HAPPENINGS FOUR + 1 Long Trip KIMIO MIZUTANI JAPAN 1971 ORIG PROMO PSYCH POKORA

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HAPPENINGS FOUR + 1: “Hikishio-Michishio - The Long Trip”

LABEL: CAPITOL RECORDS

Label Number: CTP-9037

- VERY RARE Japan first original press issue from 1971

- Comes housed in thick first issue gatefold sleeve

- Very rare WHITE LABEL PROMO Issue

- Top copy

GRADING:

LP Record: Near Mint – glossy and superb vinyl without any signs of any handling. Hard to improve upon

Gatefold Jacket: VG++ ~ Excellent – has some mild foxing due to age visible and small storage wear chipping on opening side of gatefold - see pictures for details

Some words on this issue: HAPPENINGS FOUR + ONE: “Hikishio-Michishio” (Capitol Records – CTP-9037) Bloody rare original pressing top copy!!!! WHITE LABEL PROMO ISSUE!! For some strange reason also known under the name “The Long Trip”. Hideously rare and much sought after psychedelic progressive album by Kawauchi Kuni's Happenings Four group, here augmented with one extra member. Although not mentioned in the album's credits, Mizutani Kimio said he guested on this album and hence the “+ One” tag, referring to his presence during the sessions of this masterpiece. Released on August 5th, 1971, this was the last album by Kuni Kawauchi's Happenings Four outfit and after having dabbled with various styles such as Latin induced sounds, Bugaloo and classic themes, Soft Rock and Underground styled settings, this album would be their finest and see them steering into psyched out progressive rock infested waters spiced up with Mizutani's guitar leads taking the band to that next level of planetarian existence. Although they debuted as GS outfit, this last album by them is surely far removed from their humble origins. This entire disc is a fantastic Japanese progressive rock album stuffed to bursting with heavy organ riffage and superb electric guitar leads. It would be the band's final and their rarest release, venturing into more prog spiked soundings far removed from their early days You may also recognize Kuni Kawauchi from the fantastic album “Kirikyogen” which he made with some Flower Travellin' Band members way back in 1970. This disc is as good and is almost next to impossible to score on these shores. Comes in great gatefold sleeve. Excellent copy containing vicious music for the adventurous mind, lifting up another tip of the veil that enshrouds the hazy world of Japanese early seventies psychedelic and progressive rock. The Happenings Four were the one of the most interesting bands to have survived from the first petal-kissing heydaze of the GS days and mutate into the schizoid 1971 present and setting in at a level of pioneeringly outrageous exercise in vocal harmonics cross breeding with psyched out progressive touches. A masterpiece and one of the best discs to seep out of Japan. Very rare and still largely undetected by most psych buffs. Awesome and all time possible highest recommendation. This white label promo issue

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Our grading scale: Mint/ Near Mint/ Excellent/ VG++/. We don’t sell anything below VG++. VG++ grade is basically that the record has some scuffs and has wear. Excellent: record has hardly no visible defects and is preserved with care and attention, the condition most collectors take pride in to file away. Near Mint: a dash below mint, just perfect. Mint: like new.

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