RARE UK PSYCH Al Stewart PROMO Decca 45 - The Elf/Turn Into Earth VG Jimmy Page

	C$		100
	$		70

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I'm selling a copy of Al Stewart's extremely rare/scarce first single The Elf B/W Turn Into Earth featuring a young Jimmy Page on guitar. This was my mom's personal copy so its never left the family and has been stored lovingly for five (!) plus decades. There's light tape marks on both sides where tape was holding in a 45 adaptor but besides that the record is in great shape with a couple minor scuffs so I grade the label at VG but plays cleanly at VG+ or better! Snag this rarity while you can!! Shipping worldwide with tracking via FedEx.
Featuring guitar work from Jimmy Page, this single is a two-headed beast with a jaunty little Donovan-esque A-side which contemplates elves hiding in bushes listening to him play music.   It predates a lot of the Middle Earth styled psychedelic musing about mystical creatures by a fair year, but isn't really the most impressive offering here.  That honour goes to the B-side, "Turn Into Earth" which is, without exaggeration, one of the best pieces of British psychedelia there is.  Taking the Yardbirds original and giving it an air of stoned, almost proto-dub reggae mystique, it is quite simply breathtaking, containing echo-ridden drum patterns, laidback vocals, and a woozy, ill-at-ease sense of something unwell in the opium den.   It builds and builds until it reaches a point where it comes to its decisive conclusion, fading suddenly as if to taunt the listener who wants more. 
Al Stewart ?– The Elf
Label: Decca ?– F.12467
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono 
Country: UK
Released: 12 Aug 1966
Tracklist  A The Elf Written-By – Stewart* 2:30
B Turn Into Earth Written-By – Samwell-Smith*, Simon* 2:52
Companies, etc. Published By – Stratton-Smith Music Published By – Yardbirds Music
Credits Directed By – Mike Leander
Notes Demonstration sample not for sale
Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout (Side A label, upsidedown): DR.38657 Matrix / Runout (Side B label, upsidedown): DR.38656 Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped): DRF-38657-T1-1C 1 D Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped): DRF-38656-T1-1C 1 D

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