BRUCE PALMER (BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD) CYCLE IS COMPLETE RARE ORIG '70 PSYCH LP NM

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·        BRUCE PALMER (OF THE BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD) – THE CYCLE IS COMPLETE - ULTRA-RARE  ORIGINAL 1971 VERVE/FORECAST STEREO LP FTS-3086

·        ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·        ORIGINAL 'MUSTARD' BROWN VERVE/FORECAST LABEL

·        MGM RECORDS, BLOOMFIELD, IN   PRESSING

·        THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·        ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER, MADE OF THICK CARDBOARD (AMERICAN STYLE) 

·        CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·        THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·        THE RECORD HAS A DATE STAMP OF 10-SEP-1970 HAND-ETCHED IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX)

·        This album has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc or in any other way, manner or format.

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Bruce Palmer (acoustic/electric guitars/Fender bass) is best known for his association with the earliest incarnation of the Buffalo Springfield. It was he and Neil Young who trekked from their native Canada in the latter's hearse (named Mort) to Los Angeles in search of Stephen Stills with the hopes of forming a rocking teen combo. His tenure was cut short by deportation which stemmed from two separate marijuana-related convictions in 1967 and 1968, respectively. The Cycle Is Complete (1971) -- Palmer's only solo effort -- is an eclectic masterwork with stream of consciousness jams that combine folk, jazz and rock onto a quartet of primarily instrumental sides. Joining him are a seemingly disparate group of musicians which include Ed Roth (organ), Danny Ray aka "Big Black" (conga), and from the West Coast psych-fusion group Kaleidoscope: Chester Crill (violin), Paul Lagos (drums), Jeff Kaplan (piano) and Richard Aplan (nee Aplanalp) (flute/oboe). Also playing a pivotal part in the musical exchange is one of Palmer's pre-Buffalo Springfield acquaintances from the Toronto-based band the Mynah Birds. Rick Matthews would become better known several years later under his super freaky persona as the funky Rick James. Throughout this release he can be heard on percussion and most notably on the improvised 'scat' vocals that materialize from within the instrumentation. Each of the tracks is ultimately as unique as the proverbial fingerprint. They are indeed inclusively well developed musical statements. "Alpha-Omega-Apocalypse" is a frenetic and exploratory quarter-hour of jazzy intonations and features a bluesy vocal by James. Much in the same way that Skip Spence goes for it throughout his magnum opus Oar (1970), these musicians act and react on skill and intuition. The end result is something along the lines of latter-era Traffic and the psychedelic soul of the Rotary Connection. The brief "Interlude" sounds remarkably like "Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys" as Kaplan and Palmer solidify their respective association. "Oxo" swirls around a heavily Eastern-influenced progression that weaves in and out of some interesting sonic spaces and includes some non-lyrical vocalisations from James. The moody and brooding "Calm Before The Storm" is a languid and dark sojourn that is once again marked by some interesting ideas and, perhaps more importantly, equally engaging execution.

(EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY LINDSAY PLANER, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

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·        CONDITION:

·        THE RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)           WE GRADE THE VINYL  AS  (WEAK) NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs -  are (barely) visible, but are probably inaudible,  and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)           The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(c)            Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·                                     THE COVER

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT VERY GOOD++ (VG++).

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-          Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 3; Inside gatefold has some light ring wear as well.

-          Visible shelf wear noted on the top and bottom seams

-          Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the top seam   (nothing significant)

-          Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging  (nothing significant); Minor yellowing is also noted on the INSIDE gatefold

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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