1966 68 TEST PRESS ? INCREDIBLE STRING BAND Folk Psych

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SUPER RARE ""TEST PRESSING"" 1966 ~ 1968 MYSTICAL UK FOLKPSYCH       

  the INCREDIBLE STRING BAND

              1966 - 1968

           (((TEST PRESSING)))

\          USA - COLUMBIA RECORDS PRODUCTIONS - TEST PRESSING

RARE pre-release TEST PRESSING (only 10 to 12 copies were approx produced)...first to be pressed from the freshly cut master recording of the mystical folkpsych sixties INCREDIBLE STRING BAND...

Strong overview of this mystical folkpsych crews best offerings -- wonderfully selected from their magical first three albums...One of the most engaging groups to emerge from the esoteric '60s was the Incredible String Band. Basically the duo of Mike Heron and Robin Williamson, its sound was comprised of haunting Celtic folk melodies augmented by a variety of Middle Eastern and Asian instruments. Heron was a member of several rock bands in England in the early '60s, while Williamson and Clive Palmer played as a bluegrass and Scottish folk duo. Heron was asked to join as rhythm guitarist, and the trio named itself the Incredible String Band.

The Incredible String Band's first album released in 1966, featured mostly original numbers enthusiastically played in American and Celtic folk styles. Following the album's release, Williamson spent several months studying music in Morocco, and Palmer left the group to travel to Afghanistan. For the String Band's second 1967 album, The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion, exotic touches such as the Middle Eastern oud, Indian sitars, and tambouras began to permeate the group's sound. The band's lyrics also became more whimsical; highlights include Williamson's tale of insomnia "No Sleep Blues" and Heron's amorous "Painting Box."

The press raved about the Incredible String Band, and their next album, The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter, was the band's brief flirtation with stardom. Although the music was less commercial than its predecessor, the LP reached the Top Ten in the British album charts and was also the group's highest Billboard chart placing in America. This rare test pressing reveals the '66 - '68 mystical hippie woodland folkpsych offerings of the Incredible String Band that captivated the underground scene throughout the universe.

CONDITION: just as issued by Columbia Records Productions in a clean white cover(M-) together with a clean M- test pressing vinyl

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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