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·       GRAHAM BOND – WE PUT OUR MAGICK ON YOU – ORIGINAL 1971 MERCURY RECORDS STEREO LP SRM-1-612

 

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

 

·       ORIGINAL RED MERCURY LABEL WITH BLACK PRINT (LATE 60’s TO MID 70’s STYLE)

 

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

 

·       ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER, MADE OF THICK CARDBOARD (AMERICAN STYLE) 

 

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

 

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

 

·       MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD

 

·       'MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) ENDS WITH '-M1/-M1'.  ON SOME LABELS,  SUFFIX '–1' DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL PRESSING)

 

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At this point, Bond was a lost cause. He still had talent, a contract, a backing band and a passion for playing music, but he’d lost his marbles. The Aquarian/Druidic creed spewed by Bond and his new wife, Diane Stewart, is as ill-fitting to these powerful blues/folk/rock arrangements as the ceremonial robes on Bond’s ever-widening frame. It’s as though Bond had split into two people: the musician (who retained his playing abilities) and the magician (who had thrown out his reason).

 

His last record, Holy Magick, was an unholy mess: a sacrilegious ceremony set to music on one side, bizarre songs set to the blues on the other side. For this followup, Bond and Stewart conscripted Steve Gregory and Gasper Lawal from Ginger Baker’s Airforce and added some notable names including Hedley (Henry) Williams (Wild Turkey), Terry Poole (Bakerloo Blues Line) and John “Pugwash” Weathers (Gentle Giant). The music sometimes approaches the sound of Traffic (e.g., “Ajama”) but otherwise sticks close to the organ/sax-driven blues synonymous with Graham Bond (e.g., “Forbidden Fuit,” “Hail, Ra-Harakhite”). It’s Bond’s best lineup since the Organisation, with Magick getting a co-credit on the cover and full credit for the arrangements. Credit for the lyrics, however, go directly to Stewart and Bond. When Bond sings that he’s a druid of Stonehenge on “I Put My Magick On You,” it’s not frightening or enlightening; you can see the strings of the bat in the background, and realize you’re being conned.

 

The Stewart-Bond dynamic was clearly an unhealthy one. At times, they remind me of the anti-Bramletts. Musically, Bond might have eked out a modest existence as a session player and bandleader for the remaining blues-rock faithful who hadn’t moved on to psychedelic or progressive rock, although there are elements of both in Bond’s later music. By singing songs about witches and druids and vocalizing their plainly unorthodox faith, they marginalized themselves and undermined their efforts. There are curious occultasters who might enjoy We Put Our Magick On You. It is not required listening. If you feel the need to buy one of Bond’s later albums, Love Is The Law has better material including a much more moving version of “Moving Towards The Light,” which I’ve always seen as something of a signature song for Bond in his final years.

 

TRACK LISTING:

A1. Forbidden Fruit Part I (Diane Stewart/Graham Bond) (6:23)

A2. Moving Towards The Light (Diane Stewart/Graham Bond) (5:15)

A3. Ajama (Gaspar Lawall) (6:16)

A4. I Put My Magick On You (Diane Stewart/Graham Bond) (7:22)*

B1. Druid (Graham Bond) (4:56)*

B2. Time To Die (Pugwash Weathers/Graham Williams) (4:08)

B3. Hail, Ra-Harakhite (Diane Stewart) (5:43)

B4. Forbidden Fruit Part II (Diane Stewart/Graham Bond) (4:36)

 

The Players

Graham Bond (alto sax, Hammond organ, electric piano, grand piano, lead vocals), Steve Gregory (tenor sax & flute), Gasper Lawal (African percussion, lead vocal on A3), Terry Poole (acoustic guitar, bass guitar, background vocals), Diane Stewart (conga drums, African percussion, lead vocals), Henry Williams (electric guitar). Produced by Graham Bond.

 

For additional information on John Dee, or Alistair Crowley’s “Magick”, a/k/a Enochian Magic a/k/a Angel Magic a/k/a Adam’s Alphabet , around which Graham Bond composed this album, please check the article on Angelic Language in Wikipedia.

 

(EXCERPT FROM AN ANONYMOUS ONLINE REVIEW)

 

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·                               CONDITION:

 

·                               THE RECORD

 

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

 

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL  AS  NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs -  are (barely) visible, but are probably inaudible,  and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

 

(b)          The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

 

(c)           The record comes in the original stock inner sleeve.

 

(d)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

 

 

·                               THE COVER

 

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT VERY GOOD++ (VG++).

 

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

 

-         Front cover has a few yellowish dust specks scattered here and there (these tiny spots are not overly obtrusive or distracting) ;  Similar specks can also be found on the inside gatefold

 

-         Cover has JUST A HINT of ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 2.

 

-        Cover has a small cutout hole in one of the corners

 

-        Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 3

 

-        Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine  (BARELY VISIBLE)

 

-         Minor shelf wear noted on the top seam (nothing significant)

 

-         The gatefold cover has partially split seams on 1 out of 4 "legs" of the cover (about  1 inch = 2.5 centimeters).

 

-         Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging. Yellowing is also noted on the INSIDE gatefold

 

-         Cover has one corner slightly dinged (nothing significant)

 

 

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

 

 

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