Sold Date: January 21, 2018
Start Date: January 18, 2018
Final Price: $47.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 11
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MINT TOP COPY
Ages old ( NUMBERED #231 of 385 Made! ) and long gone ... it's the very first European reissue  from the last century with warm analog sound ... see the Acid Archives "bible" who recommend the old analog reissues from the '80's and '90s and not the digital enhanced reissues of recent times...
So anyway, this is a European limited press with high standard sound quality - vibrant and sharp, it cranks and not muddy, faithfully reproducing the content of hideously rare first issue from the '70s...

Highlights include, the guttural rage in heaviness "You Maybe Religious" and "Junkies Lament" - both which sit well next to FRACTION "MOONBLOOD" ... and elsewhere the psych-influenced "Silver Children"

Unlike many rarities, this one clearly lives up to the hype (though you may not want to shell out $600-$700 for an original copy)

Another private pressing, this time one that first saw the light of day on the Owl label in 1975. This is an album which is generally regarded as one of the finest heavy acid psych albums of its time.

One reviewer described it thus: 'Side 1 opens and closes with extended, awesome moody psychers which will blow you away. Poe, heroin and Jim Morrison all help shape the One St. Stephen outlook, which results in one of the more distinct late autumnal moods [ever] manifested on vinyl. Good vocals, some howling fuzz and occasional use of Moog in typical '70s acidhead fashion'.

Don L. Patterson wrote the music and lyrics, was lead vocalist, played electric guitars, directed and produced the album 'One St. Stephen' in March of 1975. The music was originally intended for a film Don was developing with the working title 'The Devil's Reservation'. Due to a famous Jazz musician with the same name, Don used the alias of One St. Stephen.

The music was recorded at the legendary Owl Studios (Columbus, Ohio), using the same 8-channel analog recording deck that was used to tape the audio at Woodstock in 1969. Because everyone who heard the LP wanted a copy, Don pressed a very limited amount from Queen City Record Company (Cincinnati Ohio). He also designed the album sleeve and label. The response by regional disc jockeys was phenomenal.

The album got a lot of regional air play. A few months later, Don was offered a recording contract from two major record companies in New York City. Don was asked to tour. Don was never interested in the world of rock and walked away from a music future. Since then the album has been sought by record collectors around the world

November Edgar - 7:32
November - 2:37
You May Be Religous - 2:19
Nightly Drift - 6:03
Old Man - 2:14
Junkie's Lament - 2:01
Twelth St. Shuffle  - 3:26
Richer You Get - 3:01
Dash In The Rocks - 4:41 .....

                 CONDITION: The cover: rated: M- fragile and sharp, looks great with NO issues ... there are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing  ...

The vinyl: Rated: M- plays with sharp vibrant audio, pair next to the first print and is hard to distinguish ...  both labels are clean       
      A cool addition to anyone's music library!






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