GLOOMYS 2 orig RARE 1968 GERMAN FREAKBEAT PSYCH LP HEAR

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WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS…

GLOOMYS "Gloomys 2"

Original 1968 LP on the German EMI COLUMBIA label, STEREO C052-28406

COVER is in EXCELLENT shape

VINYL looks clean and plays EXCELLENT

(haven't had one of these since 2006!)

As always, the sound clip you hear below is the ACTUAL RECORD you're bidding on! 

SCARCE original 1968 album from Germany's The Gloomys, "The Gloomys II" on the German Columbia EMI label. Don't let the name fool ya, these guys are far from gloomy, actually. These obscure German popsikers turn in a nice lightweight album that borrows from the pop stylings of the Kinks, Monkees, Beatles and Spencer Davis Group, happy sounds all. Couldn't tell you why they chose the name "Gloomys", especially considering their leadoff track here on their second album is called "Jolly Joker", and it's a might catchy rumbling slice of beat pop. Even if the organ riff and bassline is a rather blatant steal from the Spencer Davis Group's "Gimme Some Lovin" (and really, what band didn't steal that riff at some point?). "When My Door Squeeks" is exactly the kind of song title you get whose first language isn't English, but the music is firmly rooted in the whimsical old-timey English pop stylings of Ray Davies' Kinks or Davey Jones' Monkees. And where else but on a German pop album can a lovely loungey pop song with silky smooth vocals and lush orchestration get a title like "Chinchilla Lady"? And what exactly is a "chinchilla lady" anyway? The closest the Gloomys get to actually being gloomy is on the trippiest song here, "Sooner or Later", which begins with a backward note so you know things are gonna be a little bit different right away. After that, a superb spooky Left Banke introduction gives way to a bouncy AM pop vibe with fluttering flute and slow trippy calliope circus breaks, as the popsike sun breaks through the clouds. Sure, the boys in the band desperately need someone to help them match colors and patterns in their clothing, but gloomy dispositions? Certainly not! As the rainbow colored logo and crushed velvet multicolor pants on the front cover would indicate, this is less a gloomy day and more like a rainbow over the Bavarian Alps. Or something like that.

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I try to grade as best as I can, and I list as many blemishes/imperfections I can find (writing, ringwear, scuff marks, etc.) – Also, please note that I DO listen to these albums – I may not listen to every track, but my grades are based on LISTENING, not just looking at it, since chances are you’ll be listening to the record you buy, not just looking at it.  Most of the albums I sell are the ones I’ve enjoyed for years – and I treat my records with kid gloves.  But sounds speak louder than words, so check out the sound clips below – they’re from the actual record you’re bidding on. 

SHIPPING AND PACKAGING

Listen, I buy a bunch of records too (when I’m not getting outbid at the last second, which is more often than not) – and I know what it’s like to get a rare, one-of-a-kind album packaged dangerously in a flimsy bubblewrap package.  I hate that too.  So rest assured, I ALWAYS package albums with stiff cardboard reinforcements, same for 45s.  And yes, the records are removed from the sleeves (for albums).  I ship out once a week, every Friday, because I have a regular day job.  But I’d be willing to give that up if you’d all be so kind as to bid my items up to stupidly high amounts. 

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