THE MANDRAKE MEMORIAL puzzle orig 1970 psych INSERT
$
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Description
Original 1970 U.S. stereo press of LP on Poppy label
The Mandrake Memorial titled "Puzzle"
comes with rare circular insert ( see scans 3 & 4)
CONDITION:
heavy gatefold cover: VG++ to Excellent
lite shelf wear/soiling ~ very lite wear to edges & corners
vinyl : VG++ to Excellent
clean with high gloss ~ a couple of minor sleeve lines/ faint scuffs
plays excellent with a touch of lite surface crackle here & there
& a few occasional soft clicks ~ has lite buzz/distortion ( mfgr defect)
for a couple of seconds in 5 or 6 spots on side 1 ~ nothing really bad at all
but, noticeable( side 2 is distortion-free)
PERSONNEL
CRAIG ANDERTON
J KEVIN LALLY
RANDY MONACO
SELECTIONS / times:
Earthfriend Prelude / 2:49
Earthfriend / 6:17
Just A Blur (Version I) / 0:53
Hiding / 3:15
Just A Blur (Version 2) /0:52
Tadpole / 2:25
Kyrie / 3:24
Ocean's Daughter / 3:45
Volcano Prelude / 2:09
Volcano / 5:59
Whisper Play / 3:00
Bucket of Air / 9:37
Children's Prayer / 3:25
Puzzle / 3:08
Just A Blur ( Version 3) / 0:51
here's an excerpt from the review from Joynson's
"Fuzz, Acid & Flowers"
Their third and final album, Puzzle, was their most ambitious.
It had a most interesting cover. The mysterious opening track Earthfriend Prelude
sets the tenor for the remainder of the album, which is their rarest
and something of a collectors' item. But other tracks like Just A Blur were more
in the style of their first album, while Kyrie finds the group playing material,
as does A Children's Prayer on side 2. Volcano Prelude, the opening track
on side 2 commences with a slow orchestrated drum crescendo,
while Whisper Play is possibly the strangest track on the album,
based around the idea of quasi-religious music, superimposed with whispers.
Overall, this amounted to an early concept album and, with a total
playing time of almost 49 minutes, was excellent value when first released.
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