FAMOUS JUG BAND - CHAMELEON 1st UK Press COB Nick Drake Vertigo Swirl Trees

	£		46
	$		61

FAMOUS JUG BAND -

CHAMELEON

LBS 83355

DECCA

UK 1st PRESS 1970 

Machined matrices:  A//3 and B//2

Blue Liberty label

This auction is for this upgrade copy of the obscure debut LP by The Famous Jug Band, Chameleon.

Impossible to find in the first place, in this condition it is pretty unique!!

Companies, etc.

• Printed By – James Upton Ltd.
• Made By – James Upton Ltd.
• Recorded At – Tangerine Studios

Credits

• Design – Bob Searles
• Percussion [Additional Percussive Accompaniment] – Albert Docke
• Photography By – Pierre Tubbs
• Producer – Peter Richard (2)
• Vocals, Guitar – Jill Johnson (2), Peter Berryman*
• Vocals, Jug – Henry VIII*

Notes

ONE OF THE VERY BEST AND MOST MEMORABLE ALBUMS EVER ISSUED FROM THE TINY AND TOTALLY UNDERGROUND PROG FOLK GENRE WITH MASSIVE PSYCHEDELIC INFLUENCES

"I love this album -

The first FJB album tends to get all the glory - since it features Clive Palmer.

But in the absence of Clive... something about this album places it in the dim distant mists of the '70s, and it is just plain Wonderful - in a very obscure way.(rateyourmusic.com)

The absolute rarity of this album is not to be underestimated. It hardly ever surfaces nowadays. This is an absolutely gorgeous slab of early quality psych/folk/prog which is in great EX++ condition!! This has a lovely deep glossy sheen!! Hauntingly beautiful songcraft!!! Immense quality album that ticks all the right boxes and incredibly hard to find. I have twenty five years experience in grading. It doesn't get much better than this!

FIRST ALBUM OF THIS VERY COLLECTABLE BAND THAT HARDLY SOLD AT ALL BUT IS NOW VERY SOUGHT AFTER BY PROG CONNOISEURS

A CLASSIC FOLK/PROGRESSIVE LP THAT SHOULD BE IN EVERY QUALITY PROG/FOLK COLLECTION - if you cannot buy this you should at least try and get a re-issue and enjoy!

Please, also have a look at my other prog, psych and metal albums on sale this week.

!!!!AN IMPOSSIBLE FIND!! A few hundred of the LP were ever sold!!! This is SOOOOOOOOOOO very rare!!!!!

BACK IN 1970 WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED, IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS , EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ISSUED ON A MAJOR LABEL- AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!! 

!!!!A VERY HARD FIND!!! Most have been bought up by collectors!! This is hardly offered these days!! My first ever copy!

 Immensely scarce and probably the hardest album to find on LIBERTY!! Sensational sound quality, I have played this through in its entirety and it was a great joy!!! NO skips or jumps. NO clicks or crackle, this is really a stunning heavy glossy jet black vinyl .The audio is impeccable. Inspected under an intense lightsource and angled.

Vinyl: EX++.  Barely played!! A great heavy glossy vinyl with just wispy paper removal traces only visible under a strong light!!! I have played this in FULL twice over> The replay is ASTOUNDING!!! I first played for a general listen and a second time for a more detailed observation on my Linn Sondek/Rotel and B&W set up, and it was a real joy with impeccable audio. Barely played without any hairlines or marks. Fantastic songcraft!! A personal favourite of mine and I am very glad to be able to report that this is a fine slab of vinyl without any problems at all and as such worthy of inclusion of any great psych folk collection.  It is a real hard one to find, totally obscure and is barely ever found at all.  Of course NO jumps/clicks/skips etc.

Sleeve: VG++ to EX.  A very thin single TEXTURED sleeve that is very vulnerable indeed, it will deteriorate by just even looking at it.  This one is a great example without any smudges and no writing. A couple of light wispy creases. The spine is 100%, the opening is crisp. Light storage wear on the top and bottom edges. NO splits, NO tears.

***This is a unique prime investment opportunity!!! Finding this album in any condition at all is nearly impossible!!! This is  a great and seriously collectable super album!!  You will buy into a piece of  psych/prog core history.*** 

             This is a unique investment opportunity!!! The next psych album to go completely through the roof. Finding this album in any condition at all is nearly impossible so late in the day. Get this while you still can. This value of the album is only going to go one way ... up and up ... until it will be totally unavailable at all for a reasonable price.

Important : International postage will be registered and insured if over GBP 30.00.  Please wait for my invoice before paying. Postage will be according to Royal Mail rates. Postage is NOT a money spinning exercise for me.

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This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.