CHICO MAGNETIC BAND Monster Hendrix Cover '72 ORIG. LP

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610

  CHICO MAGNETIC BAND Monster Hendrix Cover '72 ORIG. LP About shipping costs : Please note that  since all my records are sent from France, I can not put the right ones on the head of the auction. 
They are not the USD 4.00 or the free shipping, sometimes, mentionned above.
You'll find them after the pictures and the description, on the bottom of this page. Thanks for understanding.

Rare PROG / PSYCH / FOLK LP's. Chico Magnetic Band, Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes, Atoll, Memoriance, Kathy Lowe, Malicorne, Pierre Henry, Gong & Daevid Allen, Catharsis, Pierre de Grenoble, Presence, Nino Ferrer, Harmonium, Imago, Bernard Lavillieres, Gilbert Artman & Urban Sax, Zao, Magma, Terry Riley, King Crimson, Serge Gainsbourg, etc...Please check my other auctions for more and save on shipping.

Cover : VG+ water damaged / endommagé par de l'eau

Record : VG+ has been played quite a lot, multiple surface marks hardly perceptible when it is played loud (the way it should be), still sounds great / a été pas mal joué, multiple traces de surface s'estompant quand on joue le disque à fort volume, sonne encore bien.

Formed in Lyon in 1969 as Chico & The Slow Death because they meant it (man), the following year they renamed themselves Chico Magnetic Band and comprised Chico on death throttle vocals; Patrick Garel on pounding dunderhead drums; Alain Mazet on Richter scale raising bass and Bernard Monneri on howlingly fierce shred guitar with attached fuzz/wah hardwired directly into his frontal lobes. And what this crew laid down was a freewheeling and loose mess that created its own language, cycling as it does through a back catalogue of the collective id, the rejected odd and the accepted stinky: as though every emotion every uttered for generations and every symbolic thrust of the battering ram against the gates of nothingness have touched down all on one album with an overdose of ESP. 

Released on the tiny Disques Vogue subsidiary label Box Office, “Chico Magnetic Band” was recorded at two different Parisian studios: Europa Sonor (where Magma recorded their first album and Aphrodite’s Child laid down their classic “666” double album) and Wagram Studios. And judging the results of those last two named records, Europa Sonor had some uniquely sounding rooms on their premises, which carried over with the widest sonic spectrum onto “Chico Magnetic Band.” Producer Jean-Pierre Rawson boisterously captured the group’s thunder live in the studio as clear as an unmuddied lake while also resounding with an unstoppable fury. These sounds are everything I search for in rock’n’roll. It’s tripped out. It’s psychedelic. It’s heavy. It’s very heavy. It roots me to the ground AND it’s got experimental electronic freak outs as well as moments of chilling acoustic introspection that can only portend heavy shit raining down and they never made an umbrella THIS strong to withstand such a torrent. It’s heavy to the soul as well as to the ears, and its not only as bold as love but it’s bolder than fuck and although it only lasts for a half an hour look out because there’s a fire in the hole cause Chico and The Magnetic hommes are not only coming through, but coming through in the biggest way possible.

“Explosion” begins the album not with a whimper nor even a bang but Chico’s entire reason for existence all laid out in one glorious collision after another with Chico yammering, barking, guffawing and channeling consonants in a way irrespective of enunciation and rarely with a literal clue as to what he is freaking out so badly over as his ever-heaving, pulsating soul forces out a welter of incomprehensible sounds in such a riveting and demonstrative manner they almost make even Damo Suzuki’s English/Japanese/neither dreamtime-to-Samurai-rage vocals seem like the Queen’s English by comparison.
Sometimes Chico isn’t singing so much as speaking, whispering or just freaking out at the open air around him as the Magnetic Band furry-freak to it all in total free-rock heaviness. The middle section is somewhat related to Deep Purple’s instrumental break in “Mandrake Root” but minus the Hammond plus a full-on percussion section and it’s a million times crazier as Chico goes gaga -- at one point whispering then choking out wave after wave of larynx attack in a spittle-spraying frenzy.

The percussion line of franticness hangs so long and hollowly behind Chico’s half-spoken, half-muttered, half-laughed and near incomprehensible pronouncements that only point to certain meanings that are instinctively grasped but cannot be explained, only felt. He’s dropping consonants and vowels left, right and centre and I can only make out “My sweat tastes like a river!” until it’s directed into a 4-lane highway of vocal gibber along the lines of: “Nuuuaaarrgugug!,” “Nene waundah orf zarebbb!” and even “Anmyne cloth iss fallin dawn!!” And the guitar playing is exemplary. 

The fuzz and wah-wah is used only to shattering degrees for maximum effect and often. Then Chico’s hairy freak-speak re-enters, translating everything into a random free-form gear stripping speech that abides to no known patterns of human language as behind him the band pump out and wrestle up storm up with each perfectly timed drum fill, each burnt fuzz-o-delic guitar lick accented to perfection and those low grunting Tiger B. Smith vocals getting it all on at once is just crazy...especially for this long. 

Somehow, the piece finally ends with a deluxe CLANG!-HONK!-TWEET! And you don’t really know if it all really happened out loud or what.

MY GRADING SYSTEM / MON SYSTÈME DE GRADATION :

I can not listen to all the records I'm selling, this gradation is only based on visual judgement. I have rather tendency to exagerate this gradation, however, in case of doubt, do not hesitate to ask your questions before bidding.
Je ne peux écouter tous les disques que je vends, cette gradation n'est donc fondée que sur un jugement visuel. J'ai plutôt tendance à volontairement exagérer cette notation, cependant n'hésitez pas à poser vos questions avant d'enchérir en cas de doute.

M (MINT) : Scellé, jamais joué, neuf dans son emballage d'origine.
Sealed, never opened or played, new in original package.

NM (NEAR MINT) : Copie quasi parfaite, joué très rarement. Au pire, une ou deux traces de surface insignifiantes. C'est le qualificatif le plus haut donné pour un disque non scellé.
Near perfect copy, played only a few times. At worst it may have one or two insignificant flaws. This is the highest grade I give for a non-sealed (used) record.

EX (EXCELLENT) : Copie très propre, quelques marques de surfaces (cheveux) insignifiantes. La pochette a des défauts très mineurs.
Clean copy, slight surface marks/hairlines, cover has minor defaults.

VG++ (VERY GOOD++) : Des marques de surface plus nombreuses, quelques défauts mineurs ou traces d'usage de la pochette.Non qualifié d'EX à cause de défauts un peu plus nombreux.
More surface marks, minor flaws, or cover wear, minor edge wear (cover). Nothing serious but is not graded EX because of few minor defaults

VG+ (VERY GOOD +) : A été joué souvent, traces d'usage et multiples micros rayures générant un bruit de fond au départ ou entre deux titres, mais le disque ne saute pas à la lecture. La pochette présente des traces d'usage ou de stockage importantes (coins ou tranche usés, noms, date, dédicace, etc...).
Played a lot, will show signs of handling, has numerous slight surface marks (hairlines) but no jumps or sticks. Cover wear (light ring wear, heavier corner or edge wear on cover)

VG (VERY GOOD) : Disque très usé, a été joué de nombreuses fois, des rayures importantes provoquant un bruit de fond permanent mais ne saute pas à la lecture. Encore écoutable (notamment à fort volume pour du gros son). La pochette est bien abîmée, déchirure, coins et tranche usés, importantes traces de stylo ou marqueur,
Used record, played a lot, has marks, few scratches, some crackling while playing and but no jumps or sticks. Still quite listenable. Cover may have heavy corner, edge wear or split seams

G (GOOD) : A été joué jusqu'à la corde (mais encore jouable sur certains titres), rayures multiples, craquements, sauts pendant la lecture. La pochette est très abîmée. Cette gradation ne concerne que les disques d'exception pouvant intéresser un collectionneur souhaitant récupérer le vinyl ou la pochette afin de compléter un exemplaire déjà présent dans sa discothèque...
Played a lot and more (but still playable), lot of scratches, crackles a lot while playing, may have jump or sticks and cover is damaged...so not so good ! This record must be very rare to be proposed in this state !!!

Remise en main propre impossible, tous les disques sont expédiés en colissimo

FRAIS D'EXPÉDITION / SHIPPING RATES

Je tiens à préciser que les frais d'expédition sont ceux que la poste pratiquent et sont calculés en fonction du poids de l'objet. Aucun surcoût (emballage, temps passé) ne vous sera facturé.
Please note that shipping charges are those that French post office practice and are calculated according to the weight of the LP ('s). No extra fees (packaging, time).

LES DISQUES NE POURRONT ÊTRE EXPÉDIÉS, POUR LA FRANCE, QU'EN COLISSIMO ( ÉVENTUELLEMENT RECOMMANDÉ ET ASSURÉ SUR PRÉCONISATION DE L'ACHETEUR, SURCOûT COMMUNIQUÉ APRÈS LA VENTE ) ET EN COURRIER PRIORITAIRE, ENREGISTRÉ OU NON, POUR L'ÉTRANGER.

For France (colissimo only) :
1 lp : USD 7,99 - 2 to 3 lp's : USD 9,73 - 4 to 8 lp's : USD 10,82 - Double lp : USD 9,73 

1 TO 8 EP : USD 7,99

For Europe (EU and Switzerland) by priority non registered airmail :
1 to 2 lp's : USD 10,90 - 3 to 4 lp's : USD 14,53 - 5 to 6 lp's : USD 16,71 - 7 to 8 lp's : USD 18,01

1 to 2 EP'S : USD 5,08 - 3 TO 6 EP'S : USD 8,43 - 7 to 8 EP'S : USD 10,90

For 9 (or more), shipment can only be done by International economic parcel.

For the rest of the world ( USA / ASIA / AUSTRALIA / AFRICA and outside European community ) by international priority non registered air mail : 
1 to 2 lp's : USD 14,24 - 3 to 4 lp's : USD 17,43 - 5 to 6 lp's : USD 21,79 - 7 to 8 lp's : USD 24,19

1 to 2 EP'S : USD 7,26 - 3 TO 6 EP'S : USD 9,88 - 7 to 8 EP'S : 14,24

For 9 (or more) LP's, shipment can only be done by International economic parcel.


Satisfait ou remboursé dans un délai de 7 jours après réception de vos disques (frais de retour à la charge de l'acheteur).
Satisfied or money back in the next 7 days after receiving your records. Buyer pays return shipping.

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