...TOTALLY MINT ***IN FACTORY SHRINK WRAPPER* plus the original printed LIBERTY Records inner sleeve ....
1968 first pressing, 100% ORIGINAL ... outstanding 1968 pop-psych gem ...once this charming nugget gets its hooks in your head, your're an Idle Race fan for life.
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Birthday Party, which contained all six of their single tracks from the preceding year. That long-player was too ambitious to achieve mass success. A strange mix of cheerful psychedelic popsike juxtaposed with the ambience of the English music hall and a vaguely suggested dark side, The Birthday Party album top loaded with ultra-catchy melodics though a far cry from the most easily absorbed psychedelia, and it was the most amazing albm that became a commercial failure. It did earn the group critical respect, however, not only from top disc jockeys but also established music superstars -- including the Beatles -- and up-and-coming artists (Marc Bolan among them) also declared their enthusiasm for the Idle Race. Eleven of the thirteen songs on the album were composed by Jeff Lynne and most displayed a simple, almost childlike pre-occupation with weird characters and a lavish production reminiscent of the Beatles Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds type of atmosphere.The Idle Race’s “Birthday Party” is one of the great, neglected English popsike albums of the sixties.
This was Jeff Lynne’s first album from 1968, although he had released some singles in earlier beat era bands. Even at this stage of the game, his refreshing melodies and lyrics were fully developed and realized and as a songsmith he was as superb as Lennon and or McCartney.
The Birthday Party is an unusual British pop album loaded with strange sound effects, buzzing mellotrons, tinkling harpsichords, great harmonies and the like. Lucky Man, I Like My Toys, and Pie In The Sky are joyously trippy, similar in tone to the Blossom Toes great first album, but even better.
The album strongly recalls early Pink Floyd, late 60’s Kinks (just listen to Don’t Put Your Boys In The Army) and the early Move in the best possible way while keeping a strong flavor of originality. Even the ballads, like the heavily phased On With The Show are great listening, speaking of English life and its trials and tribulations. And then there is Morning Sunshine, one of the most beautiful English psychedelic pop ballads ever (ever?)....
- "Skeleton and the Roundabout" – 2:16
- "Happy Birthday" – 3:16
- "Birthday" – 2:09
- "I Like My Toys" – 1:45
- "Morning Sunshine" – 2:45
- "Follow Me, Follow" – 2:45
- "Sitting in My Tree" – 2:50
- "On With the Show" – 2:20
- "Lucky Man" – 2:35
- "Don't Put Your Boys in the Army, Mrs. Ward" – 2:10
- "Pie in the Sky" (Dave Pritchard) – 2:23
- "The Lady Who Said She Could Fly" – 2:17
- "End of the Road" – 2:05
CONDITION: The cover very clean stiff and solid...everywhere...MINT still in the original factory shrink wrapper = everything in order with no split seams, no bends, no writing - TOP 42 year old relic -- one of the *BEST* seen in years....
The vinyl is all glossy clean, M- everywhere = looks and plays Beautiful....the Liberty labels are both clean....
keeper copy!
A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTIBLES!
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for more & more of similar cool sounds for "head" people...
EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING
All imperfections are noted both cover & record
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