RARE psych. West Coast Pop Art Exp Band, Laughing Wind, Kim Fowley, MINT, Canada
C$
136
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Description
I am the original owner. I was a DJ at my small high school during the mid 60's and was on "the list" that received promotional records. Records were sent to me directly from the manufacturer and many were never played. After graduation, in the summer of 1965, I did not do any more DJing because I was at university and then a career in engineering. This record has never been played and has been carefully stored for over fifty years.
Mint. This record has never been played, since it arrived after I had stopped DJing. It comes in the original sleeve.
The vinyl is glossy and looks as if it was pressed yesterday. The labels are crisp and clean with vivid colours.
The group only produced only two records . The other record "Don´t Take Very Much To See Tomorrow” is also up for auction. Both records are mint and have never been played.The Laughing Wind formed in 1965 and was basically a precursor pseudonym for the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band. Members included brothers Dan (guitar, vocals) and Shaun Harris (bass, guitar, vocals), Michael Lloyd (keyboards, guitar, vocals) and Danny Belsky (drums). Lloyd and the Harris brothers first met in 1964 while attending the Hollywood Professional School, a school where many L.A. area kids in show business attended. The Harris brothers were the sons of famous classical composer Roy Harris and were playing in the teen surf band the Snowmen, while Lloyd was a musical child prodigy who had already been working professionally for quite some time in several bands including the New Dimensions and the Rogues.
The group released two singles on the Capitol label between 1966-67, the second being the outstanding 'The Bells' b/w 'John Works Hard'. The first 45 ('Good To Be Around' b/w 'Don't Take Very Much To See Tomorrow') was produced by their mutual friend Kim Fowley. All four songs were written and arranged by Lloyd. By the spring of '67, the group had begun moving in a more psychedelic direction and changed their name for good to the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band.
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