DAMON Song Of A Gypsy 2xLP/'68 US/Acid Archives/ALL-TIME TOP GYPSY PSYCH MONSTER

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DAMON 'Song Of A Gypsy' Double LP (US, Now-Again Records, Catalogue #NA 4107-LP) Brand new/unplayed copy of now LONG SOLD OUT/OUT OF PRINT limited year 2013 "select edition" Double LP vinyl edition on the Now-Again Records label of legendary 1968 ALL-TIME TOP MELODIC GYPSY PSYCH ROCK MONSTER LP (limited "select edition," which this version is, includes a second LP including singles and previously unreleased tracks) by the legendary (in the world of psych rock record collecting) man himself, Damon!

(NOTE: LIMITED "SELECT EDITION" DOUBLE LP VINYL EDITION OF 1000 COPIES ONLY!)

"Definitive reissue of the legendary late '60s Los Angeles psychedelic masterpiece: restored/remastered transfer, pitch/speed corrected for the first time ever. Extensive booklet contains dozens of unpublished photos and images, a thorough investigation into this landmark album, and an extensive interview with Damon. Damon's Song of a Gypsy is generally regarded as one of the finest privately-pressed psychedelic rock records and has, for over twenty years, been one of the most sought after late '60s American rock artifacts in the world, with the scant original copies that exist exchanging hands for thousands of dollars. Song of a Gypsy has remained high on its own plateau: out of reach and indescribable. It seemed that this homespun, funky psychedelic monument borrowed from nothing and sprung from nowhere. Damon's unique, introspective songwriting and nuanced voice, the interplay between he and lead guitarist Charlie Carey and an atmosphere that so perfectly captured the last bloom of the flower power era as it decayed into the dark haze of the '70s underground could only have arisen from a spark of auspicious genius. But did it? Over the past seven years, we at Now-Again have been obsessed with Song of a Gypsy and have researched the album, and Damon's life-arch. This anthology is our attempt to put forth a convincing argument for the overwhelming importance of this album, a unique high point from within but also outside of America's psychedelic movement. We follow Damon on his 'predestined life as a gypsy' from his birth into a tight knit Italian American family in Rochester, New York, through the various Los Angeles communities that he would call home. We analyze the entirety of his oeuvre, from his first surf-rock single in 1960, through schmaltzy pop, convincing doo-wop, blued eyed soul and garage rock in the mid '60s. And we focus on the year 1967, the founding of his label Ankh, and his transformation from a pop hopeful to the tortured soul who would create Song of a Gypsy. We attempt to make sense of the seminal moments that made this transformation possible in a crucial moment in America's psychedelic high water mark in this, the definitive reissue of this album."

'One of the classics within the private press field, Song Of A Gypsy is not without detractors but remains a great and special experience in my ears. Sometimes described as folk or folk-psych it is in fact tranced out gypsy Arabian acid fuzz crooner psych with deep mysterious vocals, a captivating soundscape (no one has used finger cymbals better) and excellent, succinct songwriting. The tracks may at first seem too similar, and several plays are suggested before making your call. The Rudolph Valentino of late '60s psych, with Darius a distant relative, and Sam Gopal a grittier British counterpart. The original has been one of the most coveted of all private pressings since its discovery circa 1990.' - Patrick Lundborg/Acid Archives

Tracks on this Double LP are as follows:

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