Mystery Maker acid psych folk xian classic with booklet and leaflet
£
106
$
140
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Description
Gorgeous copy of this Xian psychedelic classic, with the elusive booklet, and insert. The latter are in perfect mint condition: the booklet is a beautiful piece that details the project and personnel, and features guitar chords and lyrics. The insert is an order slip. A real slice of history.
SLEEVE: EX (a few minor wrinkles to the laminate, nothing serious. Clean back. See pics) RECORD: EX/NM (plays very very quietly. Full sound, extremely clean) BOOKLET: MINT INSERT: MINT
Let's hear what the esteemed Richard Falk and Ken Scott have to say about it, respectively: Mystery Maker (UK): Mystery Maker (Caves UHC 3, with booklet, 1977) Folk Joan Evans (occasional vocals) This Christian band started life as Anawim, contributing several tracks to the 1975 Charisma label compilation Beyond An Empty Dream. Two years later they issued this extremely rare private pressing as Mystery Maker. The disc is sometimes compared to Ithaca in dealer lists, but for the most part I don’t see the resemblance: Mystery Maker is certainly not symphonic, and not really progressive in any way, consisting mainly of haunting and rather eerie electric folk music. The rock elements are more prominent on side two, particularly on the title track, with its heavy electric guitar chords, and on the elegiac closer ‘The Road To Emmaus’, which climaxes with a stunning solo. Superior moody prog-laced British folk outfit often similar to the dreamy ballad style of groups like 11:59 and Cloud. Very peaceful, hushed, somewhat melancholy tone, surreal and motionless at times. Some achingly beautiful melodies aglow with fragile atmospheric male/female harmonies. Plenty of electric guitar with some excellent soloing, even some fuzz on the title track and ‘The Road To Emmaus’ where it crescendos to one of the albums heavier moments. I especially liked the Jerry Garcia-ish lead guitar on the magical ‘Giver Of Life’. Being a private press from England it understandably goes for some fairly big bucks.
Shipping: £10k UK; Europe and rest of the world - wait for a quote.
Any problems with the record, I'll gladly take it back as a return, although buyer will need to pay postage.
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