JORDAN de la SIERRA Gymnosphere MINIMALIST Private LP

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JORDAN de la SIERRA Gymnosphere MINIMALIST Private LP

  Description: JORDAN DE LA SIERRA
Gymnosphere: Song of The Rose
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UNITY Records UR 701
Original 1977 2 LP issue • Stereo

Recorded at 1750 Arch Studios, Berkeley and Grace Cathedral, San Francisco
Mixed at Studio Orban, Menlo Park -Stephen Hill Sound Recording
Post-recording engineering by Mickey Hart at Rolling Thunder at Rolling Thunder Studio, Corte Madera


VINYL is NM/NM
Super clean high gloss vinyl looks and plays like new all 4 sides. Labels are super clean with no wear or marks.

COVER is VG
While it looks pretty nice in all; there is moisture damage to bottom edge. This was long ago cleaned up and there is no odor, signs of mold or rippling of cover.
The bottom seam area has spots of discoloration and wear that has been neatly and professionally repaired with white document repair tape.
*extremely strong and ARCHIVAL. It will never yellow, peel, flake or "out-gas" on the cover material.

Otherwise very light ring wear.
 
illustrated 20-page, 12 x 12" BOOKLET is VG -again, moisture damage at bottom. Light ripple and discoloration and few very small spots of paper loss.
This has been repaired with acid-free, archival document repair tape -the sheer, invisible type.
It is applied on bottom of each page over center section that has any weakness or discoloration.

INSERT is NM -like new.
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Very early UNITY release made in very small numbers as a double LP.
...also was in general release, abbreviated as a single album.

Unique and inspiring 4-side piece featuring just tuned, treated and filtered piano. Truly magnificent work.
The titles might suggest otherwise, but the music is sublimely serene and peaceful throughout.

I. Music for gymnastics (24:23)
II. Temple of aesthetic action (24:56)
III. Music for devotional pastimes (26:52)
IV. Sphere of sublime dances (29:39)

Some reviews from online:
"Absolutely breathtaking! Simply an AWESOME piece of playing. Really remarkable work. As with Kieth Jarrett, you can “hear him think” in the music itself, and he’s “thinking” some great thoughts. It’s extremely sensitive playing – he’s doing a lot of listening as he plays – it’s not just coming out of his hands."

"The original recordings were played back and rerecorded at the Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. They did a ton of test runs to get this right. Nothing else out there sounds like this record, but some of the early Harold Budd records and the Eugene Bowen record with Budd on have the same sense of space."

‘"sublime blending & illumination ‘music for the spatially expanded piano’ like Joachim Roedelius, Harold Budd"

"I have one of the original double albums; got it from Rose – the actual person he created this masterpiece for (Rose was the sister of my ex-husband). Loved the album back in the 70′s and still do. Found it very transcending."

LP housed in protective poly outer sleeve.
Vinyl inside poly-lined inner sleeves.

All records packed with vinyl (inside inner sleeve) behind cover - and shipped in strong cardboard  LP mailers with bubble wrap around all sides - between stiff cardboard flats for best protection in the mail.
 
Please be aware that these important supplies add to my shipping costs - of which only a very small amount is added into the shipping charge.
My LP packing is considered to be among the very best on eBay. I would have it no other way.


SHIPPING RATES:
USA: Media Mail: $4.00 ... or Priority Mail: $8.00. Most of my customers prefer Media Mail because it is very cheap. Please keep in mind that it's cheap because it is SLOW. I have had Media Mail boxes take a month to travel 30 miles and in excess of two months to travel cross-country. Sometimes it can arrive cross-country in 5 days. Due to Postal Service conditions, the actual arrival time cannot be known in advance.
Additional LPs in same shipment: $1.00 each. Combine buys to save on shipping.

ALL OTHER COUNTRIES: I charge only EXACT POSTAGE, Worldwide.
*PLEASE do not ask me to mark the item as a 'GIFT' for customs. I cannot. The postal clerks know better; I ship LPs constantly (over 30 years) and cannot fool them.

The sadly necessary ITALY, RUSSIA, BRAZIL SHIPPING NOTE:
If you are in ITALY, RUSSIA or BRAZIL, you are completely welcome to bid and buy here.
Just be aware that your countries' postal / customs services may slow things down. THIS WILL NOT BE MY FAULT.

I ship as soon as I receive cleared payment and treat ALL my customers and their records with the greatest respect.
(in 'shipping details' I state '2 days handling/dispatch time' ...in case life gets in the way. The actual ship-out time will usually be quicker.)
I package the LPs to survive even the worst conditions the postal systems can hand out.
You will LOVE my LP packing!

After the auction:
You will receive my invoice within 24 hours. IF you are in the USA and only buying ONE LP, you may simply PayPal right away. For COMBINED purchases, please wait for the TOTALED INVOICE.
Payment to be received within 7 days of auction end.

If you are bidding on more than ONE ITEM from my list, please don't pay before your last item in my listings (in same 7-day period) -so that I can combine your LPs on the INVOICE and charge you reduced shipping accordingly.
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*If you want a price for double-boxing or any special services, send me an eMail letting me know your needs. Use jeffhelwig at sbcglobal dot net.

NOTE: eBay has recently decided to send automatic "payment reminders" to buyers. I'm uncomfortable with the idea that someone is getting an email from me that I didn't write, yet eBay makes it impossible to defeat that feature. Please be aware that those extra emails are not coming from me, but from a computer somewhere in a dark room at Ebay Towers.

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  Shipping: I ship as soon as I receive payment. I CANNOT mark the item as a "gift" for overseas customers.
Shipping discount for multiple items shipped together (SEE ITEM DESCRIPTION for specifics).
I ship very quickly and treat ALL my customers and their records with the greatest respect.
I package the LPs to survive even the worst conditions the postal systems can hand out.
(SEE ABOVE for the specifics)
You will LOVE my LP packing!   Payment: Payment to be received within 7 days of auction end. I prefer PayPal for their secure, fast, dependable payment service. If you need to pay by any other method, please eMail me at: jeffhelwig at sbcglobal dot net to see if your alternate choice can be accepted. I am happy to do my best to make payment as easy for you as possible. Any mailed payment MUST contain the name of the item and YOUR name AND ADDRESS to be sure I know which item you are paying for.  
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