Russ Garcia FANTASTiCA 1958 Deep Groove Sci-fi Psych NM
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I picked this LP up recently at an Estate sale here in San Francisco along with some other great Space Age LPs that I shall be listing over the next few weeks. chek 'em out
This was pressed in 1958. This deep groove Stereo LP happens to be one of the "Holy Grail " discs that die-hard aficionados of EXOTICA and Space Age LOUNGE music spend years looking for. It is heavy-duty and will not disappoint.
Russ Garcia´s "Fantastica" from the year 1958 is a bold and spectacular musical journey for serious armchair-adventurers. Garcia masterfully composed and conducted this musical suite depicting "fascinating, exciting sounds from other planets". His unique ensemble omits violins and includes woodwinds, trombones, a harp, percussion and "electronic devices and effects created by Ted Keep, Liberty's chief engineer".
As Ken Saari says it in his review : "The flutes sometimes flutter furiously, as in "Nova (Exploding Star)," to great effect. Occasionally, there are electronic beep-like sounds as on the pieces "Lost Souls of Saturn" and "Water Creatures of Astra." "The Monsters of Jupiter" paints a vivid, bone-chilling picture that begins with a fast-clicking sound panning back and forth between the stereo channels, and then bold trombones create an aura of impending danger. Strange electronic sounds follow, including a high-low-high frequency sinusoidal sound, and then kettledrums indicate the approaching footsteps of these leviathan beasts. The cover of this amazing album features a great Spiro graph and an Earth-like globe in space, with the title "Fantastica" emblazoned in comet-like lettering at the top. Without a doubt, this is one of the very best outer space records ever made." Have fun on your trip through space... The cover is in VG+ condition very minimal water damage along the bottom seam barely noticeable on front and just slightly more on back. but spine and seams are fine. The vinyl is in NM condition meaning fully glossy no spindle marks to labels , This disc was rarely if ever played!
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