ROCK MACHINE 1 & 2 + ORIGINAL PROMO POSTER DYLAN/ZOMBIES/SPIRIT & MORE

	£		18
	$		23

"THE ROCK MACHINE TURNS YOU ON"

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"ROCK MACHINE I LOVE YOU"

1968

1st UK PRESSINGS

ON THE ORANGE CBS LABEL

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THE ORIGINAL PROMOTIONAL POSTER FOR

"ROCK MACHINE TURNS YOU ON" 

IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!! 

The Rock Machine LPs are possibly the most important records in Progressive Rock history. When they were released in the UK in 1968, they transformed British music and gave rise to a large of number of Prog Rock bands. The acts on CBS were also the mainstay for the 1970 Bath and Isle of Wight Festivals.

Covers: Excellent. Original orange CBS inner sleeves are Excellent+.

Labels: Near Mint.

Vinyl: Not play tested but look to be VG+ to Near Excellent.

Poster: Near Mint!!!!! The original poster on its own is worth £20+. The poster only came with a few of the earliest 1st pressings of the LP. Impossible to find.

Postage & packaging: £4 (UK)

£7 (EUROPE) & £10 (REST OF THE WORLD)

TRACKS..................

1.        "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" - Bob Dylan - from the LP John Wesley Harding

2.        "Can't Be So Bad" - Moby Grape - from the LP Wow

3.        "Fresh Garbage" - Spirit - from the LP Spirit

4.        "I Won't Leave My Wooden Wife For You, Sugar" - The United States of America - from the LP The United States of America

5.        "Time of the Season" - The Zombies – from the LP Odessey and Oracle

6.        "Turn On A Friend" – The Peanut Butter Conspiracy – from the LP The Great Conspiracy

7.        "Sisters of Mercy" – Leonard Cohen – from the LP The Songs of Leonard Cohen

1.        "My Days Are Numbered" – Blood, Sweat and Tears – from the LP Child Is Father to the Man

2.        "Dolphins Smile" – The Byrds – from the LP The Notorious Byrd Brothers

3.        "Scarborough Fair / Canticle" – Simon and Garfunkel – from the LP Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme

4.        "Statesboro Blues" – Taj Mahal – from the LP Taj Mahal

5.        "Killing Floor" – The Electric Flag – from the LP A Long Time Comin'

6.        "Nobody’s Got Any Money In The Summer" – Roy Harper – from the LP Come Out Fighting Ghengis Smith

7.        "Come Away Melinda" – Tim Rose – from the LP Tim Rose

8.        "Flames" – Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera – from the LP Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera

1.        "More and More" - Blood, Sweat & Tears - from the LP Blood Sweat & Tears

2.        "Stoned Soul Picnic" - Laura Nyro - from the LP Eli and the Thirteenth Confession

3.        "Stop" - Mike Bloomfield & Al Kooper - from the LP Super Session

4.        "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" - The Byrds - from the LP Sweetheart of the Rodeo

5.        "Somebody to Love" - Grace Slick and The Great Society - from the LP Conspicuous Only in its Absence

6.        "Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G Major", 2nd movement - from the LP Switched-On Bach

7.        "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye" - Leonard Cohen - from the LP The Songs of Leonard Cohen

1.        "America" - Simon & Garfunkel - from the LP Bookends

2.        "My Name is Jack" - John Simon - from the Original Soundtrack recording You Are What You Eat

3.        "See To Your Neighbour" - The Electric Flag - from the LP The Electric Flag

4.        "The Tihai", excerpt - Don Ellis and his Orchestra - from the LP Shock Treatment

5.        "Turtle Blues" - Big Brother and the Holding Company - from the LP Cheap Thrills (listed on the cover/record as "Ball and Chain")

6.        "Time" - Dino Valente - from the LP Dino Valente

7.        "Ain't That a Lot of Love" - Taj Mahal - from the LP The Natch'l Blues

Please read the following before bidding:

Returns. If for any reason you are not happy with your purchase, do please contact me to discuss as soon as possible. If the item has to be returned, in addition to refunding your payment I will also refund your initial postage costs when buying the item. However, I'm afraid I cannot reimburse you for the postage cost for returning the item.

Gradings.......

Mint - The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality.

Excellent - The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality.

Very Good - The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch.

Good - The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches.

Fair - The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise, it may even jump.

Poor - The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc

Bad - The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection filler.