Sold Date: May 11, 2014
Start Date: May 4, 2014
Final Price: $90.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 1
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JAIM "PROPHECY FULFILLED" LP

ORIGINAL 1969 LP ON THE US ETHEREAL LABEL, STEREO

COVER IN EXCELLENT shape, surprisingly very little ringwear

VINYL plays VG to VG+ light marks on vinyl, nothing deep at all

Sunshine pop fans, here’s your lost Grail!  I’ve just finished listening to Jaim’s 1969 album Prophecy Fulfilled straight through, and I gotta say – I’m floored by this unknown duo’s incredible knack for the pop hook and the big Curt Boettcher style of production.  And together, that makes for a mighty powerful combo.  One after another, they throw perfect sunshine pop melodies at ya, backed with all the trimmings – a weeping symphony behind the gentle “Time Ago,” a nifty bell glissando to represent the sparkle of “Sparkle in Her Eyes Again,” and silky smooth double tracked vocals like pillow clouds of pop in the warm and fuzzy “Running Behind.”  Gawd, this thing SOUNDS like they spent BIG Brian Wilson bucks on it – but it’s just a tiny little pressing, probably church-related, that couldn’t have been more than a thousand at MOST.  But play ANY of these soft pop gems right after something off the Millennium’s Begin or Sagittarius’ Present Tense, and you’d swear both bands took their cash from the same bottomless coffer.  So how’d these kids DO it? 

Well, if this is INDEED a church-funded project, that might help explain it, because we all know how well-endowed our friendly neighborhood church is.  But the only clues to this would be the album title, Prophecy Fulfilled, which certainly SOUNDS religious, and the choirboy vocals.  The songs don’t deal with the Lord in any way (or at least in any way a heathen like me can discern), concerning themselves with more earthbound matters like hot girls (“Pretty Woman”), flirtatious girls (“Sparkle in Her Eyes Again”) and any girls who happen to walk into the room (“Back in Circulation Again”).  True, the title track boasts angelic backing vocals that could have been provided by a choir of seraphim, but I don’t think I heard a single “Jesus” or “Lord” on the entire album.  Lots of songs about girls and love, though.  Throw in a couple songs about surfing and we’d have a mid-60’s Beach Boys album. 

Really, though, this is a spectacular record.  Jaim’s Prophecy Fulfilled sometimes swings like Strawberry Alarm Clock, sometimes explodes like a Turtles Top 40 single, and sometimes soars to the orchestrated heights of the Moody Blues.  And it ends with the last syllable repeated over and over, fading out on a trippy note like the final flames of the candle that separates the two brothers Jaim on the front cover.  If the prophecy was to create the album Curt Boettcher WOULD have made if he were an ordained minister in the Church of Love, then consider this a prophecy fulfilled. 

HEAR IT!

PLEASE NOTE I NO LONGER SHIP TO ITALY DUE TO A CORRUPT POSTAL SYSTEM (THERE, NOT HERE).  BUYERS FROM ITALY AGREE TO PAY FOR GLOBAL PRIORITY MAIL INSURED ONLY!

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Media mail shipping with delivery confirmation starts at $4.00 in the US, with each additional record only $1 additional shipping.  Overseas shipping has, unfortunately, gone way up in the fast few months, which translates to $15 for the first LP to Canada ($3 each one thereafter) and $24 for the first LP everywhere else in the world, with each add'l LP an extra $5 (so it pays to buy more, nudge nudge wink wink).   I accept payments through Paypal.

I try to grade as best as I can, and I list as many blemishes/imperfections I can find (writing, ringwear, scuff marks, etc.) – Also, please note that I DO listen to these albums – I may not listen to every track, but my grades are based on LISTENING, not just looking at it, since chances are you’ll be listening to the record you buy, not just looking at it.  Most of the albums I sell are the ones I’ve enjoyed for years – and I treat my records with kid gloves.  But sounds speak louder than words, so check out the sound clips below – they’re from the actual record you’re bidding on. 

SHIPPING AND PACKAGING

Listen, I buy a bunch of records too (when I’m not getting outbid at the last second, which is more often than not) – and I know what it’s like to get a rare, one-of-a-kind album packaged dangerously in a flimsy bubblewrap package.  I hate that too.  So rest assured, I ALWAYS package albums with stiff cardboard reinforcements, same for 45s.  And yes, the records are removed from the sleeves (for albums).  I ship out once a week, every Friday, because I have a regular day job.  But I’d be willing to give that up if you’d all be so kind as to bid my items up to stupidly high amounts. 

 For more security and international tracking, you may request GLOBAL PRIORITY MAIL - but bear in mind the cost of this service is upwards of $30.  For expensive items, however, it may be well worth it.  Unfortunately, there isn’t a cost-effective way of tracking parcels to foreign countries yet, and shipping times vary depending on your country’s postal system.   Italy in particular seems to be really bad at delivering packages quickly, or delivering packages at all, now that you mention it.  I will always email you when your package ships, but once it’s on its way, please don’t ask me when it will arrive because I don’t know.  If the world’s postal systems can ever agree on a universal tracking system that’s affordable, I’ll be the first to use it.

NOW IT’S YOUR TURN…

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