1972 WHITE WITCH 1st Hard Prog OCCULT Psych Hippies M
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Scarce 1972 first pressing VINYL
~ underground hardrock ~
+ PROMO BIO INSERT!
TOP COPY!!! WHITE LABEL PROMOTIONAL
In Factory Shrink Wrapper
WHITE WITCH
\ USA - Capricorn - CP 0107 (White label Promo)
ADVANCE RELEASE WHITE LABEL PROMOTIONAL!!!
TOP MINT + Promotional only biography insert
***STILL IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINK WRAPPER***
ORIGINAL 1972 first pressing vinyl of the first White Witch album ...an interesting hybrid of hard rock, prog and spacerock. The excellent production brings clarity to the nimble drumming and organ/moog/guitar interplay. Lyrical concerns center on God and marijuana.
They had a great stage show with a huge book that caught fire after the singer finished reading from it and lots of smoke and flashing lights. How many bands do a concept LP on their first release? The layered vocals of Ronn Goedert are brilliant. He does go a bit camp with his high wailing voice, but that same voice drops down & lays out some brilliant Beatle-esque vocals. Buddy Richardson bows his guitar & Pendergrass wraps that space moog around all of it.
As the story usually goes for unique bands that pushed the musical envelope in that era, especially those whose record company doesn't support the effort, the band recorded two albums for Capricorn then vanished without a trace. Their lyrics were indeed as venturesome as their music, with wildly-varying lyrical references that appeared to be leftovers from 1960s psychedelia.
It is rumored that the first album sold enough copies to qualify for an RIAA gold album, but the accounting was not done. The first album reportedly reached number 51 on the album charts and the single "And I'm Leaving" reportedly reached number #48 without any promotion from the record company. Both albums were released on CD in 1999 but quickly went out of print.
Parabraham Greeting / Dwellers of the Threshold 3:04
Help Me Lord 3:07
Don't Close Your Mind 6:45
You're the One 3:03
Sleepwalk 4:27
Home Grown Girl 3:05
And I'm Leaving 3:00
Illusion 5:11
It's So Nice to Be Stoned 3:54
Have You Ever Thought of Changing? / Jackson 3:55
The Gift 1:45
CONDITION: The Cover: is solid and stiff, MINT still in factory cellophane wrapper = top levels clean...no seam splits, no bends and no writing anywhere.
The Vinyl: is all glossy and clean M- clean and clear all the way...TOP COPY with clean white promo labels.
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 MULTIPLE LP SETS COUNT EACH DISC FOR SHIPPING COST (double Lp count as 2-Lp, etc.) Items In All Parcels Are Well Protected = The disc of an LP will always be separated from its cover (avoiding seam splits,etc) 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!
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