MOONKYTE Count Me Out (Mother SMOT 1) RAREST UK 1st Pressing MINT-
Extremely RARE UK first pressing of Moonkyte`s one-and-only album, "Count Me Out" on Mother Records (1971). Earliest "1 / G" mothers and stampers on both sides!
"At the time of the first LP all our influences were in place and jumbled up. They were packed away in our subconscious. A Pandora's Box was opened up with our psychedelic experiences in a two track studio in Shipley. Both Stansfield and I were influenced by black music and it shows on Count Me Out. There's a Delta slide on "Blues For Boadicea" for example and a lot of vocal links were cry and holler. The harmonium was also very churchy." - Dave Foster of Moonkyte.

"This album, as a whole, is pretty damn good, and contains extraordinary moments. It's actually much better than many of the more recent rare-folk 'discoveries' that I have heard. It is, undoubtedly, tripped out. It was recorded and released in 1971 and even caught the attention of John Peel, who penned the original liner notes. Count Me Out is no exercise in mediocrity. It is heavily steeped in the gloriously drugged psychedelic folk scene of the time, along with some mild doses of rock awareness. There are dreamy backing vocals, occasionally devilish beats and rollicking, almost swanky, electric bass lines throughout.

The album is, all in all, a strong effort, one much deserving of attention. Case in point: "Girl Who Came Out of My Head", a song so good that I am amazed it has not popped up elsewhere (to my knowledge). This cut is the finest cohesion of what Moonkyte offers. All of the elements that are present over the course of the entire album are fully realized here. Between the swaying harmonium, rich, multi-tracked backing vocals and a striking, ethereal sounding female vocal making a brief appearance, we have a diamond here. Worth the price of admission alone." - Adam Richards, therockasteria.blogspot.ch

GRADING:
EX+ COVER with minor all-round wear. Please see photos for details.
- Original UK die-cut UK first sleeve in overall excellent condition. The die-cut church steeple itself is completely undamaged, without rips, tears or bends.
- Insert/lyric sleeve in near-perfect MINT- condition.
- Small cover tear from store sticker removal (at bottom right).
- A few minor creases to the spine, as well as a slight bend that runs the length of the spine.
- Lightest record imprint on front and back covers, as shown.
- Slightly scuffed corner (at bottom left).

EX(+) RECORD, played a handful of times at most.
- Excellent condition vinyl on both sides, with impeccable audio reproduction throughout.
- A few light hairlines especially on Side One. These hairlines were predominantly caused by sleeve removal. 
- The record has three tiny scratches, all smaller than 5mm long: At the beginning of 
- Minor background crackle in between some tracks.
- Original first-pressing Monument Records labels with a few spindle lines on each side.
- The matrix stamps in the run-off grooves read "BEAS 15 A - 1"  and "BEAS 15 B - 1".
- Mothers/Stampers: "1 / G" on Side One and "1 / G" on Side Two. Both sides of the record are from the very first series of pressings made!
- This copy of Moonkyte`s "Count Me Out" is fully certified to be a very first UK pressing, issued in 1971.