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              1967 CLEAN ORIGINAL

    ~ FUZZ PSYCHEDELIC ERIC BURDON ~
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               THE ANIMALS

    THE TWAIN SHALL MEET

            

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              USA - MGM - SE 4537 - STEREO

...1967 original first press VINYL on the old MGM label, a psychedelic classic! 

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The psychedelic Animals...Eric Burdon lands in the San Francisco hippie scene, turns on, and the mighty Animals go psychedelic with their classic "The Twain Shall Meet" ...Probably the best studio album by Eric Burdon and the Animals (or the New Animals, as they were occasionally known, to demarcate them from the original Alan Price/Chas Chandler line-up). 1968's THE TWAIN SHALL MEET is gentle yet powerful R&B-laced psychedelic rock as good as anything that was being made in Burdon's adopted hometown of San Francisco that year.

The opening "Monterey" is an engaging rewrite of the previous year's hit "San Franciscan Nights," and the album's other hit single, "Sky Pilot," is one of Burdon's best performances ever. The remaining six tracks all deliver with catchy melodies, lots of fuzz guitars, sitars, and acidy effects, there's no aimless jamming or time-wasting repetition; every song is exactly as long as it needs to be in Eric's answer to The Beatles 'Sgt Pepper' meets Hendrix 'Axis bold As Love'. While the Beat boom early 60's Animals seeming get more credit, THE TWAIN SHALL MEET shows that Burdon made some powerful, lasting music .

(side 1)
Monterey 4:18 
Just the Thought 3:47
Closer To the Truth 4:31 
No Self Pity 4:50

(Side 2) 
Orange and Red Beams 3:46
Sky Pilot 7:37 
We Love You Lil 6:48 
All Is One 7:45

 

CONDITION:

The Cover: solid and stiff all over, rated: M-  bright and colorful... no split seams, no bends, no writing, nice flashy colors ... in solid collectible shape from 50 years ago

The Vinyl: is glossy, and rated: near "EX" (excellent) you can easily expect great audio playback, both MGM labels are clean  .... and "only" 50 years old !

              
                                  

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A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !

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