Steve & Ed - Dream Song (Rare 1975 US Psych Folk masterpiece)

 

Very great Psych Folk LP recorded in 1975 by Steve Hicks and Ed Rosiek.

A surprisingly good folk-pop LP on the vanity label Century that I picked up recently due to my "leave no stock cover behind" compulsion. The notes say it was recorded in a Los Angeles area church, and it has a sort of cavernous low-fi sound quality that I quite enjoy. Very soothing Simon & Garfunkel-esque harmonies on most tracks, with sparse, acoustic heavy arrangements. Recorded in 1975, but tracks like "I Love The Rain" could easily pass for late 60′s to my ears. The majestic, spoken title track is nice as well. (from waxidermy)

Listen : B1. Dream Song &  A2. I Love the Rain & A5. Where You Belong & A6. Susan (And With Her Comes Spring) & A1. There's No Gettin' Off Now &  A3. When I Was a Boy + B5. The Dream That Never Was 

A top fave of mine ! Excellent LP from start to finish !!!

Record : EXC
Cover : EXC (still in shrink - see pictures)
Price : 350,00 Euros (+ expedition costs by registered parcel calculated by the Belgian Post)
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Jed - Merlin's Song (Very rare 1982 US Private Psych Folk masterpiece)

 

"Mystical, medieval folk songs played and sung very convincingly. And unlike some in the genre, I'm under the suspicion that the psych aspect is unintentional, but rather a natural setting for the songs that were written. This was recorded as some kind of educational project for a Florida based program specializing in all things from the Arthurian period. As far as the music, it's beautiful minor key folk with intricately woven male and female vocals. Fans of bands like Stone Angel, etc. would do well to track this down. Makes you want to dance with the jester". (taken from discogs)

Listen : A1. The Michaeline Hymn & A2. Winter's Glade & A3. The Palmer & A4. Rhiannon & B1. Riddling Maid & B2. Sand Dancer & B3. Morgan LeFay & B4. The Ballad of Bedivere & B5. Merlin's Song

The whole album : Jed - Merlin's Song

 

Another of my top ten "desert island" LPs.
Don't miss this one, just 300 of these made way back then and very rare now ! 

Record : EXC+
Cover : VG+ (see pictures - upper seam torn on 10 inches)
Price : 550,00 Euros (+ expedition costs by registered parcel calculated by the Belgian Post)
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Jordan & Anderson - Edges of Love (Great 1974 Private US Psych Folk LP)

 

Privately pressed LP released in 1974 by Larry Jordan and Rob Anderson.
An excellent psych folk album with great harmony vocals, good acoustic guitar work, keyboards and some trumpet and flute here and there.

Listen : A4. Mystical Mountains

B4. January Rain 

B5. Peace at the End

& B1. Simon

Complete with insert ! 

A great album from start to finish !

Record : EXC+ (slight warp that does not affect the play)
Cover : EXC (still in shrink - see pictures)
Insert : EXC (see picture)
Price : 120,00 Euros (+ expedition costs by registered parcel calculated by the Belgian Post)
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The Travelling People - Folk in Concert ( Rare and great 1970 UK Folk LP on Meridian)

 

 

The Travelling People were Richard and Peter Stevenson, Lin Marriott, Julian Earp and Dave Perkins.
Formed June 1967, in Melbourne, Derbyshire, UK, they were first known as Melbourne Folk Trio.

Rare UK Folk LP released in 1970 (or 1974) on the little Meridian label.

 

Sorry I Can't find any track on YouTube but I can send some mp3 files when you're interested with the record ...

 

Record : VG++
Cover : VG+ (see pictures)
Price : 80,00 Euros (+ expedition costs by registered parcel calculated by the Belgian Post)
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Clayton F. Moore – Live From My Basement (Rare 1973 Canadian Private Downer Folk LP)

 

Original 1973 first pressing ... no more than a 500 private press and seldom seen. Produced in this cats basement, basically lost highway hippie loner delivering his wayward message backed by an interesting organ with effects, wah-wah type sound included. Absolutely falls into the "real people" bag - this is one comes from the core of that genre.

Clayton F. Moore was the keyboardist of Windsor Tunnel, a Canadian pop rock band who started out in Amherst, Nova Scotia as The Viscounts, and who changed their name after moving to Windsor, Ontario.

No track titles listed anywhere on release.

All tracks are uncredited cover songs:

A1 "Rick Rack" originally written by Gerry Rafferty and performed by The Humblebums
A2 "Mr. Bojangles" originally written and performed by Jerry Jeff Walker
A3 "Her Father Didn’t Like Me Anyway" originally written by Gerry Rafferty and performed by The Humblebums
A4 "Everybody Knows That" originally written by Billy Connolly and performed by The Humblebums
A5 "Sweet Emily" originally written and performed by Leon Russell
B1 "4 + 20" originally written by Stephen Stills and performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
B2 "Cry, Sing And Laugh" originally written and performed by Jim Pulte
B3 "Look Over The Hill & Far Away" originally written by Gerry Rafferty and performed by The Humblebums
B4 "Games People Play" originally written and performed by Joe South
B5 "Wooden Ships" originally written by David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and performed by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Listen : B5. Wooden Ships

The whole LP : Live From My Basement

 

Another obscure LP that deserves a wider audience !

Record : Exc
Cover : VG++ (see pictures)
Price : 60,00 Euros (+ expedition costs by registered parcel calculated by the Belgian Post)
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The Chapel Choir of the First United Presbyterian Church in Pitman, New Jersey - Sing unto Him a New Song (Very rare US Private Xian Folk LP)

 

Excellent and very rare US Xian album with great organ and John Ylvisaker's covers.
Recorded end of the 60's or beginning of the 70's
Side two is where the youth take over, playing tracks from John Ylvisaker's 'Mass For The Secular City' with organ, drums, guitar, etc ... 

Listen : B4. Gloria

Another big rarity not to be missed !

Record : VG+
Cover : VG to VG+ (left and right seams unglued - see pictures)
Price : 50,00 Euros (+ expedition costs by registered parcel calculated by the Belgian Post)
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Jill Cislaghi - Friends of Mine (Very rare 1977 US Folk masterpiece released on Fleetwood Records)

 

One of my top ten US privately pressed LPs !
Jill Cislaghi wrote and recorded her only album in her senior year in 1977 at Regis College, in Massachusetts near where she grew up.
Cislaghi pressed 500 copies on Massachusetts' own vanity custom-pressing plant Fleetwood Recording Co. She made this record for her friends and wound up selling nearly every copy at her college, so this LP is incredibly hard to come by now.

Listen : A1. July 20th

& A2. Shine Your Light

& B2. Jesse 

& B3. Sweet November

& A3. Don't Make Me Just Another Memory 

& B5. For Bea (My Grandmother)

 

A really great album ! Most of the songs are solemn and haunting. Very beautiful. Collectors of loner/outsider music as well as those dedicated to Acid Archives will truly love this rare bird. 

Record : VG++
Cover : VG+ (autographed on front - see pictures)
Price : 250,00 Euros (+ expedition costs by registered parcel calculated by the Belgian Post)
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The MacDonald Folk Group - Take One (Ultra rare 1968 UK Folk LP - 1st release on Folk Heritage)

 

Very rare and great UK Folk LP released in 1968 on the Folk Heritage label.

First release (FHR 001M) on that great label !

Listen : B1. Geordie

A2. The Flowers Never Bend With the Rainfall

B3. April Come She Will

The whole LP : The MacDonald Folk Group - Take One

An ultra rare and very great UK Folk LP ! Don't miss it !

Record : VG+
Cover : VG++ (see pictures)
Price : 300,00 Euros (+ expedition costs by registered parcel calculated by the Belgian Post)
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John Max Jacobs - A Prairie Dream (Rare 1984 US Private Psych Folk LP)

 

A 1984 LP but it sounds like 1974.
Rare private press from Minneapolis.
Beautiful acid folk psych!
Very well produced !

Listen : B5. Iron Butterfly

& A4. Lazy Willow

& B3. Frankie Lee McKinney 

& A2. Clock A-Tickin' 

 

A great psych folk album in my opinion !!!

Cover : VG (radio station copy - see pictures)
Record : VG++
Price : 100,00 Euros (+ expedition costs calculated by the Belgian Post Office)
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Hermanas Misioneras Catequistas Guadalupanas - El Mensaje de la Juventud (Rare 1966 Private Xian Garage LP from Mexico)

 

Rare Xian Garage Rock LP privately released in 1966 in Mexico by Las Misioneras de la Montaña (aka Hermanas Misioneras Catequistas Guadalupanas).

Mexican Sisters Mission, in the vein of pop rock in Mexico.
H. Aida Sansor, founder of the "Las Monjitas a go go" band (commercial name by discos rca).
Real band name "Las Misioneras De La Montaña".
From Morelia Michoacán, Mexico. 

 

Listen : A1. La Felicidad

& B2. ¡Oh, Si! 

& A5. Alegrense Todos  

& A4. Hay Que Dejarse Pescar

Weird album not devoid of charm and interest !

Record : VG+
Cover : VG+
Price : 40,00 Euros (+ expedition costs calculated by the Belgian Post office)
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