BILLY & SANDRA STINSON The Merchant's Ship LP private xian folk psych archivist

$

36

This is a really good record.  The sleeve has strong seams.  No splits.  There is a name written on the front cover, see photos.  The corners are rounded and a little chewed, see photos.  The record has surface wear but plays really strong!  1 louder pop on the first side.  There is surface noise throughout but it is mostly dominated by the music.  Nice player copy.  Hard to let this one go. 

FROM THE ARCHIVIST:

Set aside all those presumptions about husband-wife albums because The Merchant’s Ship is a simply magical recording of dreamy edge folk, not unlike one of my all-time favorite groups Shekinah. Solemn melodies, moving harmonies, lucid acoustic guitar (sometimes with classical influences), deep mellotron backing, and sharp production all join hands in creating a lush impressionistic beauty. Other non-typical instruments include dulcimer, zither, melodica, moog and bongos. All songs written by Billy Stinson, the titles being ‘Pack Your Things’, ‘Thief In The Night’, ‘Sheep’, ‘Last Masquerade’, ‘Merchant’s Ship’, ‘Arise And Go’, ‘Hungry’, ‘Jerusalem’, and ‘Shepherd’s Song’. Recorded in North Carolina.     (The Archivist by Ken Scott, 4th Edition).

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