NICE 1969 BRITISH Orig + POSTER Orig FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT UK PSYCH PROG
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$ 66
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Dec 6, 2020
Sold Date
Dec 3, 2020
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$ 10
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MINT ORIGINAL 1969 (TWO-TONE) REPRISE
With HUGE hard to find POSTER!!
CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED \\=// PSYCH PROG CLASSIC!
STILL IN ORIGINAL FACTORY CELLOPHANE
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- ~ FAMILY~
' Entertainment'
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- "Made In USA" ~ (TWO-TONE REPRISE Steamboat) = 6340
MINT ~ TOPMOST COPY = STILL IN FACTORY CELLOPHANE -
EXTREMELY UNDERRATED :
1969 London Underground TWO-TONE Original pressing by the unique and mighty FAMILY a creative rock group sounding like no one else, and played with an interesting flair dominated by a strong voice:
FAMILY played with ALL of the 1969 era London Psych bands at ALL of the happening concert clubs and ballrooms ~ you name it, Family were there ~ delivering an always impressive set and were not only darlings of the Music Publications but had legions of supporting fans. As a result, FAMILY lasted the course of several albums ~ "Entertainment" being of their best outputs from no less than 50 years past. The first 3 Family albums are considered their best works!
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Led by the INTENSE Roger Chapman's unique vocal style! Chapman, would end up blowing his powerful voice completely out requiring surgery. Not a surprise when experiencing the strain Chapman let loose in his strenuous quiver.
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~~~ FAMILY - ENTERTAINMENT ~~~
FROM 51 YEARS AGO ~
The RARE 1969 Original TWO-TONE pressing is by far and away harder to find than the UK issue and pressed from the British metal masters delivers incredible sound quality.
- STILL IN FACTORY CELLOPHANE is all but nearly impossible to find this dark cover MINT clean, but, here is the nicest surviving Original we have yet to cross paths with ...
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Contains the (quite rare!) HUGE Poster!
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"Entertainment" by "Family" :
"The Weaver's Answer" opens with a little hushed, mystical mantra, but very quickly becomes a driving, somewhat trippy, somewhat acoustic march. Love that rhythm section. Then there's pretty much some soloing, saxophone and cool, watery guitar, and then back to the march again. LOVE the Roger Chapman vocals here; as he continues listing his life's events to the "Weaver," wondering how much impact they've honestly had on the tapestry of the universe, he gets angrier and angrier, spitting out the lines with spine tingling honesty. And all the little flute and electric guitar noises that comes from...wherever? Great! Needless to say, it all collapses in on itself, and we start back at the beginning again. Point is, this song rocks. Hard. It's pretty much brilliant, and we can think of a few "real" progressive bands that would kill for something of its effortless quality. Best song on the album? You bet so.
"Observations From a Hill" is a nice compelling number that sucks the listener in, while Ric Grech (soon to join BLIND FAITH as original member) is singing the verses. Elsewhere, "Hung Up Down" brings us back to the patented Chapman vocal growl, and the chorus is actually quite good. "Summer '67" is a highlight for sure. It's an instrumental, but don't look for any summer of love references here. No, this is a bouncy folk chorus traded off with a decidedly Eastern themed verse, and not sitars and fuzzy guitars, but rather real Middle Eastern violin. Who was doing that at the time? Then, "How-Hi-the-Li" is just nutso. Which is a good thing. It's a sort of trippy groove (and listen to the first verse, gotta love the lyrics). "Second Generation Woman" is another great here. It's a rough rocker, and the soloing is probably the best break on the album. "From Past Archives" is one of the weirdest numbers, in a way. with the rootsy harmonica and the medieval harpsichord? And then the complex sax soloing? Great vocals too. Now "Dim" is a truly catchy harmonica driven rocker about the dangers of...uh, loving with the lights off? Or maybe the dangers of loving with the lights ON. Point is, it's fun. Nice soloing, and gotta love the descending riff. And "Processions" is the last great number on the album, a truly gorgeous tune. It's the downbeat little tale of a kid on the beach. Tender vocals and sax, and that piano that comes in for the second verse represents water (change?), doubtlessly, but just dig those classy little arpeggios! And the brief coda? Once again, gorgeous. The final two numbers are... "Face in the Cloud" if a pure is designed around sitar! A lovely slice of 'heady' psychedelia ... There's nothing wrong with "Emotions," a nice enough song, the little ascensions played with the rhythm and blues melody, and is that a steel drum in the background?
FAMILY made several fantastic songs also on their later albums, but none of them is as finely crafted from the beginning to end as this one. A safe choice, if not half as unique as their "Dolls House" LP.
The Weaver's Answer (5:01)
Observations From A Hill (3:12)
Hung Up Down (3:13)
Summer '67 (3:18)
How-Hi-The-Li (4:59)
Second Generation Woman (3:14)
From Past Archives (3:21)
Dim (2:32)
Processions (2:49)
Face In The Crowd (2:55)
Emotions (5:12)
The HUGE Poster is very CLEAN ! (see full notes below)
- CONDITION:
- The cover: rated: MINT in factory cellophane very fragile , the basic black background to front and back, in this case, shows NO contact wear! There are no bends, no writing, no delete marks and no split seams ...still with fresh original appearance, no doubt a collection worthy rarity seldom seen from the first and last wave of the London hippie underground scene which exploded in talent!
- The vinyl: Rated: super clean: M- TOP copy, full of clean shine, looks beautiful, plays beautiful ...with clean 3-color STEAMBOAT UK Reprise labels ...
The HUGE POSTER is MINT clean (SEE PHOTO)
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTHER ITEMS (((similar grooves for "head" people...)))
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GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M Completely clean, no marks, plays clean
M- Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, plays clean
EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, enjoyable
VG+ a bit more scuff or marks still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean "trashed" VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 5 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END BIDDERS PLEASE = Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About Following Through The Transaction! ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING!
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