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	£		474
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SYNANTHESIA -

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1969 1st UK Press 

 RCA

SF 8058 

COVER: EX  VINYL:EX+ 

Please take a L@@K at the photographs An opportunity to own a Mega Rare true psych/folk classic in final upgrade condition. This is possibly harder to find than original Nick Drake albums or even Dr. Strangely Strange.

Credits

• Arranged By, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Oboe, Flute [Alto], Nose flute, Flute [Concert] – Jim Fraser
• Engineer – Victor Gamm*
• Guitar, Bongos, Violin, Mandolin – Leslie Cook
• Photography By – Terence Ibbott
• Producer – Sandy Roberton
• Vibraphone [Vibes], Guitar – Dennis Homes

Notes

Though recorded quickly over two days -- and indeed, literally recorded live in the studio with no overdubs -- Synanthesia's sole album from 1969 is a gentle treat for anyone interested in the obscurer realms of late-'60s U.K. folk and its descendants. It's always a pleasure to hear something that did not deservedly go out of print -- and therefore get an unnecessary reputation. Instead, the combination of bandleader Dennis Homes' gentle vocals and delicate guitar work, Leslie Cook's equally strong talents, and the ace-in-the-hole performing of sax and flute player Jim Fraser is often quite magical. That the band openly has a debt to the Incredible String Band and Bert Jansch practically goes without saying, but there's a difference between mere aping and finding a particular spin on a sound, and Synanthesia firmly comes down on the side of the latter. For such a rushed and in-the-moment album, the sound is often quite rich -- credit not only to Vic Gamm's inspired engineering, but to the band's clear abilities as a solid live act. Hearing Homes' gentle vibes work on "Peek Strangely and Worried Evening" or Cook's flourishes on mandolin for "Fates" shows how well each complements the other songwriter's work. Yet Fraser in many ways is the key throughout -- clearly picking up on jazz influences as much as folk ones, much like his bandmates, and the result is a detailed, fluid series of performances on his chosen instruments, ranging from the restrained then strutting sax parts on "Morpheus" to gentle background flute on "Rolling and Tumbling." The band's weakest element might be the lyrics, but nothing is outright bad, just sometimes awkward. Sunbeam's 2006 re-release, in keeping with the label's similar work, features not only excellent sound but winning, retrospective liner notes from Homes and a slew of rare pictures, plus a bonus track, "Shifting Sands," that originally appeared on an obscure compilation album from 1970.

Just one example from this staggering collection I'm offering..

No wear to the hole at all

The vinyl IS SUPER GLOSSY AND BRIGHT  it looks barely played  - it is quite amazing how this record has been preserved like this since it was pressed!

The LP has NO REAL static I could hear and nothing else in play of any note anywhere at all.  NO POPS STICKS OR JUMPS

IT PLAYS SUPERB THROUGHOUT!!! AND A WONDERFUL LISTEN

OVERALL THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THIS HIGHLY PRIZED LP. 

THE SLEEVE   

LITTLE SIGN OF HANDLING AND THERE'S NO RUB OF ANY NOTE AT ALL

THE SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB SHAPE- NO DULLING ANYWHERE- NO GRUBBY MARKS ANYWHERE AND NO CREASES

THE OPEN EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH NO FEATHERING . 

THE SPINE IS CLEAN WITH NO RUB OR SQUASH OF ANY NOTE,  the print is super clear and bold

BOTH PANELS ARE SUPERB WITH NO RING PRESS

 THE EDGES ON TOP AND BOTTOM RETAIN THEIR COLOURS WITH BARELY ANY EVIDENCE OF STORAGE AS IT WAS ALWAYS KEPT IN A POLY OUTER SLEEVE..

VINYL: EX+.  I can only say this is in fantastic upgrade condition, plays with no distortion, no jumps, barely played. The vinyl looks just pristine.  Please few all pictures for a true impression of this beautiful classic. I have played it on my Linn Sondek Arcam set up and it sounded gorgeous with the fullest possible audio as only a true first press ever can with barely any static at all.

 SLEEVE : EX.  UK 1st Press front laminated cover. The spine is fully 100% legible. One small crease along the right bottom corner. NO damage, NO writing, NO stickers, NO tears etc. It is as good as it gets really for this major rarity. No evidence of storage wear, close to archive condition. Very crisp opening.

LABELS:

Clean, No Writing,  no damage.  

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