RARE & SOUGHT 1970 WHITE PROMO Orig "HOLY MAGICK" Gram Bond AWESOME Prog R&B

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  RARE/SOUGHT ORIGINAL 1970 PRE-RELEASE PROMO  FIRST PRESS       ..|/\|...............................................|/\|..                          
                         = GRAHAM BOND =                    "Holy Magick"                    ..|/\|...............................................|/\|..                      USA - (white label promo) MERCURY RECORDS - SR 61327

In this case <---> Very RARE::: Original 1970 first print in unipack GATEFOLD cover...
ADVANCED RELEASE WHITE LABEL PROMOTIONAL
According to ancient Druidic and Celtic legend, King Arthur will return in this age of Aquarius to sustain us. And man, he's going to blow a mean blues; according to Graham Bond! Long before the recent spate of black magic involvement by some groups, Graham has been involved in white, or as he prefers to call it - holy magick. In order to help the word and perhaps gain a little more understanding he has devoted this album "to the true seekers of light". 
The lyrics are mainly incantations in Egyptian and Atlean. Stonehenge is photographed on the sleeve with Graham and his wife Diane Stewart raising their arms in supplication. If you can't take the magick however, there is a lot of wailing music to enjoy. Graham sings with his usual intensity, and plays Hammond organ, piano and free-form sax. Keith Bailey is a storm on drums, and other musicians involved are Victor Brox (Arthur Brown/Kingdom Come guitarist) , Big Pete Bailey, Aliki Ashman, John Gross, Alex Dmochowski (Arthur Lee LOVE), Godfrey McLean and John Morsehead. They are at their best on the blues track "The Judgement". 
And even if you don't want an astral temple constructed around you, playing side one, should help contact the "higher forces", according to Bond. At least we can invent a new category - Rockult! ........................................................................................................
Holy Magick opens with a fantastic trippy Jam, "Meditation". A 23-minute insane song, full of references to the 'Dark Side', and with some very good instrumental lines. The Female-vocals, are particularly interesting, and so is trying to understand the weird words Graham Bond is singing. His expressive saxophone has some great lines, his Hammond Organ work is also very cool. "Return Of Arthur" has a strong blues sonority, with Joe Cocker-like vocals and an astonishing Guitar Solo.

In the beginning it may sound weird , but it will turn into a very enjoyable listen, after the first minute. "The Magician", again with some blasting saxophone work, this song is full of energy and power, probably due to the bass lines. The screaming vocals, by Bond, are the cherry at the top of the cake. "The Judgement" is completely different from the other songs, calm, without any sort of insane instrumental solo. The back-vocals are pretty good on this one, sounding as if they were answering the lead-vocals.

The Cover-Art was photographed in Stonehenge, featuring Graham Bond and his wife, performing a strange ritual. This album was not well received by the critics, but it is nonetheless a fantastic session...
     Meditation - Aumgn    
    The Qabalistic Cross    
     The Word Of The Aeon    
     Invocation To The Light    
     The Pentagram Ritual    
     Qabalistic Cross    
     Hymn Of Praise    
     12 Gates To The City    
     The Holy Words - Iao Sabao (Those Are The Words)    
A10     Aquarius Mantra (In Egyptian)    
     Enochian (Atlantean) Call - Abrahadabra - The Word Of The Aeon    
     Praise ''City Of Light''    
     The Qabalistic Cross - Aumgn    
     Return Of Arthur    
     The Magician    
     The Judgement    
My Archangel Mikael
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                 CONDITION: The cover: rated: VG++ solid; only a small shade of shelf wear barely starting ...otherwise tidy and highly collectible unipack gatefold ... there are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing  ...

The vinyl: Rated: M- sterling mint shine across both sides... should be satisfactory for anyone...  both white promo Mercury labels are clean              A cool addition to anyone's music library!






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