Rex Holman Pentagram dark psych acid folk loner LP M-
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Pentagram 1001 "Here In The Land Of Victory" LP by Rex Holman. Songs: Here In The Land Of Victory, Pink Lemonade, Rowin', Today Is Almost Here, Listen To The Footsteps, Red Is The Apple, Sit And Flatter Me, Copper Kettles, Come On Down, Debbie, The Chosen One, I Can't Read My Name. Review, from the Acid Archives website: "Here In The Land Of Victory" 196 (Pentagram 1001) [gatefold] -- a Canadian pressing also exists Undiscovered gem for Eastern Donovan '67 folkpsych with acid-flavored cheese and dramatic vocals, like an whole album's worth of Bill Plummer's "Journey to the East", or Pat Kilroy and Mark Fry discussing the Rubaiyat while eating dawamesk on a magic carpet circling Las Vegas. Strong songs, trancey tabla flow, deep lyrics. The cover artwork has inspired some to interpret this as a recovering alchoholic acid project, which if nothing else adds another interesting dimension to the experience. Can still be found relatively cheap but destined to climb the price ladder eventually. Holman was a prolific TV actor and also had some movie parts, including "Star Trek, part V" in the 1980s. He must have been upwards 40 when he made this LP, making the LP an affordable -- and more listenable -- kid brother to Arcesia. Pentagram was a Jubilee subsidiary. [PL] ~~~ This is an utterly fantastic folk-psych oddity. You know you're in for something special as soon as you see the back cover photo of a cross-legged (meditating?) Holman in a park, ignoring a nearby passed out drunken bum. There isn't an ounce of humor on this record, but Holman's vibrato-heavy voice (think Gordon Lightfoot with a head full of mysticism) suits the depth and mystery of the songs. There are moments of blues (especially the despairing "Red Is The Apple"), but mostly it's Eastern-flavored folk. Instrumentation includes some nice sitar and tabla, trance-like flute, and sparing but demented lead electric guitars. The songs themselves aren't really that strange, but Rex's delivery, the intensity of the arrangements and a few oddball chord progressions make them unique and special. They lyrics make for poems a hack like Jim Morrison could only dream of. And there's not one dud song on the album. [AM] Vinyl is Mint-, looks new and unplayed, sounds beautiful. Cover is VG+ or better. Still quite clean. Please check my other auctions this spring for more great clean condition Psych / Prog / Fuzz / U.S. & U.K. Folk / Acid / late 60's / early 70's LP's, many white label promos, too... All records are mailed in sturdy professional grade record mailers, with cardboard inserts for added protection. Shipping is $5 within the U.S. for U.S.P.S. Priority. Add $1 for each additional LP won. Insurance is available for an additional $1.30, for up to $50. Add $2.20 for $50-100. For Air Letter Post, it's $6 to Canada or Mexico, and $13 worldwide. Add $1 for each additional LP won. Overseas registered delivery is available for an extra $10, and is recommended for items over $100. PayPal, Postal Money Order, Cash, Western Union, or BidPay are the accepted methods for payment. We can also now accept credit card payments upon request! We ship very quickly and very carefully, and are not responsible for items 'lost' or damaged in shipping. When in Detroit, please visit People's Records at 615 W. Forest, between Second and Third. We are an all vinyl, all second hand shop, located 5 blocks away from Fortune Records, and 1 mile from Hitsville U.S.A...
On May-13-06 at 11:07:32 PDT, seller added the following information: All of our eBay records have been carefully cleaned on a VPI record cleaning machine. Payment MUST be received within 7 days of the auctions end.
