1969 ORIG 360 Sound ITS A BEAUTIFUL DAY "WHITE BIRD" SF SOUND PSYCH
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~ SAN FRANCISCO SOUND HIPPIE PSYCH CLASSIC ~
~ FINAL COLLECTION COPY! 1969 ORIGINAL~
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It's A Beautiful Day
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USA - 360 Sound Columbia - CS 9768
....FINAL COLLECTION COPY ... LOOKS and PLAYS CLEAN....
Includes original printed Columbia Records inner sleeve
SO HARD TO FIND IN CLEAN CONDITION - like this, and that's why we seldom offer it, kids ... here is a CLEAN original 1969 first pressing on the highly collected 360 Sound Columbia label...
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The thick gatefold cover is as CLEAN as you'll potentially seldom see over years of finding nothing but worn covers.Think Twice when considering this legendary gem from the San Francisco hippie scene = 50 years of age!
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includes the original printed Columbia records inner sleeve
It certainly is a Beautiful Day and a pretty unique album at that. There have really been few attempts at merging the classic psychedelic sounds of mid-Sixties San Francisco bands with the pretentious art rock experiments of their British colleagues, and even fewer ones that really worked - this excellent first album, which even It's A Beautiful Day were never really able to top, is one of the exceptions. Yes, David LaFlamme and his crew do have a style of their own, but it's nigh near impossible to define in a few words, when so many different elements are comprised within...
Basically the album excels in high vibes hippie ideology, soaring instrumentation's and wonderful melodies capture the mind and senses...real captivating stuff...The epic "White Bird" being the albums tour-de-force is still as thrillingly pleasurable -- even after 47 years ... There's even a terrific hard psych nugget buried within called "Wasted Union Blues" It's bluesy, maybe even rock'n'rolly in places; it's utterly chaotic in other places; and they manage to get just about the ugliest guitar tone imaginable for the opening riffs, dissonating like mad with the general beauty and smoothness of the picture. It shows these guys weren't afraid to try anything and weren't intending to completely shut themselves off in innocent rosy-cheeked fairy land.
The first two songs on here set the scene - organs, pianos, celestes, and violins a-plenty, great vocals from David LaFlamme and Pattie Santos (duet on the former, call-and-answer mostly on the latter), beautiful, inspiring, memorable melodies, clever dynamics, you name it. First-grade late-Sixties art-rock. Amazing how every song on the album is so carefully thought over. Even a "trifle" like the harpsichord-dominated 'Girl With No Eyes' turns out to possess a beautiful baroque style melody at the end; it's just subtler and shorter than the rest, so it's natural that you don't really notice it until the rest has sunk in. Then, of course, there's 'Bombay Calling' - a remarkable play of wordless lyrics the band deliver in formidable layered passages that the listener wouldn't mind hearing over and over. This is such a "little", friendly, free flowing album, humble even, despite the grandness of the vocal parts and the occasional epic length of a song played wonderously by the band...
- I
- White Bird
- Hot Summer Day
- Wasted Union Blues
- Girl With No Eyes
- II
- Bombay Calling
- Bulgaria
- Time Is
CONDITION: The cover: Rated: The thick gatefold cover "EX" (excellent) to M- and I mean CLEAN as you'll potentially seldom see over years of finding nothing but worn covers. One of the most wear prone covers in existence, near ALL copies show wear...TOP OF THE HEAP here! All-around solid and highly collectible ...no splits, no bends, no writing
The vinyl: Rated:still with glossy surface, TOP COPY "EX" (excellent) the lucky winner should expect playback to be in excellent audio levels with no problems ... both 360 Sound labels are CLEAN
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
NOTE: All Items backed by money back guarantee! IF you have a problem PLEASE let us solve for you BEFORE leaving ANY negative feedback. Thanks! GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M Completely clean, no marks M- Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, no marks EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, clean VG+ a bit more scuff or markls still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean "trashed" VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 5 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END BIDDERS PLEASE = Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About Following Through The Transaction! ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING!price rating
