Gandalf S/T Album SEALED LP Capitol ST 121 JACKPOT REISSUE Clear Vinyl
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Description
New reissue of the legendary Gandalf LP from 1969
• Cut From The Original Analog Master Tapes
By Kevin Gray
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Includes Liner Notes & Photos by Peter Sando
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All Analog Process (AAA)
• High Quality Vinyl Release
Format: Clear Vinyl LP
Release Date: April 20, 2024
Catalog Number: JPR109
If you’re as obsessed with unfairly unheralded bands as we are,
bringing out a proper, well-deserved official re-release to change that
course is always an honor. Case in point, Jackpot Records proudly
announce GANDALF’s 1969 self-titled release as one of our proudest
moments. Working alongside band member Peter Sando from the
original master tapes, it is time for the rest of the uninitiated to catch
up with this beautifully crafted haunting psych-pop record (fans of THE
LEFT BANKE, KALEIDOSCOPE, THE MILLENNIUM, and THE ZOMBIES,
take note!).
Recorded at Century Sound in Manhattan with Grammy-winning
producer Brooks Arthur (who engineered Neil Diamond’s “Sweet
Caroline” and Van Morrison’s “Brown Eyed Girl”), the production of the
album was created on the spot in the studio with arrangements being
thrown about and the incredibly haunted vocals being recorded directly
from the band’s PA using a Binson Echorec to make this innovative
sound (Pink Floyd later used the same echo unit to great effect). Add
to that sitars, vibes, B3 organs, harpsichord, minor tragic guitar chords,
and bass drones aplenty, and you’ve got the recipe for an album that
bears listening to with eyes closed, music cranked, mind open.
So get in on the beauty of this record, and as Sando says on the liner
notes: “Put the needle in the groove, sit back, and take the trip with
GANDALF.” Enough said.
• Limited edition
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