Clean INCREDIBLE STRING Band 5000 SPIRITS OR LAYERS 1967 MYSTICAL Folk PSYCH
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TOP CLEAN VINTAGE COLLECTIBLE
THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND
The 5000 Spirits
or
The Layers Of The Onion
\ USA (big E) Elektra - EKS 74010 - STEREO
MINTY CLEAN circa 1970 RARE 2nd-press Elektra Records VINTAGE Collectible in great shape from around 42 years ago:
The 5000 Spirits OR Layers Of The Onion...Now that's an album title!
Following the Incredible String Band's debut release, the band actually decided to call it the day. Apparently, Clive Palmer planned to head off to Afghanistan and Robin Williamson to Morocco, intending to stay for an extended period of time. Financial difficulties, however, forced Williamson back to the U.K., and it is here that destiny aligned: he got back together with Heron and the two decided to go on with the band as a duo.
Stone psychedelic freaks Robin Williamson and Mike Heron were two talented multi-instrumentalists who were eventually joined in the Incredible String Band by their earth-goddess lovers, Licorice and Rose. They tapped into the British Isles' centuries-old traditions of myths and folklore, updating the ancient sounds with inspired, multi-layered recordings and a modern twist that helped you envision fair maidens riding unicorns through green and fertile fields while simultaneously advocating better living through chemistry. Hell, the title alone of this, their second album, is more psychedelic than anything the Jefferson Airplane ever did ....
The 5000 Spirits is an enjoyable Lp -- given its ambitious title and eye-popping cover art, and you can expect to hear a something caught in the black-light throes of psychedelic ecstasy only in subtle folkrock weavings sprinkled with magical mysticisms. Something heard from the far corners in a wide, ancient room of an Indian temple: Heron's sitar and Williamson's melismatic vocals invoking death and joy and torment all at once.
The band's soon-to-be-crystallized sound is coming into view. First, there is an expansion of the instrumental palette. In addition to the contributions of Pentangle bassist Danny Thompson (something which wouldn't really return), Williamson's gimbri (North African lute) is now on board, the sitar makes its first appearance though mostly in a supportive role, and there's the rollicking bongo-percussion that would become increasingly prominent. This album also marks the first appearance of vocalist Licorice 'Likky' McKhenie. Second, the band's mysticism, typically represented in Williamson's material, also clearly begins to emerge here. "The Mad Hatter's Song" sounds like a decent prototype to what would be perfected on "Three Is a Green Crown" on The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter. "My Name is Death" and "The Eyes of Fate" also show Williamson stretching his lyrical and structural ambitions.
1. Chinese White — 3:34
2. No Sleep Blues — 3:48
3. Painting Box — 3:58
4. The Mad Hatter's Song — 5:35
5. Little Cloud — 3:52
6. The Eyes of Fate — 3:56
7. Blues for the Muse — 2:44
8. The Hedgehog's Song — 3:26
9. First Girl I Loved — 4:51
10. You Know What You Could Be — 2:44
11. My Name Is Death — 2:42
12. Gently Tender — 4:45
13. Way Back in the 1960s — 3:41
CONDITION: The Cover: is strong...solid on all parts, the front is: near M- very crisp and CLEAN...with no seam splits, no bends, no writing anywhere... nice hard to find collectible ....
The Vinyl: is shiny and glossy, M- plays nicely smooth all the way, totally enjoyable with clean Elektra labels
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...
EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING
All imperfections are noted both cover & record
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