Description: JOHN STRANG 'The Masterpeace' LP (UK, Seelie Court, Catalogue #SCLP008) Brand new/unplayed copy of limited year 2020 Seelie Court label LP edition of VERY RARE 1968 UK Dark, Apocalyptic Folk private pressing album by John Strang (with contributions from Valentine Lewis Lloyd and Martin Farquharson.) This Seelie Court edition is the first fully-licensed, official, legitimate edition ever released since 1968. This Seelie Court edition includes a gatefold cover and insert with printed lyrics and liner notes. Mission statement from the Seelie Court label: "British acetate and private pressing LPs dating from 1965-78, the most valuable LPs that exist, manufactured in Sainted Albion on the legendary EMI presses where all the original Beatles LPs were pressed. We use as many environmental principles as possible, eg no shrinkwrap. Textured gatefold sleeves. All have restored audio striking a balance between cleaning up often unique yet battered original recordings and retaining the power and authenticity of the original sounds without heavy compression. Restoration by Reynolds, at craftsman level. Priced as competitively as possible to allow street level access to thousand pound prog behemoths." (NOTE: ALL RECORDS ARE PACKED AND SHIPPED IN PROFESSIONAL, SUPERIOR QUALITY RECTANGULAR SHAPED, CORNER PROTECTING CORRUGATED CARDBOARD RECORD MAILERS WITH FILLER PADS. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED!) (NOTE: BRAND NEW/NON-FACTORY SEALED IMPORT ITEM!) (NOTE: LIMITED VINYL EDITION OF 500 COPIES ONLY!) Only 25 copies were privately made in 1968 by the 17-year-old Strang, who carried them home from the studio several miles in a rucksack on foot. very few survive today, and it is a little understood LP. the title refers to nuclear armageddon and the total death of all life, not a hippie idyll, and the songs are apocalyptic poetry that confronts the cold war, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, platonic forms and the nature of reality, there are also a few explicit drug references to LSD and amphetamines. This darkness of intent makes the LP exceptional for the time, and seminal. musically it draws from Donovan and the Incredible String Band, at times becoming experimental, and yet with an air of fragility that predicts Vashti Bunyan LP made two years later. John Strang continues to compose privately to this day but walked away from a Transatlantic Records deal in the early 70s to pursue a career in Psychiatry, for which he was knighted. A concept LP about mental illness was due for release on Transatlantic, which we are currently restoring from surviving tapes and cassettes, entitled, “Shame and Stigma”. Full lyrics included which demand careful reading, plus an insert explaining the LP written by the artist himself. Tracks on this LP are as follows:A1 Village SchoolA2 Seagull No.3A3 Late In The DayA4 DreamsA5 Madame BartholemewA6 Acid AlbatrossA7 Little Fat ManA8 ButterflyA9 Ge-BombB1 Masterpeace 1B2 Twisted TreeB3 Swallow No.7B4 He Was Only A ChildB5 Blistered Blades Of GrassB6 No Money To PayB7 Love Grew In The NightB8 Little AnnaB9 Masterpeace 2 Shipping rates to the following locations at this present time (note: all shipping rates are subject to change.) Shipping in US (including ALASKA & HAWAII), PUERTO RICO (MEDIA MAIL) is $6.98. Shipping to CANADA (AIRMAIL) is $19.98. Shipping to MEXICO (AIRMAIL) is $23.98. 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Price: 38.98 USD
Location: Manitou Springs, Colorado
End Time: 2024-12-15T08:03:15.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6.98 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Record Grading: Mint (M)
Speed: 33 RPM
Format: Phonographic LP Record
Type: LP
Record Label: Seelie Court
Genre: Dakr, Apocalyptic Folk
Occasion: Ramadan, Hajj, Beltane, Arbor Day, International Hotdog Day, Summer Solstice, Spring Equinox, Fall Equinox, Monaco Grand Prix, Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Birthday, Carnival, Christmas, Fourth of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Wedding
Artist: John Strang
Record Size: 12"
Features: Brand New/Unplayed Item, Limited Edition
Release Title: The Masterpeace
Release Year: 2020
Sleeve Grading: Mint (M)
