INCREDIBLE STRING BAND The 5000 Spirits (Elektra K 42001) UK 2nd Pressing MINT
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INCREDIBLE STRING BAND The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion (Elektra K 42001) UK 2nd Pressing MINT!
Here`s a second UK pressing of The Incredible String Band`s second album on Elektra Records (July 1967). Initially released in summer of 1967, this is an identical pressing from 1973. Difficult to find in this condition!
Psychedelic sleeve design and artwork by Simon Posthuma and Marijke Koger of Dutch design collective The Fool.
"Influenced heavily by the era -- this was the summer of love, after all -- and North African music due to Robin Williamson’s recent trip to Morocco, the set is one of the most ambitious albums in the band’s catalog. The trio were also accompanied by Danny Thompson on bass, as well as NazirJarazbhoy on sitar. The standout tracks include “First Girl I Loved” (later covered by Judy Collins and Jackson Browne), and the cosmic folk-blues “The Mad Hatter’s Song.” On this set, British folk often comes up against Williamson’s fascination with Middle Eastern sounds -- check the bowed gimbri hovering and flitting about the acoustic guitar on “Chinese White,” and the hand drums underscoring the acoustic slide guitar on “The Hedgehog Song.”
Thompson’s bass and Williamson’s harmonica are the only elements that keep “Blues for the Muse” on the ground -- barely a blues at all because of the way it pushes the 12-bar envelope. The brief “My Name Is Death” begins as a one-chord drone before it moves back to a more formally constructed 18th century traditional song. The meld of all ISB’s influences are heard on “Gently Tender,” a beautiful if somewhat anarchic tune where flutes, acoustic blues, hand drums, bass, gimbri, and sitar are all employed. This set stands as one of the true masterpieces in the group's catalog." - Thom Jurek for allmusic.com
GRADING:
MINT(-) COVER in absolutely perfect condition. Please see photos for details.
- Pristine original sleeve, fully laminated front and back.
MINT(-) RECORD that looks unplayed. Bought new almost forty years ago and never played!
- Perfect vinyl on both sides, with impeccable audio reproduction throughout.
- No hairlines, scuffs or any other visible signs of previous play at all!
- Early second-pressing Elektra "butterfly" labels with no spindle wear whatsoever.
- The matrix stamps in the run-off grooves read "K-42001-A2" and "K-42001-B2".
- This record is certified to be a UK second pressing of "The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion", released in 1973.
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