M- SHRINK 1968 Orig GENESIS Beginning HARD HIPPIE PSYCH Female FUZZ TRIPS

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                   ORIGINAL 1968 FIRST PRESS       ..|/\|...............................................|/\|..     
                                  ..... Genesis .....                 In The Beginng
            ..|/\|...............................................|/\|..                                  USA - (red) Mercury Records - SR 61175


FINAL COLLECTION COPY !!!

MINTY CLEAN, STILL IN ORIGINAL FACTORY CELLOPHANE!

SCARCE original 1968 first pressing of strong American rock psychedelia with female vocals, recommended to fans of the San Francisco sixties Jefferson Airplane sound. Not anything like the UK progressive Genesis, but rather a highly rated solid album which features cool memorable self compositions, the groovy hippie vibe and warm acid laced female voice...

Here's a GENESIS outfit many would like to know more about ... To be honest, the only biographical clue found is that the great fuzzy guitarist Jack Ttanna was a member of the L.A.-based The Sons of Adam (he played under his given name Joe Kooken).

1968's "In the Beginning" is nothing less than great. as noted above, the album bares a comparison to the Jefferson Airplane, though without the Airplane's penchant for needless filler. Musically the set offers up a mixture of hard rock (the opener 'Angelina'), folk-rock ('Gloomy Sunday') and California-styled mid-1960s' psych (the fuzz guitar drenched 'What's It All About'). As exemplified by a nice cover of Leonard Cohen's 'Suzanne', Richman and Ttanna had great voices that blended well and were effortlessly capable of handling the album's different genres. Highlights include - Henry's meltdown performance on the extended (16+ mins) closer 'World without You'.

Following the album's release, Rivera was drafted. He was quickly replaced by Jimmy Chappell. Unfortunately the album did little commercially and within a couple of months the band had called it quits. In the wake of the band's breakup Henry played with Charity and was a member of a late-inning Steppenwolf lineup. Following his military service Rivera hooked up with Delaney Bramblett, while Richman briefly sang with The Thieves.

This  album is increasingly difficult to find.


                                                                           Side ONE               

Anegline
Suzanne
  Gloomy Sunday
    What's It All About
    Mary, Mary
    Ten Second Song

    II
    Girl Who Never Was 4:04
    World Without You 16:08



                 CONDITION: The cover: rated: the grainy cover is solid, rated: MINT in factory shrink wrap  has bright original colors. Anyone looking for this album would NOT put it down, for it is extremely clean with a 'new-ness' even though it's 50+ years old! ... Has a delete drill at top right BUT really hard to see ... there are No split seams, no writing, no bends...a nice collectible psychedelic '60s "rarity"

The vinyl: Rated: all glossy over both sides, rated: M- plays very bright and vibrantly clear with no alarming problems...clean labels too               A cool addition to anyone's music library!






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