IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY RARE ORIGINAL US 1969 1ST PRESS CBS 360º MINT- LP

	£		78
	$		103

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY - IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY RARE ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION! 1969 US ORIGINAL 1ST PRESSING! ON THE CBS CS 9768 360º CBS WITH WHITE LETTERING IN SUPERB CONDITION!

SLEEVE - THE GATEFOLD COVER IS IN A FANTASTIC CLOSE TO PERFECT CONDITION! WITH ALMOST NO WEAR, NO WRITINGS, NO STICKERS, NO MARKS, FLAT AND STRONG WITH JUST TINY RUBBING ON CORNERS, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, PERFECT SPINE, THIS LP HAS BEEN VERY WELL LOOKED AFTER, BEST COVER POSSIBLE! GRADED: NM

LABELS - SUPER CLEAN, NO WRITINGS OR STICKERS, NO WEAR AROUND SPINDLE HOLES AT ALL, NO SPINDLE MARKS ON EITHER SIDE. GRADED: NM

DISC - BARELY PLAYED AND LOOKS UNPLAYED HEAVY WEIGHT QUALITY GLOSSY VINYL IS IN A REMARKABLE CONDITION, NO SCRATCHES, NO MARKS, JUST 1-2 WYSPY PAPER SLEEVE REMOVAL HAIRLINES BARELY VISIBLE AND ONLY UNDER A STRONG LIGHT.  PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY, STUNNINGLY CLEAR SOUND, GRADED: NM

INNER SLEEVE THE ORIGINAL CBS INNER IS IN GREAT CONDITION, JUST SLIGHTLY YELLOWISH AT EDGES OTHERWISE  EXCELLENT
AS A BONUS A PHOTOCOPY OF THE TYPED BIOGRAPHY FROM COLUMBIA RECORDS LETTER AND THE BAND'S PHOTOGRAPH IS INCLUDED

Although they are not one of the better-known San Francisco bands to have emerged from the ballroom circuit of the late '60s and early '70s, It's a Beautiful Day were no less memorable for their unique progressive rock style that contrasted well with the Bay Area psychedelic scene. Led by David LaFlamme (flute/violin/vocals) and his wife, Linda LaFlamme (keyboards), the six-piece unit on this album vacillates between light and ethereal pieces such as the lead-off cut, "White Bird," to the heavier, prog rock-influenced "Bombay Calling." One of the most distinct characteristics of It's a Beautiful Day is their instrumentation. The prominence of David LaFlamme -- former violin soloist with the Utah Symphony and original member of Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks -- adds a refinement to It's a Beautiful Day's sound. Likewise, the intricate melodies -- mostly composed by the LaFlammes -- are structured around the band's immense virtuosity, a prime example being the exquisitely haunting harpsichord-driven "Girl With No Eyes." The noir framework, as well as lyrics such as "...she's just a reflection of all of the time I've been high," point rather candidly to the hallucinogenic nature of the song's -- if not the band's -- influences. The same can be said of the languidly eerie "Bulgaria." The almost chant-like quality of the track slowly crescendos into an hypnotic and dreamlike sonic journey -- led by LaFlamme's brilliant violin work. By virtue of being a Bay Area fixture in the late '60s, It's a Beautiful Day could also easily double as a hippie dance band -- which they can also execute with great aplomb -- as the wildly up-tempo "Time Is" amply proves. It's a Beautiful Day remains as a timepiece and evidence of how sophisticated rock & roll had become in the fertile environs of the San Francisco music scene.

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IMPORTANT! THIS IS NOT CBS (UK) IT IS THE ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS COLUMBIA RECORDS '360 SOUND' PRINTED IN U.S.A. LP! VERY RARE IN THIS ARCHIVE CONDITION!