INCREDIBLE STRING BAND Wee Tam... Original UK Mono 2-LP Acid Folk Prog Psych Big

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INCREDIBLE STRING BAND

Wee Tam & The Big Huge

Original UK Mono 2-LP released on Elektra Records in 1968.
Fully-laminated gatefold sleeve.
Orange labels.
Includes insert.

EKL 4036 A1   /   EKL 4036 B1
EKL 4037 A1   /   EKL 4037 B1

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One of the most engaging groups to emerge from the esoteric '60s was the Incredible String Band. Basically the duo of Mike Heron and Robin Williamson, its sound was comprised of haunting Celtic folk melodies augmented by a variety of Middle Eastern and Asian instruments. Heron was a member of several rock bands in England in the early '60s, while Williamson and Clive Palmer played as a bluegrass and Scottish folk duo. Heron was asked to join as rhythm guitarist, and the trio named itself the Incredible String Band.

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This version of the ISB includes founding members Robin Williamson and Mike Heron as well as their significant others, Christina "Liquorice" McKechnie and Rose Simpson. At this point -- mid-1968 -- the quartet was continuing to experiment with a blend of folk music(s) from both sides of the Atlantic. They were also adding elements of psychedelia throughout.

However, rather than the typical electric guitars and oftentimes nonsensical lyrics, the ISB were decidedly more insular. The double lead vocals on "Job's Tears" as well as the delicate minor-chord cacophonies and random woodwinds during "Beyond the Sea" are infinitely more subtle yet no less trippy than most anything the band had tried previously. "The Half-Remarkable Question" is a musical enigma, replete with a bouncy sitar-driven melody. This inevitably reminds the listener of the genuine breadth and scope of both Heron and Williamson's multi-instrumental talents and seeming mastery of all things stringed.

There are also a few ISB classics included on Wee Tam -- such as the acoustic Appalachian sound of Heron's "Log Cabin in the Sky" as well as the innocuous love song "You Get Brighter," both of which remained at the heart of the ISB canon for decades to come.

Unlike the excessive and scattered material that would accompany the quartet's interests [read: obsession] in Scientology during the ensuing years, Wee Tam and The Big Huge are charming and among the most representative discs from this incarnation of the ISB.

Tracks Are :-

Record One

Job's Tears
Puppies
Beyond The See
The Yellow Snake
Log Cabin Home In The Sky

You Get Brighter
The Half-Remarkable Question
Air
Ducks On A Pond

Record Two

Maya
Greatest Friend
The Son Of Noah's Brother
Lordly Nightshade
The Mountain Of God

Cousin Caterpillar
The Iron Stone
Douglas Traherne Harding
The Circle Is Unbroken

Released on 'Elektra Records' in 1968

Catalogue No. EKL 4036/37

Discs are in VG+ condition (some surface wear)

Sleeve is in VG condition (rubbing & small splits to bottom edges / name written on rear)

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1 LP £4.15
2 LP £4.15
3 LP £6.50
4 LP £6.50
5 LP £6.50
6 LP £6.50

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INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE RATES TO EUROPE FOR 12" RECORDS:

1 LP £6.90
2 LP £8.15
3 LP £9.35
4 LP £10.45
5 LP £11.60
6 LP £12.40

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1 LP £9.20
2 LP £11.65
3 LP £14.05
4 LP £15.50
5 LP £17.00
6 LP £18.20

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1 LP £9.90
2 LP £12.35
3 LP £14.80
4 LP £16.45
5 LP £18.25
6 LP £19.70

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POSTAGE RATES FOR 7” SINGLES & CDs:

UK: £1.90 – then £0.50 each extra.
EUROPE: £4.95 – then £0.50 each extra.
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We offer combined shipping on vinyl records: our shipping rates are listed above. HOWEVER shipping packages that weigh more than 2kg is VERY expensive. Therefore we can only offer combined shipping up to a maximum of SIX (6) LPs / 12" records. Any extra purchases will be invoiced, packaged and shipped separately.

***Due to the physical logistics of how I can package orders, I will not combine box sets with other items, I will only package them individually***

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COMBINED POSTAGE FOR DIFFERENT FORMATS will be invoiced at my discretion:

While I am happy to combine (for example) one or two 7” singles into one package with 12” records, sometimes it isn’t practical (like if you want me to combine one 12” record with three or more 7” records). I do not think that these combinations can be packaged together safely and securely. Therefore these will be invoiced separately as two packages.

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