RECREATION Music Or Not Music 1972 ORIG FRANCE PROG FUZZ PSYCH LP Caravan LISTEN
  $   40

 


$ 40 Sold For
Jan 10, 2016 Sold Date
Jan 3, 2016 Start Date
1 Number Of Bids
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Description

 

Recreation, Music Or Not Music LP

Original 1972 pressing on the French Barclay label.

Plays VG+ with some occasional pops, light crackle.  Sleeve in VG shape due to some staining on the back cover, lower right corner.  Also some creasing, small cutout hole and a small indent on the bottom edge of the spine.

MOJO Magazine extolled this one about a year ago, and it's nice to see it's gotten some love on YouTube since.  From 1972, this French band put together a great little Canterbury-inspired album, complete with side-long tracks that morph from one section to the next, and Caravan-like tongue-in-cheek titles like "My Grandmother Likes Andy Williams Too," "Caligula's Suite in Horror Minor" and "Music For Your Dog."  It's all good and it's got a groove that seldom lets up - you can now, of course, check out the whole thing on YouTube or a bit of the actual album you're bidding on by clicking the soundbyte below.  

Click here to listen!

 

The less exciting stuff

 

Media mail shipping with delivery confirmation starts at $4.00 in the US, with each additional record only $1 additional shipping.  Overseas shipping has, unfortunately, gone way up in the fast few months, which translates to $15 for the first LP to Canada ($3 each one thereafter) and $24 for the first LP everywhere else in the world, with each add'l LP an extra $5 (so it pays to buy more, nudge nudge wink wink).   I accept payments through Paypal. 

 

I try to grade as best as I can, and I list as many blemishes/imperfections I can find (writing, ringwear, scuff marks, etc.) – Also, please note that I DO listen to these albums – I may not listen to every track, but my grades are based on LISTENING, not just looking at it, since chances are you’ll be listening to the record you buy, not just looking at it.  Most of the albums I sell are the ones I’ve enjoyed for years – and I treat my records with kid gloves.  But sounds speak louder than words, so check out the sound clips below – they’re from the actual record you’re bidding on. 

 

SHIPPING AND PACKAGING

 

Listen, I buy a bunch of records too (when I’m not getting outbid at the last second, which is more often than not) – and I know what it’s like to get a rare, one-of-a-kind album packaged dangerously in a flimsy bubblewrap package.  I hate that too.  So rest assured, I ALWAYS package albums with stiff cardboard reinforcements, same for 45s.  And yes, the records are removed from the sleeves (for albums).  I ship out once a week, every Friday, because I have a regular day job.  But I’d be willing to give that up if you’d all be so kind as to bid my items up to stupidly high amounts. 

 

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NOW IT’S YOUR TURN…

 

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