COUNTRY JOE & FISH Electric Music ORIG MONO 1st PSYCH @
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US VANGUARD (VRS-9244) 1967 ORIGINAL SILVER LABEL 1ST PRESS MONO LP
Their full-length debut is their most joyous and cohesive statement and one of the most important and enduring documents of the psychedelic era, the band's swirl of distorted guitar and organ at its most inventive. In contrast to Jefferson Airplane, who were at their best working within conventional song structures, and the Grateful Dead, who hadn't quite yet figured out how to transpose their music to the recording studio, Country Joe & the Fish delivered a fully formed, uncompromising, and yet utterly accessible — in fact, often delightfully witty — body of psychedelic music the first time out. Ranging in mood from good-timey to downright apocalyptic, it embraced all of the facets of the band's music, which were startling in their diversity: soaring guitar and keyboard excursions ("Flying High," "Section 43," "Bass Strings," "The Masked Marauder"), the group's folk roots ("Sad and Lonely Times"), McDonald's personal ode to Grace Slick ("Grace"), and their in-your-face politics ("Superbird"). Hardly any band since the Beatles had ever come up with such a perfect and perfectly bold introduction to who and what they were, and the results — given the prodigious talents and wide-ranging orientation of this group — might've scared off most major record labels. Additionally, this is one of the best-performed records of its period, most of it so bracing and exciting that one gets some of the intensity of a live performance. - (AMG)
If I were going to play ONE record to illustrate what San Francisco "psychedelic music" was all about it would be THIS one! Plus, this is an album for which the MONO mix is WAAAAY better than the stereo.
M-/M- COVER/DISC * THIS COPY IS A THING OF BEAUTY! MONO FIRST PRESSINGS OF THIS WERE ON THE SILVER LABEL AND THIS ONE IS GORGEOUS! COVER AND RECORD, JUST ABOUT PERFECT.
Thank you for looking and be sure to check out my other record auctions. Unless sealed, I ship records outside of the sleeve to avoid seam splits during transit. Paypal only please. Buyer is expected to pay within 5 days of auctions end. Shipping costs as follows: $4 Media Mail Shipping in the US, $9.00 Priority Shipping in the US, $7 Shipping to Canada & $14.50 Worldwide Shipping.
IF YOU ARE BIDDING ON MULTIPLE ITEMS,
PLEASE DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU'RE READY TO BE SHIPPED.
US buyers, I can combine shipping on up to 6 records media mail for $4. Combined Priority shipping is $1 each additional record. Overseas customers, add $3 shipping for each additional record you purchase. Please feel free to ask me any questions, I'd be happy to answer them for you.
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