WENDY & BONNIE Genesis 1969 US ORIG Press SKYE Soft Psych Pop N. MINT Female vox

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WENDY & BONNIE: “Genesis”

Label: SKYE Records

Label Number: SK-1006D

- RARE 1969 US 1st press original Press

- Comes housed in a thick Cardboard Cover Sleeve which is laminated!!!

- Thick original Vinyl press

- VERY rare Bob Ludwig-mastered “hot pressings”, with his initials “RL” (Robert Ludwig) etched in the trail-off vinyl of the disc. Not many copies do have this!!!

- Great Condition EX~NM

GRADING:

LP Record: Near Mint, shiny and glossy well cared vinyl. Beautiful condition..

Laminated Jacket: Near Mint ~ sharp corners/ fully readable & sturdy spine/ straight edges – Sole minor defect is one crease in lamination on front right upper hand side

Some words on this issue: WENDY & BONNIE: “Genesis” (Skye – SK-1006D) First original press, TOP COPY! “Wendy and Bonnie Flower were fortunate enough to grow up there at that time, and to have connections to Cal Tjader, the foremost non-Latino in the Latin jazz movement. Tjader helped the sisters land a record contract; in 1968, they dove into the studio with some of LA's top session musicians and recorded their Genesis album. The album went nowhere upon its 1969 release; their record label tanked, their producer died, and Wendy and Bonnie might have vanished into history with all the other garage bands. But a few copies of Genesis fell into the right hands, giving the album a lasting underground buzz. For most of the 80s and 90s, it was an album more often talked about than heard, acquiring a near-legendary status among fans of 60s psychedelic pop. Listening to Genesis is a walk backwards to the late 60s. Sonically, the album is sort of a folk/lounge/Debussy mash up whose most distinguishing characteristic is the powerful blend of Wendy and Bonnie's voices. The session players (aces like Jim Keltner, Larry Carlton, and Michael Melvoin) try their best to keep the sound out of the coffeehouse, but Wendy's songs simply reek of caffeine and study hall. There's a melodic and harmonic sophistication that one might not expect from a teenage songwriter, but it's clear that Wendy's stylistic horizons were somewhat limited. (Although the sisters' penchant for suddenly breaking into madrigal-type singing in the middle of folk-pop songs is certainly intriguing.) The lyrics are shot through with hippy-dippy sentiment, but the music more than compensates. The sisters' harmonies are simply gorgeous. So much so, in fact, that it's difficult to listen to Genesis all the way through--after about seven or eight tracks, it gets a little overwhelming, like trying to eat a giant wedge of blue cheese. It's better appreciated in small doses--in fact, this album would make killer chill-out mix-tape source material.” (Mark Hasty). And the raves go on – quite so since it is a stunner of a disc – “So here are two teenaged girls, with a recording contract, and a clutch of musicians at their disposal including Jim Keltner, Mike Melvin, and Larry Carlton. Um, not bad. What they came up with is truly a stunner ... The whole thing is executed brilliantly and sympathetically by the Extreme-Heavyweight musicians, who never let their own agendas get in the way. In fact, the whole thing is SO brilliant that when you first put it on, you immediately think "hoax.' There's no way these girls could have come up with this music. But they did, and you really need to hear it.” (Ugly Things).

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