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                  ORIGINAL 1969 FIRST PRESS DREAMY PSYCHEDELIC HOLY GRAIL COLLECTIBLE

                                           

                         GANDALF

 

                                  

               

\                                                           USA - rainbow CAPITOL - ST 121

 

Mega-sought after, Original first 1969 pressing With spellbinding, atmospheric songs which spin from soft dreamscapes into blistering fuzz guitar breaks, Gandalf casts a powerful spell...furthermore, it's  a very "pretty" psychedelic-pop LP. Reminiscent of the Zombies, lovely, dreamy vocals, and incredibly ornamented tunes...

People from all walks of life have fallen over themselves in praising GANDALF.  If the next "hip" magazine hasn't already "discovered" it as a "lost 60s classic" they undoubtedly will any day now.

In fact, a fan compares it to "the colorful nighttime mirage of an amusement park on the Jersey shoreline". Gandalf is what you might call a "peacock" LP – it presents all its greatness right away, and leaves little for the imagination, or patience. The uniqueness of the trip is obvious from the first few spins, and you can't help being impressed – the determination of the vision, the lack of ego, the strength of the two originals, the cunning in the covers selection. It immediately climbs past a whole bunch of late 1960s thinly veiled psych artifacts; you may start referring to it in an awed tone of voice.

The problem then, if there is any, is that after the peacock mindblower experience, there's nothing left to discover. The band leave themselves very few back doors into the listener's mind, a phenomena enhanced by working with so few originals. And the originals ARE the best tracks, mind you, especially the stunning "Can you travel in the dark alone", which begs the question of what brilliant ideas Peter Sando left unrecorded as he dived into his parents' easy listening collection. As for the cover versions, and the LP as a whole, what you've heard is essentially true – it is a marvellous idea, humming with originality, well executed and delivered by a record label that deserves kudos for understanding whole or at least part of their artists' trip. It's all there in the opening Bing Crosby cover; a finalized vision, with very little left to add from the listener, or the band themselves. It's no surprise Gandalf fizzled out after this album, because where can they go next?

In summary, Gandalf seems to me similar to the Millennium/Sagittarius type of studio-intense albums, where concept and surface is everything... and it's interesting to note that these three LPs have gained a widespread fame and popularity in our current age.

Golden Earrings

Hang On To A Dream

Never Too Far

Scarlet Ribbons

You Upset The Grace Of Living

Can You Travel In The Dark Alone

Nature Boy

Tiffany Rings

Me About You

I Watch The Moon

 

 

CONDITION: The cover: rated "EX" (excellent) strong, solid & colorful, with no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing  ... collection worthy rarity ...

The vinyl: Shiny over both sides, rated: visually VG+ having only light hair scuffs, nothing deep, so plays with excellent audio, very enjoyable, play-grade was just tested. NO distracting surface problems ... both rainbow Capitol labels are clean

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

 

SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...

 

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