THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND, 5000 SPIRITS..., UK ELEKTRA MONO LP/1967, PSYCH ROCK

The Incredible String Band –
The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion

The Incredible String Band were a Scottish psychedelic folk band formed by Clive Palmer, Robin Williamson and Mike Heron in Edinburgh in 1966. The band built a considerable following, especially in the British counterculture, notably with their albums The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion, The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter, and Wee Tam and the Big Huge. They became pioneers in psychedelic folk and, through integrating a wide variety of traditional music forms and instruments, in the development of world music.
 Side One: Chinese White; No Sleep Blues; Painting Box; The Mad Hatter's Song; Little Cloud; The Eyes Of Fate.
Side Two: Blues For The Muse; The Hedgehog's Song; First Girl I Loved; You Know What You Could Be; My Name Is Death; Gently Tender; Way Back In The 1960s.
The album is on Elektra Records, EUK 257. Matrix side one: EUK 257 A2 (stamped). Matrix side two: EUK 257 B2 (stamped).
Released in 1967. UK pressing. Mono.

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Condition: (as Record Collector's grading system)
Vinyl side 1: excellent (has a few light superficial marks that do not affect the audio in any way, plays great with no jumps, sticks or clicks and minimal crackle).
Vinyl side 2: excellent (has a few light superficial marks that do not affect the audio in any way, plays great with no jumps, sticks or clicks and minimal crackle).
Cover (unlaminated): excellent (light corner and edge wear, a few light creases).
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