1967 Orig YOUNGBLOODS ? EARTH MUSIC Hippies folk psych

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BEAUTIFUL MINT ORIGINAL IN FACTORY SHRINK WRAP   

      ~ ORIGINAL 1967 ~ hippie grooves ~           

              THE YOUNGBLOODS  

           Earth Music

           ...USA - old dog label black RCA Victor LSP 3865

ONE OF THE *BEST* TO BE FOUND....(((MINT)))

Hippie garage folk & psych band's 1967 second album released in the 'summer of love' and falls perfectly in place with grooving peace & love hippie vibe throughout... Original 1967 VINYL first pressing in stereo...***STILL IN ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINK WRAPPER*** 

It's too bad the Youngbloods are mostly known for their classic cover version of Get Together. They are often referred to as a second rate folk rock band -- but there was so much more to the group then these generalizations would lead you to believe. They left behind three classic records, a worthwhile oddities lp entitled Two Trips and some good live recordings.

The Youngbloods were an early folk-rock group that mixed blues, folk, good-time music, country, and rock n roll into something fresh and durable. The group's members were bassist Jesse Colin Young, guitarist Jerry Corbitt, keyboard player Banana Levinger and drummer Joe Bauer. Young had soulful, gritty vocals that stood out and in the group's early years both he and Corbitt split the songwriting credits. While Elephant Mountain is usually regarded as their peak (and most experimental album) the first two lp's (inc this EARTH MUSIC Lp) were a dynamite mix of various roots music. The early 1967 debut album was a very consistent mix of well-chosen covers and group originals highlighted by Get Together and the classic Corbitt folk-rocker All Over The World. Earth Music came out later in 1967 and was just as good but lacked a major hit single to propel it into the limelight. That means nothing when speaking of strong (and passed over) song content.

Most of the album's tracks were originals although there were a few excellent covers that rounded the lp out. The last song on the original lp was one of the first great cover versions of Tim Hardin's Reason To Believe. The arrangement is sparse, the harmonies are wonderful and overall the Youngbloods turned in a fine countried version of this Hardin standard. Dreamers Dream, All My Dreams Blue and Don't Play Games were great tuneful garage folk-rockers which were perhaps the group's strong suit. They also found time to turn in two uptempo good time tracks, Euphoria, which came from the Holy Modal Rounders and the Wine Song. Both these songs were highlights along with the Levinger penned acid garage-rocker Fool Me which featured some fine guitar work. The most significant track may have been Sugar Babe. This was one of the first great rural rock standards with great lyrics and a spirit that embodies everything that is good about that genre.

CONDITION: The cover is strong and stiff MINT all around solid with no problems, still in the original factory shrink wrapper ...a TOP COPY from 43 years ago!!

The vinyl is top level M- all smooth, ALL clean on both sides = expect TOP playback. 

The RCA VICTOR labels are both clean....

                keeper copy!

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