Sold Date: November 11, 2024
Start Date: November 4, 2024
Final Price: $10.50 (USD)
Bid Count: 4
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This was a very short-lived but incredibly influential group from the mid-60’s. They were one of the first groups to incorporate electronic sounds into their music, with primitive synthesizers and unusual and innovative audio techniques. They were also a vehicle for this group of very left-wing and politically motivated artists. They readily admit they had very little musical experience but overcame that with their creative writing and sound.  Their music has been described as psychedelic, avant-garde, art rock, and simply, experimental. This is an essential piece of our music history, and well worth your time to hear. The album was released on Columbia in 1968, number CS 9614. This is the original release of the album. The vinyl still has its bright original luster though with multiple very light surface scratches and paper scuffs, none of which significantly impact play. The exception is one deeper scratch over most of track three on side two. This scratch produces just light tics through the track. The rest of the album plays beautifully with just very light sporadic background noise. The vinyl grades G. The album cover shows ring wear and corner and edge wear including a three inch split on the open side of the top seam, a two inch split on the open side of the bottom seam, a one inch split in the middle of the bottom seam and a three inch scrape in the middle of the spine. The cover grades G.

Track List: 

The American Metaphysical Circus

Hard Coming Love

Cloud Song

The Garden Of Earthly Delights

I Won’t Leave My Wooden Wife For You, Sugar

Where Is Yesterday

Coming Down

Love Song For The Dead Che

Stranded in Time

The American Way Of Love

Grading Information:

I always clean and listen to every record I list on eBay. I do this to make sure I can give as accurate a description of each record as possible.  I do both a visual check and an audio check. I always attempt to give as objective a grading as I can.

I use four grades in grading:  NM, VG+, VG, and G.  The only exception is a sealed album which is presumed to have vinyl in mint condition. Sealed albums may not be returned. My NM grading means that the vinyl looks and plays as though it is the first time out of the sleeve. The VG+ rating is used on any album that plays great but has one or two small defects. It may have a pop here and there or some occasional background noise. On a VG album you can expect that, typically, this album will play great, but you’ll see more defects than your VG+ rated album.  Most often the VG rated album may even play well enough to be graded VG+, but the color or blemishes drop the grading. Likewise, you may occasionally find an album that looks almost NM but the sound quality just isn’t there. That’s why I play every album first.  In this case the vinyl will be graded VG. 

Occasionally I will list an album with a grade of G. This is one where I consider the collectible value of the album to be great enough that the copy being presented is worth owning as a filler copy. Albums graded G are not returnable.

Shipping Information – Combined Shipping:

The shipping cost will be based on the weight of your package. For Media Mail, shipping is $7.00 in the continental U.S. I will happily combine records from multiple auctions to reduce total shipping cost. In fact, I welcome it! Shipping will be $7.00 in the U.S regardless of the number of auctions won in any 5-day period. Also, please keep in mind that if your entire transaction totals $50 or more, I will pay the entire shipping cost.

Canada shipping is calculated based on weight using US Postal Service rates.  Combined shipping is also welcomed here and does result in significant per-album cost savings. The first album will typically cost approximately $28. Additional albums will be shipped for $6 per album, with up to four pounds able to be shipped before we need to use International Priority shipping.

Shipments to outside the US and Canada will vary depending on your country. Typically, the cost per album will be no more than $30.  Combined shipping is welcome here as well, at a cost of $10 per additional album up to the maximum of four pounds.

All albums will be shipped in specially designed album hard cardboard mailers with a cardboard insert to prevent damage upon opening.  The vinyl is removed from the cover and presented in a new poly sleeve.  I am committed to one day turnaround on shipments.  If I receive payment before 7:00 AM Central Time I will package and ship that same day.

Thanks for looking and please contact me with any questions.