SIMLA BEAT 70/71 Indian psych/garage/beat fuzz 2LP comp
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Description
Reissue of two ultra-rare compilations of garage bands from India released originally by an Indian tobacco company (Simla Cigarrettes) in conjunction with Grammophone Records of India. No sitars or ragas to be heard here; the sounds are straight Western-style garage and psychedelia. Fuzz guitars and go-go organs (and all-English vocals) abound, all played by insanely obscure but remarkably great bands from India: Confusions, The Fentones, Dinosaurs, Nomads, X’Lents, Hipnotic Eye, Genuine Spares, Mini Beats, Great Bear, Velvette Fogg, Innerlite, The Black Beats, The Eruptions, etc. The original albums, issued in 1970 and ’71, are of the “count the number of known copies on one hand and have three fingers left over” level of rarity. This edition is a very limited 2-LP set, released in 1999 on the highly acclaimed Little Indians label from Germany (later to become Shadoks), known for the high production quality of its releases. This is a hand-numbered edition of 400 copies pressed on heavy vinyl and housed in a beautiful and massively thick gatefold cover. Pictures of the original LP covers plus the original liner notes are included. One of the best compilations for this style that you’ll ever hear! And the best news of all: the cover is in M--- and the records are in MINT condition. The reserve on this item is $99.99.
Winner pays postage and will be notified of postal fees after the auction ends. Package insured upon request. If you bid on and win more than one item, you WILL save on postage! Note: I do not gouge on postage and packaging costs. Records will be carefully packaged in a strong, oversized LP mailer. In addition to money orders and checks, I also accept PayPal. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. E-mail: david.o@jjldj.com. This week I am mainly listing psychedelic or acid rock and psych-related albums (many of them the kind of thing that gets listed in Acid Archives if it happens to be by an American artist or band). To see more rare and collectable items, click on the “view seller’s other auctions” button above. Other key words: garage, basement, underground sounds, hippie, acid folk, private press, custom press, fuzz, hard rock, hardrock, prog, psychedelia, sike, Pokora, hippie.
