MACARTHUR RARE Holy Grail Private Prog Psych LP on RPC

$

666

artist: MACARTHUR (MacArthur / Mac Arthur)
title: self-titled
label / cat #: RPC / side 1 label # Z 589321, side 2 label # z 589322 (ORIGINAL PRESSING, believed to be 1 of only 100 pressed)

VINYL: VG-(Vinyl is still quite shiny & in nice shape overall. Music plays strong & loud throughout both sides with it's share of lighter pop & crackle as well as a handful of occasional louder pops & a louder repetitive click at the very beginning of side 1 which lasts for approximately the first 30 seconds & another milder repetitive click in the quietest section of side 2 that lasts for approximately 45 seconds; these sounds are caused by easily visible scratches. Aside from those two more noteworthy scratches there's really nothing too notably deep or distracting to the overall true beauty & strength of play. There are a fair handful of scratches, light scuffs & surface marks, but nothing all too deep, major or notable aside from the scratch at the beginning of side 1 & the smaller scratch in the middle of side 2. The labels look wonderful both sides with no writing, stickers or other notable signs of visible wear to mention. This record is "lived in", but definitely not condemned; it still is quite an enjoyable overall listening experience. Please do listen to the excerpts taken directly from the actual record, starting with the most audible clicks & pops at the beginning of side 1.)

COVER: VG+/VG (The cover looks quite nice overall with a decent amount of edge wear as well as some shelf wear & 6 small tape residue marks on the back. I'm not sure if the back had a title sheet taped to it on at one point or not, but it currently only has the 6 tape marks. Other than those few things there are no major visible flaws or distractions to the overall beauty of the cover, in fact it looks quite fantastic considering the fact that it is basically an all white cover. Looks great!)

This auction is for the MEGA RARE HOLY GRAIL self-titled "MacArthur" LP by MACARTHUR, an original RPC RECORDS private pressing! This legendary prog psych rock record by MACARTHUR hailing from Saginaw, Michigan. Incredible aural moves from delicate ghostly acoustic waves shattered by crazed synth blasts & electric fried guitar explosions help solidify this album as the monster it is...layer upon layer of sonic curiosity & complexities peel away like the skins of the proverbial avant prog onion...truly amazing!!! There were presumably only 100 records pressed of this holy grail of holy grails by the monumental custom RPC label...to simply say that this record is rare & heavily in demand is like saying that Ghandi was a pretty nice guy. I have only seen two other copies of this original pressing of MACARTHUR sell in the past 5 years, the last one selling for well upwards of 1000 dollars over a year ago. Please trust me when I say that I have set the opening bid on this extremely rare LP very low, because this quite likely could be the only one you will ever see again for sale at this point in history. Now is your chance to own it! Thank you for viewing my auction & good luck winning. I will happily ship worldwide. PayPal only Please.

Side 1:
Light Up
Laughing Like a Lark
Generations/First Contact
Push On

Side 2:
Of Only Then
The Black Forest
I. The Journey In; II. Demonic Encounter; III. Presence of the Dark Force; IV. The Battle; V. Escape; VI. The Journey Out
Prelude No. I in C major
The Shock of the New
I. The Molecular Meeting; II. The Reaction/Atomic Fusion; III. Confusion/The Interaction; IV. The Molecular Release











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