MUSIC EMPORIUM Nam Myo Ho Renge Kyo US PSYCH 45 NM

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MUSIC EMPORIUM Nam Myo Ho Renge Kyo US PSYCH 45 NM

Music Emporium – Nam Myo Ho Renge Kyo 7” (orig. US MONO Sentinel 4-501—1969, PROMOTIONAL ISSUE)

Release date: 23 April 1969.

On offer here is an EXTREMELY RARE original US white label PROMOTIONAL issue of the only single by MUSIC EMPORIUM, on the obscure Hollywood-based SENTINEL label.

The group’s ULTRA RARE LP sells for $2000+ and is a spooky organ ACID PSYCH MONSTER.  “Nam Myo Ho Renge Kyo” is the impressive opening track on their album with quasi-religious chanting, eerie ‘farfisa’ organ and fast-paced guitar & drum excursions.  And it’s all over before you can catch your breath.  MIND-BLOWING STUFF!

THIS IS WHAT SEPARATES THE CONTENDERS FROM THE PRETENDERS IN THE 1960s US PSYCH SWEEPSTAKES!

weblinks:

(1) http://psychedelic-rocknroll.blogspot.com/2009/03/music-emporium-farfisa-organ-garage-69.html

(2) http://forum.techwebsound.com/playlistdetail.cfm?next=375

(3) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAmsJHpzGek  (listen to “Nam Myo Ho Renge Kyo” here!)

MUSIC EMPORIUM (US Discography)

LP   Self-titled                                                                Sentinel      PC 69001    Apr. 1969

7”  Nam Myo Ho Renge Kyo b/w Times Like This   Sentinel   4-501    23 Apr. 1969

SIDE 1

1.               Nam Myo Ho Renge Kyo (2:33)       Writ: W. Casey Cosby/Thom Wade

SIDE 2

2.              Times Like This (1:55)                   Writ: Milt Bulian

PERSONNEL

W. Casey Cosby     organ, vocals

Dave Padwin          lead guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals

Carolyn Lee           bass guitar, acoustic bass, piano, organ, vocals

Dora Wahl             drums, percussion

Recorded at Sunset Sound Studio 2, Hollywood—California (USA).

Produced and engineered by Bill Lazerus.

GRADING

Record:

M- visual: beautiful glossy sheen—OUTSTANDING copy, the lightest hairline scuffs only (side 1: M-, side 2: EX+); audible: just PLAYED LOUD through 100 WATT speakers and it SOUNDS SUPERB; labels: very light handling wear.

GRADING DESCRIPTION

COVER

M: Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-: Slightly less than MINT.

EX: Very light wear and/or creasing—defects will be noted.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+: Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG: Some ring-wear and other signs of aging are apparent—defects will be noted.

VG-: Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G: More obvious ring-wear, seam-splits, stains etc—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the cover is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

RECORD

M: Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-: Slightly less than MINT.

EX: Very light scuffs.  Record played infrequently, with little or no reduction in sound quality.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+: Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG: Lightly scuffed/marked record, with acceptable sound quality—defects will be noted.

VG-: Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G: More obvious scratches, with some deterioration in sound quality—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the record is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

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