AGGREGATION Mind Odyssey Original Psych
$
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This is an original promo copy of the super rare lone psychedelic lp from the band Aggregation. Released on the LHI label, this is the stereo version S-12008. One of the greatest US psych records with a dreamy, surreal quality throughout.
The following is from the Acid Archve's Lama Reviews
All's quiet in the make-believe of business and success
And you've decided you've got time to take a ride
But exactly where you're going can be anybody's guess
Because the only place you're going is your mind
"Thus begins the ride, with a half-spoken encounter with the "lady at the gate", recalling the spoken segments on the Moody Blues' "Days Of Future Passed", an LP which undoubtedly influenced the Aggregation. Yet there is a significant difference between the two, which I believe also holds the key to "Mind Odyssey":s special nature. Much like the Moody Blues LP the music is sophisticated and controlled, replacing the "teenage" mantra that had charged rock'n'roll with a wider palette drawing on cool jazz, movie soundtracks, light classical music and -- most importantly -- easy listening. This pre-Beatle lounge crooner element creeps in from various corners, some of it undoubtedly second hand via the Doors, who displayed a similar easy listening influence and who I would rate the other important inspiration to the Aggregation, along with the Moody Blues. One of the tracks clearly echoes the opening of "When The Music's Over", and the sharp, eclectic keyboard arrangements throughout would have made Ray Manzarek proud.
So far into the trip it may seem that "Mind Odyssey" is just another late 1960s artrock LP, likely to deliver appealing sounds with some brains and afterthought, as demonstrated by hundreds of bands ranging from Canada's successful Collectors to more obscure acts like Jasper Wrath and Westfauster. A number of listeners probably never heard anything more in the album, as its' unique qualities need time to manifest themselves. There's nothing terribly rare about these elements by themselves, but due to an unusually fortunate convergence of concept, lyrics, musical styles, vocals and atmosphere, "Mind Odyssey" becomes as remarkable a metaphor for a psychedelic experience as you're likely to find.
The band knew precisely how to construct music for a "ride", because they had been playing such music at the most famous amusement park in the world, and they had the musical pedigree to make it original and interesting, and they found a lyricist who knew how to draw the lines between Disneyland and the LSD trip, and -- perhaps best of all -- the adult, non-rock nature of the music and the melodramatic vocals projects exactly the right Los Angeles entertainment subtext. Instead of becoming cheesy orchestrated pop, it becomes genuinely psychedelic, in the same way that crooner-inspired underground classics such as Damon and D R Hooker become genuinely psychedelic. Perhaps the best analog I can come up with to describe this unusual experience is Dean Stockwell's surreal performance of Roy Orbison's "In dreams" in "Blue Velvet"."
The record is in VG+ shape visually but plays better. It has some surface marks but no deep scratches. Plays very clean without background noise, has very occasional background click in a couple of songs but no loud pops. The gatefold cover is in VG+ shape - has 2 light corner bends. Virtually no seam wear or color wear.
Shipping is $3 in the USA, $5 Canada, $11 Rest Of World. I accept Paypal, Bidpay, money orders and personal checks.
