CRANIUM PIE MONSTER PINK FLOYD style PSYCH LP LTD:100 (black) Fruits De Mer WARP
A$
190
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121
A$ 190
Sold For
Mar 19, 2012
Sold Date
Mar 12, 2012
Start Date
A$ 40
Start price
13
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Australia
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Description
This is my last copy of this friggin' AWESOME album. Yes, it has a pronounced rolling warp - but it plays through fine on the two turntables I have here...with NO extra weight needed on the needle.
ARTIST: CRANIUM PIE -
TITLE: "MECHANISMS (PART 1)"
FORMAT: …vinyl LP…
LABEL: ROYAL CRABOMOPHONE (a division on Fruits De Mer Records) .
CAT. #: WINKLE-002 .
DATE OF RELEASE: AUGUST 2011 .
PRESSED IN: USA .
ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING? Yes!...first and only...
Comes in deluxe thick gatefold cover, with plain white die-cut paper inner sleeve, within a stickered plastic outer bag.
There were originally meant to be 400 pressed but they ended up with 430. Of these, 330 were on red vinyl, and 100 on black vinyl - this is one of the rare black ones.
To quote venerable FdM honcho Andy B. : "Here are the facts - luckily the plant overran by 30, so we have 430 copies available." ('O' levels were a breeze for Andy.) A further quote, from the day of release, states: "The CRANIUM PIE LPs are upon us, and we’ve sold out on reserve. It happens." (Master of eloquence, as well.) Which means: (a). you, the general public, never had a freakin' chance...and (b). there's likely to be sod-all of these floating around out there.
Why? you ask. Because who in their right mind (granted, which Cranium Pie fan is not of swirly mind to start with) would get rid of it? No-one. Honest. What you mightn't know is that this is quite simply one of thee greatest conceptual psych LPs you will ever encounter - I don't care that it wasn't recorded 1967-71 by a bunch of swaying long-haired Canterbury beardo's in purple crushed velvet loons with sky in their hair and stars on their brows. And nor will you, ye purist! From the very first note till the last, this is a right regal masterpiece of epic Floyd-ian proportions (think "Echoes", "Atom Heart Mother", "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast"...yes, really). Not only is it jam-packed with swirling keyboards, soaring lead guitar work, and trippy vocals and effects, it's also friggin' LOADED with melody...everywhere!...hence it grabs you from so many quarters and simply won't let go. Yes, it's a massive head-trip! But that's OK...give in to it. It's a thrilling and merry ride. So gripping is it, you may wanna play it again immediately...and again...and again (I did)...it's friggin' hypnotic and addictive...you simply can't get enough of it. Bring on Part 2! Now, if only I could find some purple microdots. ================================CONDITION:
COVER: (MINT)...
VINYL: (M-)...it plays mint, but has that rolling warp...I bought this brand new and had never played it till just now - to check if it did in fact play OK - and it does...
LABELS: (MINT)...
ANYTHING ELSE: (MINT)...