HIGH TIDE SEA SHANTIES ULTRA-RARE SEALED ORIG '69 LIBERTY LP KILLER HARD PSYCH

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·       HIGH TIDE – SEA SHANTIES -  ULTRA-RARE ORIGINAL 1969 LIBERTY RECORDS STEREO LP LST-7638

·       UNQUALIFIED PSYCHEDELIC MASTERPIECE; features the fabulous lead guitar of Tony Hill, the future David Bowie guitarist!

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

*** STILL SEALED GUARANTEED ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING ***

·       GUARANTEED ORIGINAL BLACK LIBERTY LABEL WITH MULTICOLORED STATUE OF LIBERTY LOGO ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE, AND WITHOUT “DIVISION OF UNITED ARTISTS” INSCRIPTION ON THE LABEL (NO OTHER LABELS EXIST THAT WE ARE AWARE OF)

·       THE THICKNESS OF THE VINYL, THE APPEARANCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COVER, LABEL’S LOGO AND OTHER PERIPHERAL ELEMENTS OF THE COVER, ARE ALL PERFECTLY CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE.

·       TWO “BREATHE” (AIR) HOLES NOTED ON THE SHRINK WRAP

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER, MADE OF THICK CARDBOARD (AMERICAN STYLE) 

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you'll get.  GUARANTEED!)

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With the Misunderstood, Tony Hill co-wrote epochal psych-rock anthems like "Children of the Sun"; however, while High Tide's sound has roots in the peace-and-love era, the band was also in tune with the post-psychedelic comedown at the decade's darker end. On Sea Shanties, there's nothing fey and flowery in Hill's bleak lyrics or his doomy Jim Morrison-like delivery, and psychedelia's melodic whimsy is supplanted by a physicality more in line with the visceral heft of metal progenitors such as Cream, Blue Cheer, and the Jeff Beck Group. Hill's grinding riffage and searing, effects-laden guitar pyrotechnics combine with the punishing rhythms of drummer Roger Hadden and bassist Pete Pavli to forge some of the heavier sounds to emerge from Britain in 1969: tracks like "Futilist's Lament" are matched only by Led Zeppelin for sheer weight. High Tide weren't a power trio, though, and it was the interplay of Hill's guitar with Simon House's violin that created the band's unique signature. Showing that rock violin needn't be a marginal adornment, House whips up an aggressive edge that rivals the guitar: on the nine-minute "Death Warmed Up," House refuses to play second fiddle and matches Hill's scorching assault all the way, while on the album's other epic, "Missing Out," the violin generates a trance-inducing Eastern groove. High Tide had the muscularity of a no-nonsense proto-metal band, but they also ventured into prog territory with changing time signatures and tempos, soft-hard dynamics, multi-part arrangements, and even some ornate faux-Baroque interludes. Indeed, "Pushed, but Not Forgotten" and "Walking Down Their Outlook" share common ground with King Crimson (especially Crimson's mid-'70s work with violinist David Cross). Far from the collection of nautical ditties its name suggests, Sea Shanties is an overlooked gem encapsulating the shifting musical currents in late-'60s British rock.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY WILSON NEATE, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

The creative surge that would crest with High Tide first began rising with the Answer, a group that enlivened the British scene in the mid-'60s. Unfortunately, the curtain unexpectedly fell on the Answer's promising career in 1967, when three-quarters of the band were booted back to the States by U.K. immigration officials, leaving behind British guitarist Tony Hill. Session work initially beckoned, as did a spell with Turquoise, before bassist Peter Pavli, drummer Roger Hadden, and future Hawkwind violinist Simon House boarded Hill's new musical vessel, High Tide. Tide may have been Hill's vision, but it was House who gave it a truly unique sound, even in a 1969 scene awash with the stylistic crosscurrents of folk, prog rock, psychedelia, and hard rock. Tide swept across all these genres, with Hill's bluesy riffs and explosive leads counterpointed by House's equally inspired violin solos. A publishing deal with the Beatles' Apple Corp was inked in 1969, a recording contract with Liberty/United Artist followed soon after, and Sea Shanties, Tide's debut album, arrived before year's end. A heady set; across six songs the band sailed off towards hard rock cliffs, entering Black Sabbath land for "Futilist's Lament," reached the folk-flecked shores of "Push, But Not Forgotten," blew into the poppier realms of "Walking Down Their Outlook," then plundered Procol Harum territory on "Missing Out" before further pillaging the blues across "Nowhere." None of these Shanties, however, fit the classical definition of progressive rock, yet so inspired are these musical excursions that labeling it hard rock barely does the album justice. One of the '60s' most mind-blowing albums.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY JO-ANN GREENE, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

Finding a still sealed original pressing of this PSYCHEDELIC MASTERIECE?!?!  Keep dreaming!t – not even a HOPE!!! This may be the last one you will ever see.

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·       CONDITION:

·       RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records ►click here (PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID).

(b)          The record is apparently pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(c)           The record is believed to come in its original stock inner sleeve.

(d)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER

COVER IS (WEAK) NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP   (A SMALL PIECE OF SHRINK WRAP IS MISSING); THE SEAL (SHRINK WRAP) HAS BEEN SLIT OPEN BY ABOUT 70% ALONG THE BOTTOM SEAM, BUT THE ALBUM IS STILL VISIBLY SEALED AND INTACT)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        Cover has a small cutout corner visible

-        Cover has a small cutout hole in one of the corners

-         Minor shelf wear noted on the spine (nothing significant)

-         Cover has some fraying/wear along the upper seam

-         Cover shows some light yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging  (nothing significant)

-         Back cover has a few yellowish dust speckles scattered here and there (these tiny spots are not overly obtrusive or distracting)

-         Cover has JUST A HINT of ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 1 (front side) and 2 (back side).

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No wrinkles or creases

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No peel-off marks

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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