Dyckman-James:Independent Study/Original Private Press/1968 Acid Psych/RARE

$

610

Dyckman-James : Independent Study.  Super rare LP from 1968.  This is not the reissue but the original private pressing.  Details below.  Insurance is REQUIRED for this item and I will not ship it to Italy (sorry about this).  Do not pay with the ebay invoice, I will contact you afterwards with shipping prices.  
Condition : Sleeve is VG+ with some bleeding through from the original glue and a couple of spots where it bubbles.  No tears or damage to the paste on pieces.  Vinyl is either a strong VG or borderline VG+.  The pressing on the LP is poor and pretty lo-fi.  It is a translucent brown when held up to a strong light.  There are some marks on the vinyl but overall looks VG+ with one more visible mark (see the second vinyl pic).  There is crackling of varying degrees throughout and some pops but not that are jarring.  I ripped the lesser sounding of the sides (side 1) using a Numark USB turntable and have linked it here.  Side 2 sounds better throughout.  I am not familiar with this record so I can't comment on what a better copy would sound like. 
http://www.divshare.com/download/23846905-b55

SIDE ONE: 1 Begin Here     
2 Rigby Barrett     
3 Anti-Gregorian Chant         
4 The Crusaders          
5 The Kite     

SIDE TWO:    
6 Hopeless Homer Haggert         
1 Peter, Forsaken In     
2 Aspirations & Realities         
3 Pity Poor Soul          
4  The Lady         
5 Our Autumn          
6 It's All Over

The liner notes:

Needless to say, Independent Study was a lot of grief; I don't recommend it to the person with any type of nervous condition, for we were once very stable characters ourselves. Due to working hours that fluctuated from two to sixteen hours a day, and due to moments of extreme elation and extreme depression that both would pass within the same hour, we have become the first 17- and 18-year-old manic depressives. (We gave the doctor a feint smile as we proceeded to have a tension fit all over his floor.)

Emotional hang-ups weren't all that we suffered in making this album. There were many physical hang-ups as well; for example, mastering the Henry Hudson parking lot, trying to get Bob's string bass through revolving doors, catching bronchitis in the final week of recording, and being thrown out of record companies which have their offices on the 20th floor.

Nevertheless, we made it, and we'd say it was all for you — our fair friends and faithless fans — but if we said that we'd be lying.

Although much of the music was recorded in professional studies , all of our vocal tracks were recorded in Bob's cellar. (A sound engineer would roll all the way to Hartford laughing if he saw the webbing of electrical wires that covered our 'studio'.)

Anyway, the acute listener may search for our 'more psychedellic sounds'. If you're creative you could make great party games out of: trying to hear the 6:02 in the background of "Hapless Homer Haggert," or straining to find the sound of 'water trickling through pipes' somewhere in "The Crusaders," and, of course, trying to identify individual roots in "It's All Over."

Before we sign off we'd like to give a bit of recognition to percussionists Jeff Myers, Buddy Summers, and Mark Tinker; we'd also like to give one iota of thanks to Stu Traver who contributed a dribble of flute.

Thank you must be said to those of you who purchased our first album (and, or course , damn you is in order for those of you who didn't). If you don't like the album, don't discard it right away, for if you melt down the edges you will find that it makes a great frizbee.
Yours truly: Dyckman-James
Although this record may be played in mono, one will not hear what the artists have laid down unless he absorbs it in stereo.


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SHIPPING INFORMATION

United States : Shipping in the US is USPS Media Mail.  $4.00 for 1-4 LPs in the US.  Each additional LP is $1.  $3.00 for 1-3 45s.  50 cents for each additional 45.  Any additional services are additional - contact me.  

Canada : $8.00 for 1 LP, $2.50 for each additional LP.  

Mexico : $10.00 for 1 LP, $2.50 for each additional LP.

South America : $13 for 1 LP, $5 for each additional.

Rest of World : $15 for 1 LP, $6 for each additional.

RECORD GRADINGS : FROM GOLDMINE

NEAR MINT or NM, M- : this record appears virtually flawless A very minor scuff and very little else can appear on the vinyl. It should play without any noise over the flaw. The flaw is very hard to see. The cover looks as close to perfect with only minor signs of wear and or age. Minor impressions to the cover (due to the outer edge of the vinyl resting inside) may be acceptable, however the artwork is be as close to perfect as can be.

EXCELLENT or EX or VG++ : minor scuffs which are only slightly visible. There may be more than a few scuffs and NO Scratches COVER: Artwork is still as close to perfect as can be. Some impression to the cover (minor outer ring wear) but no ink wear! Some slight creases to the corners, but not wrinkled and obtrusive to the eye. The corners can show white (where the artwork pasted slick was) meaning, slight wear. No seam splits or writing on the cover or taped repairs can make this grade.

VERY GOOD PLUS or VG+ record shows wear, surface scuffs. The vinyl still has a great luster, but the flaws will be noticeable to the naked eye.  COVERS: A virtually clean cover, but may have small writing on it.The artwork looks clean with slightly more aging. The back of the cover usually gives away the age of the cover. Flat white paper will be somewhat yellow yet no stains or mildew from water damage. Some minor wear to the seams or spine, but no tears or holes popping through. The corners will be slightly dog eared yet no crackly bends, defacing the artwork. In essence, a VG+ cover should have no more than 3 flaws mentioned.

VERY GOOD or VG: this record is a record that is good enough. They are not really going to look very good,. There will almost always be some surface noise when they are played. The Dynamics should still be excellent, overpowering the surface noise. A VG record will appear well have been played but still have some luster. VG covers will look worn, used. There may be some seam splitting . There will be some ring wear, where the ink has begun to wear off. Giving the cover a look of snow falling. If the artwork looks snowy all over, it is less than VG condition. There may be some writing on the cover (still, no Large letters in magic marker). It will look aged and more yellowish due to contamination's in the air (sometimes looking like cigarette smoke). Still it should be decent.

GOOD or G A good record will look very well played, dull, grayish and possibly abused. However a Good record should still play. It will have distracting surface noise. Such as crackle that is continuous or some hiss. Will also have some loss of dynamics caused from grooves being worn. It should play without any skips or any obtrusively loud pops or repeated clicks, caused by deep scratches. Good means that it will play with some form of decency, so one can still enjoy the music even though you can still hear noise caused from the wear. A Good cover will have just about everything wrong with it. It will have seam splits (possibly taped repaired, but only with scotch tape. No duct tape or masking tape repairs. These are big turn offs. May have magic marker writing on the cover but still if they are in huge letters, it is a big turn off.In essence, the cover will looked virtually trashed, but some artwork will still be noticed. If the artwork is worn, it is POOR and the cover is worthless.

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