STONE MINT= 1970 KILLER HARD PROG PSYCH = CHRISTMAS HERITAGE = x REIGN GHOST
$
131
$ 131
Sold For
Jan 5, 2014
Sold Date
Jan 2, 2014
Start Date
$ 10
Start price
14
Number Of Bids
USA
Country Of Seller
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SCARCE 2nd PRESSING = KILLER HARD PROG-PSYCH!
CHRISTMAS
HERITAGE
\ Europe AK- 355
MINT, STONE MINT
LONG long gone exact 2nd-press in THICK textured gatefold cover ... one of the long time great hard-psych collectibles recorded in 1970, the first press sells for three $$$ figures quickly .... this pressing is strikingly as good - or better -
CHRISTMAS was formed in 1969 in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, out of the ashes of the cult underground psychedelic band Reign Ghost. In July 1970, Christmas released an independent self-titled debut that brought some media attention to the band and a contract with the Daffodil Records label. In December 1970, less than six months after the release of the debut, Christmas released their debut Daffodil Records album entitled Heritage. Christmas was comprised of vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Bob Bryden, bass Tyler Raizenne, drummer Rich Richter, and Robert Bulger on guitars, all of whom were still in their teens. The album gathered great reviews and was well received by critics but it was not commercially viable because the long songs and hard rock sound. It became an instant favorite in the underground music scene just about everywhere but in Canada. Despite the international response to the album, Heritage proved to be the last release by the band under the name Christmas due to management problems and difficulty with the direction of the next album. Consequently, Christmas broke up in late 1971 only to resurface the following year, lineup intact, under the name the Spirit of Christmas. In the late '80s and '90s, the original Heritage album became a highly sought after collector's prize, especially in the U.S.A. and Europe because of the band's unorthodox style of hard psych and progressive influences. CHRISTMAS is best described as a progressive underground band. They were originally known as Black Christmas. The first album consists of three Bryden compositions characterized by lovely vocals and guitar work and two instrumentals composed by the whole band. One of these, the ambitious Jungle Fabulous, accounts for all of side 2. This album is their rarest artefact. Heritage consists of heavy progressive underground rock and has its moments, particularly on Zephyr Song, April Mountain, which has some fine guitar work, and the title track. All the songs on the album were written and arranged by Bryden. Heritage is very imaginative progressive hard psych-rock where every track is excellent and the album is strongly recommended. BOB BRYDEN gtr, vcls, keyb'ds ROBERT BULGER lead gtr TYLER RAIZENNE bs RICH RICHTER drms Zenith 1:05Rise Up 3:12
Goin' To Oklahoma 4:01
Something Borrowed 3:00
Point Blank (It Scares Me) 2:21
Zephyr Song 13:24
Bustin' Out Tonight 4:46
Blues On An Iceberg 6:01
April Mountain 10:55
Heritage 2:32
CONDITION: The Cover: the predominately WHITE thick gatefold cover is STONE MINT in factory shrink wrapper ....no bends, no splt seams, no writing ...
The Vinyl: this is a MINT, looks unplayed copy = the entire Lp plays fantastic !!!
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...
EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING
All imperfections are noted both cover & record
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