2 LP's .. Gandalf RSD 2024 LP + Tears Of Ages = Both Sealed - colored vinyl

$

135

2024 Record Store day reissue of the original 1969 Gandalf record by jackpot Records. • Cut From The Original Analog Master Tapes
By Kevin Gray
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Includes Liner Notes & Photos by Peter Sando
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All Analog Process (AAA)
• High Quality Vinyl Release

Format: Lemon/Grass Color Vinyl LP
If you’re as obsessed with unfairly unheralded bands as we are,
bringing out a proper, well-deserved official re-release to change that
course is always an honor. Case in point, Jackpot Records proudly
announce GANDALF’s 1969 self-titled release as one of our proudest
moments. Working alongside band member Peter Sando from the
original master tapes, it is time for the rest of the uninitiated to catch
up with this beautifully crafted haunting psych-pop record (fans of THE
LEFT BANKE, KALEIDOSCOPE, THE MILLENNIUM, and THE ZOMBIES,
take note!).
Recorded at Century Sound in Manhattan with Grammy-winning
producer Brooks Arthur (who engineered Neil Diamond’s “Sweet
Caroline” and Van Morrison’s “Brown Eyed Girl”), the production of the
album was created on the spot in the studio with arrangements being
thrown about and the incredibly haunted vocals being recorded directly
from the band’s PA using a Binson Echorec to make this innovative
sound (Pink Floyd later used the same echo unit to great effect). Add
to that sitars, vibes, B3 organs, harpsichord, minor tragic guitar chords,
and bass drones aplenty, and you’ve got the recipe for an album that
bears listening to with eyes closed, music cranked, mind open.
So get in on the beauty of this record, and as Sando says on the liner
notes: “Put the needle in the groove, sit back, and take the trip with
GANDALF.” Enough said.
• Limited edition of 1500 for RSD 2024

Tears Of Ages: Back by popular demand, A 21st century GANDALF album in the spirit of the legendary 1969 original. Produced by original GANDALF singer-guitarist, Peter Sando, it features songs by Tim Hardin, Fred Neil, Garry Bonner & Alan Gordon, Jack McMahon and Bob Jenkins, plus 6 new Sando originals. Also a new recording of the classic “Can You Travel In The Dark Alone”

Included:
“Tears Of Ages” This song appeared as a live 
version on Gandalf 2, recorded in the last days of the band’s existence. Sando has added a 3rd verse and produced a proper studio recording that serves as the title track.
“Misty Roses On A Stone” (Tribute to Tim Hardin)
Peter explains “A few years back, while visiting my friend and co-writer Jack McMahon in Oregon, we paid our respects at Tim’s resting place. Jack picked some fresh roses from his garden and I threw my Martin 00-18 in the backseat. We then set off for Twin Oaks cemetery and sang some tunes along the way. It was a somber and moving experience, and we later wrote this song based on that visit.”