SWEET SMOKE Just A Poke 1970 Germany EMI/Columbia A1/B1 Rare Psych/Prog EX+ LP

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Over 100 rare vintage PROG, Krautrock, SPACE ROCK and Electronic Music LPs in this Auction series.
from 50+ years collection of decades-long radio DJ, Record Store associate and dedicated Vinyl Collector.
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All Auctions in this series start at 99¢ opening bid!
Everybody should have a good chance at taking a few of these treasures home.
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Mostly 1st PRESSING Vintage imports, including a few Private Press and Promo LPs
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A lot of 1st Press CANTERBURY, KRAUTROCK and Euro-Prog LPs - some SIGNED - this time around, plus much more.
including some VERTIGO Swirl, Green BRAIN, OHR, PDU, Deram, Crypto, Harvest, Cobra, Spalax, Caroline, Charisma, etc. labels.
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Many still in SHRINK WRAP. Several STILL SEALED.
Quite a few Sterling, Masterdisk and Monarch (USA) pressings in the mix!

SECURE, TOP LP Packing and Materials - 40+ years experience.

This listing is for:
SWEET SMOKE
JUST A POKE
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COLUMBIA / EMI Records 1C 062-28 886
Original 1970 issue Stereo LP
First Press - A1 / B1 MATRIX
Misprinted Labels
MADE in GERMANY

VINYL is EX+
Super-clean High Gloss Vinyl with only a very few stray hairlines, viewed under hard bright light. LP plays superb. Labels are extremely clean with only very few faint spindle traces at center, visible at angle to light.
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COVER is EX
Amazingly clean and crisp for this title, with thin, soft matte cover that usually takes a beating. Not this one - NO wear, creases, dings or soil. Only some light age-toning near edges. Importer's sticker l.l. corner front. Sharp corners and straight edges all around. No splits.

STRICT CONSERVATIVE GOLDMINE GRADING
NM / EX(VG++) / VG+ / VG



TRUE FIRST PRESS
with the original MISPRINT labels (Side 1 and 2 titles incorrectly printed on opposite sides)

Blue labels with large black EMI / COLUMBIA logo box above spindle hole
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"Peace and clear light to the family Kuhn and may the lord watch over Nico Scholtens forever."
printed small on back, u.i. corner.

"Diese Platte ist auch als Musicassette unter der Nummer 1 C 244-28 886 erhältlich.
Electrola Gesellschaft m.b.H. KOLN..." printed on back below track titles.

"MADE IN GERMANY" printed at bottom of labels

soft, uncoated thin matte cover

MATRIX NUMBERS
SIDE ONE: 28 886 A-1
SIDE TWO: 28 886 B-1
stamped in Dead Wax ...tight against labels.

SWEET SMOKE were a 1960's and 70's Prog/Psych Rock band, originally formed in Brooklyn, New York in 1967 - the band soon moved to live as a commune in Germany and found great success on the continent. - hooking up with CONNY PLANK and connecting with the underground Krautrock scene.

,JUST A POKE was their debut album and was comprised of 2 long epic tracks that moved through Progressive instrumentals, Psychedelia, heavy blues rock, and some jazz-funk (ala Miles Davis with krautrock elements).

Some Prog Head reviews:
"This is a stunning debut LP for the German-based American group, issued 1970, with lot of acid-rock/psychedelic jam improvisations in two side-long tracks. Power, energy, musicianship and atmosphere are comparable to the better live works of the Gratefuld Dead for example. Even the "stolen" part of the Doors' "Soft Parade" is somehow naturally melting into the general sound. Highly recommended album!"

A real stunner (for stoners) this album is some kind of UFO really cruising in the smoke-filled realms of your dreamy mind. ...a real gem of the Psych/Proto-prog genre, those two long pieces are simply superb."

"with the length of the 2 tracks there is lots of room for exploration and an almost improvised feel to the movements. On track 2 "Baby Night" there is a simply killer percussion solo which sounds like solar drums and will absolutely blow your mind. This is truly awesome music and is heavily recommended to lovers of Prog-Psych rock."

Extremely nice original 1st German Press!
it would be hard to find a cleaner one today.

Vinyl inside anti-static lined inner sleeve
Album kept in a protective, poly outer-sleeve

Please see my other listings for more Rare Vintage Collectible
PROG, KRAUTROCK, PROG-PSYCH, ELECTRONIC and SPACE-ROCK Import LPs.
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From an utterly vast and deep record collection, from my life-long best friend
who was a DJ at the Radio Station I co-founded in the 1970's - and who worked for me at my California record store in the '70s and '80s.
Sadly he has now finally left this mortal coil, bequeathing me his deep Vinyl Mine.
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Several thousand records (mostly LP's, but also hundreds of 45's), several hundred collectible and Rare, Out of Print CDs and Box Sets,
plus posters and other memorabilia will all eventually be listed.

Truly a great (and enormous) collection!
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