8 x singles 1966 - 69. Pink Floyd, Zoot Money, Association, Jethro Tull, Cream +

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8 x psychedelic / underground singles 1966 – 1969.

I’ve been selling off records from my personal collection for several months as we are downsizing from our house in the next few months and some things have to go. I’ve sold off the most collectable records individually and have begun now to sell in batches. There will be bargains to be had in some of the batches, I think, as there are hard-to-find records included.

This collection comprises eight singles from the mid 1960s, that might (nearly) all be called psychedelic or underground music – or early progressive rock if you prefer. I’ve grouped them together because I think all the records will more or less appeal to the same buyers. The condition is variable - from excellent in a couple of cases through to one that is poor. There are two or three very collectable records in the group but please note the descriptions carefully. The one that is in the poorest condition is also perhaps the most collectable.

I have listed the eight records below roughly in order of date of release. There is a brief description of the condition under each. The records included are as follows:

The Association: Pandora’s Golden Heebie Jeebies b/w Standing Still. London, 1966

Very rare UK release of this spaced-out “sunshine pop” record by a band who were extremely successful in the USA but had only one modest UK Top Thirty hit (Time For Livin' in 1968). This copy has lots and lots of fine lines and surface marks and is inevitably a bit crackly but really it plays surprisingly well considering the look of it. The B-side has what may be spots of pain but again, this does not seem to prevent the record playing at least acceptably well.

Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band: Big Time Operator b/w Zoot’s Sermon. Columbia, 1966.

Not 100% sure this exactly belongs with the others here as it’s much more conventional British R&B but Zoot Money recorded with any number of British rock superstars and a year after this single was released, he was leading legendary British psychedelic band, Dantalian’s Chariot. This copy of Big Time Operator has lots of surface marks but plays well within tolerable limits. This is a rare single and good copies are expensive.

Cream: Wrapping Paper b/w Cat’s Squirrel. Reaction, 1966.

Wrapping Paper was the first recording released by Cream and has a summery pop vibe that is quite untypical of the band’s usual sound. It was issued shortly after the band’s formation in 1966. It made it only to number 34 in the singles charts, so was not a big seller and it now is probably the hardest Cream single to find. This copy has a fair number of surface lines and marks but plays cleanly, with just a little audible crackling in the quieter passages of Cat’s Squirrel.

The Truth: Walk Away Renée b/w Fly Away Bird. Decca, 1967.

Another spaced-out summery track. UK cover of the original US version by the band, the Left Banke, and later a hit for the Four Tops. Lots of fine lines to the playing surfaces but plays nicely.

The Pink Floyd: See Emily Play  b/w Scarecrow. Columbia, 1967

This early Pink Floyd release is another rare record - but before you get too excited, this one is the least good of any of the records included in this collection. It is covered in marks and scuffs and has crackling throughout on both sides. Suitable only as a place-filler in your collection until a better example comes along.

Jethro Tull:  Love Story b/w A Christmas Song. Island, 1968.

Tull’s second single on Island. This is a nice clean copy with both playing surfaces virtually un-marked. Just scraped into the UK Top Thirty in 1968, so copies not particularly easy to find.

Jethro Tull:  Sweet Dream b/w 17. Chrysalis, 1969.

Another decent copy. Has some marks and fine lines but plays very well. The easiest to find of any of the records in this group, as was a Top Ten hit.

The Grass Roots: Back To Dreamin’ Again b/w Truck Drivin’ Man. Stateside, 1969.

Another band that was huge in the USA but never made any impression in the UK at all. The band’s UK records are therefore very scarce. This is another trippy, summery track that was not, I don’t think, ever released as a single in the US. It’s much more of a pop record than any of the other singles here but the B-side, which was a single in the US, has more of a folk rock vibe. This copy is in excellent unmarked condition.

lease remember that the condition is as described. Please don’t be tempted to hope the ones in poorer condition might be better than I have described them. I don’t want anyone to be disappointed.

Just to repeat - please remember that the condition is as described. Don’t be tempted to hope the ones in more disappointing condition might be better than I have described them. They aren’t. I don’t want anyone to be disappointed.

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