FATHER YOD Ya Ho Wa 13 KOHOUTEK Psych LP Sealed & Rare

$

182

Up for auction is:

FATHER YOD AND THE SPIRIT OF '76

"Kohoutek"

Higher Key Records 3301 (Stereo)

• Ultra Rare Private Press LP!
• First Higher Key Album from Cult Figure Father Yod (Ya Ho Wa 13)!
• Estimated only 500-1000 Produced!
• Still Sealed in Manufacturer's Original Shrink Wrap after 36 Years!
• Guaranteed Original and NOT a Reissue!
• Rarely Offered on eBay, especially in this Sealed MINT Condition!
• Most likely the finest example of this LP you will ever see!

1973

Notes on Father Yod, Ya Ho Wa 13, and Higher Key Records:

Fronted by Father Yod, spiritual leader of the religious cult/commune, The Source Family, the band recorded 9 LPs and demonstrated their extreme psychedelic sound with tribal drums and distorted guitars, all completely unrehearsed and unedited.

Members of The Source Family, a communal religious group living in the Hollywood Hills in the early 1970s, decided to fuse their musical talents and spirituality by forming an improvisational, psychedelic music group. They began to make LPs in 1973, all of which were recorded after hours of meditation at 3-6 AM in a soundproofed garage that served as the musicians’ studio in the family's communal residence. All of the records with Father Yod’s participation were completely improvised, with no rehearsals or overdubs.

Most of the albums were small-press runs, with only 500 to 1000 copies made under the Higher Key Records imprint. They were sold to the general public in Father Yod’s wildly popular vegetarian Source Restaurant....Though only 9 LPs were produced and released, it is rumored that more than 65 albums were recorded by the group and have since been destroyed.

The band changed members occasionally, morphing into various incarnations from Father Yod & The Spirit of ’76 to YaHoWa 13 to The Savage Sons of YaHoWa, Yodship, and Fire Water Air, but the key players were always the same (Djin Aquarian on guitar, Octavious Aquarian on drums, and Sunflower Aquarian on bass). Sky Saxon of The Seeds occasionally appears with the band.

For more on Father Yod, please see:

http://psychemusic.org/yahowa.html

Grading:

All records are graded visually unless otherwise noted.  I try to grade conservatively, using Goldmine guidelines, in order to give the buyer the benefit of any doubt.  I try to list all significant defects.  To aid in the description, I take photos of all items at the time of listing.  Please email me with any questions.  

A further note about my grading:  I rarely grade a previously owned record NM.  I do not use this grade unless the record is virtually flawless.  After NM, my highest grade is E, followed by VG+.  I do not use NM-, E-, VG++, or VG+++ or other so-called in-between grades.  VG+ should be very acceptable to most collectors.  I will only list a VG record if it is extremely rare and hard-to-find. 

Cover: MINT!

Still sealed in manufacturer's original shrink wrap; shrink wrap is tight and completely intact with only a tiny tear in the lower left corner; jacket is flat and clean with vibrant red color completely intact; back insert is also completely flat and clean and with color like new; has small price sticker on back upper left corner; exacly as you would expect it to look as it came from the manufacturer in 1973!

Vinyl: MINT!

Still sealed in manufacturer's original shrink wrap

Still sealed in manufacturer's original shrink wrap

Shipping and Handling

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