DOUGLAS WARD: From An Elevated Platform (UK Forward FS1001, stereo)

• Condition : Cover is VG++, light wear and corner crease, autographed by Ward on back. Vinyl is NM. Supposedly this came with an insert, if it had one, it is gone now.
• Description : Very rare 1972 prog / ssw / lounge-pop-crooner-oddball private press from British singer-songwriter working in Bermuda. This is a British pressing and appears to have been custom pressed by UK Decca. Ward sings and accompanies himself on Cordovox organ (with occasional assists from its built-in 'rhythm accompaniment'), which makes for an odd sound! He is backed by electric bass, drums & percussion on several tracks. This is only the second one of these I have run across, the first one was back in the early 1990s, a time when it was certainly much easier to turn up these weird private press ssw LP's pretty much everywhere and anywhere. This got a brief listing in Galactic Ramble as it's a British artist, there is also a listing on a well-known collector list (try Google) which gives a better description than I ever could! It's also odd to see the familar UK Decca style laminated sleeve, typesetting, label layout etc matched with the crude homemade-looking front sleeve artwork.

• Buyer pays $7 for priority / delivery conf. shipment OR $3.50 for media mail / delivery conf. shipment in USA; foreign billed at approximate cost (see rates below). Combine multiple wins to save on shipping. PA residents must add 6% sales tax.
• GUARANTEE: Condition of this item is guraranteed to be as stated in the above description. Grading is strict and visual. All used LP's are cleaned on a Loricraft machine before grading. Sorry, I do not guarantee "musical content". If you are going to bid high on an unfamiliar album, consider first checking out the sounds online or via a reissue, etc in order to avoid potential disappointments. You cannot return a record simply because you don't like the music.
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SEE MY OTHER EBAY AUCTIONS for similar items. Mix of psych, surf, soul, funk, private pressings etc this week, a small but interesting selection. Also check my store (link above) for SEALED vintage rock & psych warehouse find LPs from the 1960s-early 1970s. All of the records listed for auction are ORIGINALS, not reissues! If you need to ask me about any label variations, matrix numbers, etc., please do so BEFORE you bid. Thanks.

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