Artist: Alejandro Jodorowsky / Don Cherry / Ronald Frangipane

Title: The Holy Mountain
 
Format: Vinyl LP X 2

Label:  Finders Keepers Records

Catalogue Number: FKR074LP

Genre: Soundtrack / Film Score

Release Date: 2015

Origin: UK

Notes:

Unanimously considered amongst fans of all strains of alternative pop culture the flamboyant cinematic masterpiece known as Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Holy Mountain can proudly claim, amongst all its other accolades, one of fantastique cinema’s greatest red herrings of all time. In the interest of anti spoilerism we are not referring to the film’s reconstituted plot here (recycled from René Daumal’s 1952 fictitious mountaineering journal) but rather the film’s devious inverted end title sequence, a murky pond which harbours the true crimson fish that has quite frankly wasted record collectors time for over four bloody decades. The immortal, fatal, deviously distracting and plain EVIL strap line that reads “Forthcoming soundtrack available of Abkco Records and Tapes” has served a repeat menu of wild goose chase soup followed by red herring salad served in half a camouflaged curveball with a glass of muddied water in your own personal smoked screen booth for most of our adult lives. The gift that keeps on not giving. For those of us addicted to black plastic circles, if there was ever to be a sequel to The Holy Mountain then a two hour title card reading “we decided not to release the soundtrack to the original film” would have saved a lot of time, fingertip skin and want list paper and ink… In fact, in keeping with Jodorowsky’s grand vision for the film, this rug puller was (unbeknown to him) the final illusion.

Condition: [ Please see “Grading Guide” below ]

Vinyl Condition: N - Sealed

Sleeve Condition: N - Sealed

Tracklist: A1 Trance Mutation A2 Pissed And Passed Out A3 Violence Of The Lambs A4 Drink It A5 Christs 4 Sale A6 Cast Out And Pissed A7 Eye Of The Beholder A8 Communion B1 Rainbow Room B2 Alchemical Room B3 Tarot Will Teach You / Burn Your Money C1 Mattresses, Masks & Pearls C2 Isla (The Sapphic Sleep) C3 Psychedelic Weapons C4 Rich Man In A Fishbowl C5 Miniature Plastic Bomb Shop C6 Fuck Machine D1 Baby Snakes D2 A Walk In The Park D3 Mice And Massacre D4 City Of Freedom D5 Starfish D6 The Climb / Reality (Zoom Back Camera) D7 Pantheon Bar (Bees Make Honey…)

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All items will be shipped the same working day that he order is received if before 3 PM or the morning of the next working day if after 3 PM.Records will be sent in professional mailer with stiffeners.

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Grading Guide: [ Please note – Our grading categories and descriptions differ slightly to the Goldmine and VRG standards so please read carefully ]

NOTE - [ + or – symbol suffixes denote a very slight improvement or degradation to the attributed grading but not enough to raise or lower the item to the grading category above or below it ]

*Record age is immaterial to its condition.

* Promotional releases will be denoted in the product description.

New [ N ] Manufacturer Sealed, seal may have been split to check colour variant. Never played. Note some CD’s are manufacturer issued without shrink wrap.

Mint [ M ] As New. Never played. No corner or edge dings, shrink-wrap is intact. All additional items such as inserts, lyric sheets and posters etc... will be perfect.

Near Mint [ NM ] May have been played a couple of times but the record shows no signs of having ever been played. This is highest grade allowed for an opened, handled record. The vinyl is virtually flawless, bright and shiny. A very minor, barely visible scuff or two may be permitted, but no scratches. The disc should play with no audible noise. The label is bright, clean and unmarked. Sleeves will be near new condition. Virtually no wear to faces, edges or corners.

Excellent [ EX ] Record surfaces are bright and clean but may have a few light paper scuffs or superficial surface marks that do not affect play. The record has obviously been played, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light blemish. Sleeve may have some very minor wear to faces, edges or corners of covers.

Very Good [ VG ] A well cared for used record. Record surfaces may show some slight signs of wear and may have scuffs or light scratches. May have some very light surface noise or isolated crackles and pops. Labels may be marked lightly. Sleeve may have some ring wear, moderate wear to edges and corners, light creases or stress lines, and other minor defects.

Good [ G ] Record shows visible signs of wear. Some surface noise may be audible. Groove wear may be noticeable, as will some scratches that may cause clicks or pops. Labels may be marked. Sleeve will have heavier ring wear, edge wear and corner damage and some discoloration.

Fair [ F ] Likely to be lots of minor scratches and scuffs with surface noise audible. Potential label marks and damage. Sleeve will have noticeable edge and ring wear and feature some tears, marks and discolouration.

Poor [ P ] Scratched, scuffed and generally well worn with surface noise audible. Sleeve will have heavy ring and edge wear and likely tears, marks and damage. We will endeavour not to sell vinyl in this condition unless it is extremely rare and can be professionally cleaned and salvaged or where the cover is in good enough condition to warrant purchasing for the cover alone.

Common Abbreviations used in the product description. [ relating to used vinyl and CD releases ]

EW – Denotes sleeve edge wear

LM – Label Marked

Promo – Denotes a record label promotional release

PS – Denotes a full picture sleeve

RE – Denotes a re-issue

RW – Denotes sleeve ring wear

SPLT – Denotes split edge on sleeve

WL – Denotes a white label release