Soul Vine Shaman LP Private Weird/Psych Field Recording
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Description
Artist: Field Recording by Norman E. Whitten Jr.
Title: Soul Vine Shaman
Label: Nelson Crawford NC-S-7601 (private press from 1979)
Record Condition: NM-
Cover Condition: VG+ (complete with booklet), small top seam split
Comment: Intriguing and trippy field recording of a Ecuadorian Shaman curing a feverish woman. Over the course of the record the shaman "plays" violin, bird bone flute, sings, whistles, shakes leaves, and coughs up phlem. From the notes: "The Shaman drinks a powerful hallucinogen, goes into a psychedelic trance, calls powerful spirits, is possessed by a spirit, uses sentient spirit familiars, and experiences soaring psychedelic trips to other worlds. Finally, he locates and "sees" the cause of illness - spirit projectiles enclosed in mucous within the patient's stomach - and noisily sucks them out of her body". For the adventurous listener to be sure. Reportedly one of John Zorn's favorite ethnic recordings.
Grading: I grade conservatively and base my evaluation on the look AND sound of the record. I grade on a scale of NM, VG++, VG+, VG, VG- (I will rarely list a record less than VG+ unless its scarcity warrants it).
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