NM orig 1977 Crystal Haze LP • psych rock • private pressing
$
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This 12” diameter, 33 1/3 rpm, long-playing vinyl record is an original pressing of the one-and-only release by “Crystal Haze”, (private pressing) #ERK-5207/5208 ©1977. My thanks to music emporium for the following...
“Crystal Haze are mostly shrouded in mystery, however it is known that the band sprang from the Decatur, Illinois sometime in 1975. Basically comprised of high school friends, Crystal Haze tracked their sole album mostly live in the studio with vocal duties being split between the two guitarists, Greg Bickers and Dave Ellis. After a rather slipshod attempt at mixing, the album was pressed as is in extremely limited numbers. It is rumoured that only 100 copies were ever pressed in 1975. Since the rather low-key release of their debut album, very little has ever been heard of Crystal Haze though it is believed the band continued to gig around the area for another year before disolving. Crystal Haze is certainly one of the most elusive mid-70’s recordings in existence, fetching insane prices in collector’s circles. Excellent guitar tones & fiery performances abound here. Overall, the musicianship is pretty solid considering how young the players were at the time. There`s some cool dual guitar work here and there as well, which elevates the intensity another notch. 2011 “Acid Nightmare” vinyl reissue limited to 400 copies, includes new exclusive mystical artwork to replace the original edition sleeve that came out with no artwork in a plain white sleeve with a small paper glued with credits and tracklist. This time “Acid Nightmare” revamps one of the most hard to find records of the US psychedelic hard rock scene of the 70’s. A must for anyone into bands like Truth and Janey, Oda, Totty, Poobah and other US underground Hard Rock”.
The copy I’m offering is one of those 100 originals, unearthed in a just acquired large purchase I made of the inventory of a defunct Minneapolis recording studio. Its generic jacket (lightly stained) is still encased in cellophane shrink wrap to which is applied the typewritten track listing and credits. Original inner sleeve has very minor staining. Found inside is a legal envelope addressed to ASI Records’ A & R Dept. Inside the sealed envelope is a typewritten form, possibly a survey or listener response questionnaire. The record’s playing surfaces are near mint, having no spindle trails and appearing to be unplayed.
