Rare Bird 1970 PSYCH Heavy LP SEALED MINT NOS

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New, Old Stock (NOS) LPs just discovered! Original and out-of-print!
No counterfeits or bootlegs!

"In 1970, comes their second (and unfortunately final) album with the original lineup, As Your Mind Flies By (although the band did reemerge in 1972, with an altered lineup that included guitarists, and released three more albums on Polydor until 1974, which had a mellower, West Coast-influenced feel). This was the album their reputation largely stands on, and for real good reason! Many of the songs on this album shows some pop influences like "What You Want to Know" and "I'm Thinking", while "Down on the Floor" tends to have a stronger baroque feel, complete with harpsichord. Then you have the heavy and aggressive "Hammerhead". This is no doubt the highlight for me on the first half of the album (side one, if you own the LP), even if it's very short. And vocalist Steve Gould often receives no credit as he's a great vocalist, and a rather distinctive one at that. You could never call his singing pretentious, as he was as much influenced by soul and R&B as Arthur Brown (although Gould was never as wild as Brown), yet it works great in the progressive rock framset of the band. Then comes the side-length cut "Flight". This was, without a doubt, the most ambitious thing Rare Bird ever did! A four movement suite that goes through different changes, including some experimental passages, a bolero (actually it was the band performing Ravel's "Bolero") and some great organ passages from Graham Field. And I almost forgot, a choir was included on some of the passages...."

Original USA pressing still sealed in the original factory shrink wrap!

The record inside is presumed to be MINT PERFECT!

The jacket is made of thick brown stock. The grade is VG++, because three of the four corners have been bent slightly, however there are no splits, no writing, and no ring wear!
This is NOT a cut-out LP, there are absolutely no cut corners, saw marks, or drill holes! No bar code on the back cover.

You will likely never find as perfect or unique a copy as this one!

• Right now I am offering well over a hundred great psych, psych-folk, psych-soul, hippie, freakbeat, prog, fuzz, heavy, sunshine pop, blues, and soul LPs from a fantastic one-owner collection! The majority of these scarce albums look like they were bought yesterday instead of 35 to 40+ years ago! Many are still sealed, many more are rare white label promotional pressings, and all are NM to MINT unplayed condition! The original owner obviously acquired these just to collect them, not to play them. You'll want to buy as many from this collection as you can so you can get a savings on postage!

• Combined shipping is available -- in USA add just $1 for each additional LP, or better yet if you win eight or more of my LP auctions this week you pay only actual cost of shipping!

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• Shipped quickly in new shipping cartons with cardboard padding and bubblewrap. Unsealed records and jackets are shipped side by side in new, recloseable, clear poly sleeves, to prevent jacket splits in transit. If you request it, I will double-carton your LPs for $1 extra.