THE CAROLYN HESTER COALITION RARE CANADA IMPORT 1968 DREAMY FUZZY FOLK PSYCH NM
$
40
Favourite Auctions
To save auctions to your favourites, please login
If you don't have an account, please register
Description
"THE CAROLYN HESTER COALITION"
1968 CANADA Metromedia MD-1001 label
The condition of the cover is EX with a small drill hole in the lower left corner (see photos), no seam splits or writing. The condition of the disc is a beautiful, like new M- and it plays great!
Carolyn Hester an American folk singer and songwriter who hung out with Bob Dylan in New Yorks Greenwich Village scene and was a figure in the early '60s folk music revival. By the late 1960s, unable to succeed as a folk-rock artist, she explored psychedelic music as part of the Carolyn Hester Coalition.
The album is a fine 1968 West Coast-style hippie fuzz folk rock/pop affair with Hester singing in a decidedly non-folky acid psych/garage/hardrock style. Solid all the way through, this album should appeal to any fan of Neighb'rhood Child'n, Birmingham Sunday and similar semi-light trips. The opening "Magic Man" is well known due to its inclusion on the Hippie Goddesses compilation.
Once you get charmed by Hester's little girl lost voice, 1968's "The Carolyn Hester Coalition" is surprisingly enjoyable. With excellent backing from The Coalition (bassist/keyboard player Dave Blume, drummer Skeeter Camera and lead guitarist Steve Wolfe), material such as "Magic Man", the fuzz guitar propelled "East Virginia" and "Half the World" offered up some excellent psych/rock numbers. Sure, Hester's folkie roots were occasionally on display ("Tomorrow When I Wake Up"), and on tracks like "Big City Street" she bore a resemblance to Lulu. Those were the exceptions rather than the rule. Besides, Hester deserved an extra star for the album cover's revealing blouse.
A FINE EXAMPLE OF U.S. WEST COAST-STYLE HIPPIE FUZZ PSYCHEDELIC FOLK ROCK LIKE NEIGHB'RHOOD CHILDREN, BIRMINGHAM SUNDAY AND SIMILAR OUTFITS. A MUST HAVE FOR U.S. DREAMY FOLK PSYCH MUSIC COLLECTORS!
RARE 1968 ORIGINAL CANADA FIRST PRESSING IN NICE KEEPER CONDITION!
COMBINED SHIPPING RECOMMENDED! INTERNATIONAL: $5 PER ADDITIONAL LP'S UP TO 4 POUNDS & DOMESTIC: IS $1 PER ADDITIONAL LP'S
ALL LP'S SHIPPED IN A PROFESSIONAL LP MAILER WITH STIFF INSERTS
THANK YOU & GOOD LUCK!
price rating
