SOUNDS OF MOROCCO LP RIFI '72 Folk World Rare Psych

$ 52

$ 52 Sold For

Jun 16, 2010 Sold Date

Jun 11, 2010 Start Date

$ 30 Start price

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Description

Sounds of Morocco Lp on RIFI, 1972. This was a limited pressing, this is copy 142/1030 copies. This album comes in an interesting package. There is a paper booklet "cover" attached to the front with beautiful photos and writing. The back is a weird piece of stamped styrofoam. Grading is VG++. I've never seen another copy of this, very interesting!!!
"What can I say? Beautiful, beguiling music from the Rif mountains of Morocco recorded by Iain Adams in the late '60s and released as a private pressing in 1972. There are some quite fantastic field recordings here..."
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From the notes...
"This record doesn't attempt to reproduce anything other than a microcosm of music from the north of Morocco. The Gnaoua and the mitah players and drummers are musicians who get paid, in cash or kind. The rest of the tracks were recorded when I was lucky enough to be with a family of mountain people near Tangiers. They have few possessions, they cannot read or write, they live on what they raise and grow - when you hear their music, its hardly necessary to add that they play music for pleasure."
MY GRADING SCALE:
MINT: Disc and cover are flawless
NEAR MINT: Disc and cover are close to flawless. No scratches on disc, cover with no ringwear or marks other than minute little issues.
EXCELLENT: Disc will have minimal wear ( a few light marks Light wear on cover (small amounts of ringwear, some sticker residue perhaps, strong colors, no seam splits or tears.)
VERY GOOD ++: Cover will have some level of ringwear, slight denting on edges, spinal wear and chipping and price stickers. Disc will have some scratches and scuffs, but will still play decently.
VERY GOOD: Disc will have reasonable wear and tear, perhaps some scratches -noted in description- but still in very playable condition. With VG records, the surface noise will be minor crackle or a slight hiss but generally only be heard in between tracks or in low musical passages. Cover will have ringwear, denting, spine wear, chipping, price sticker - and any other issue will be noted.

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