David Hemmings Happens LP rare psych Byrds folk sitar

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Jul 6, 2006 Sold Date

Jun 29, 2006 Start Date

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David Hemmings â€“ Happens LP. Original pressing on MGM, 1967. Yes, this is the " Blow Up " and "Barbarella " guyâ€¦ ! When he moved to LA, he made some connections with Byrds producer Jim Dickson and some of the Byrds themselves with, the result was this incredible lost albumâ€¦. A fab piece of US acid-kolk / eastern vibes / raga / Byrds influenced music ! Featuring accompaniment by the Byrds on many if not all the tracks, this is a pretty great album. The opening track is "Back Street Mirror", a Gene Clark song that was written and recorded subsequent to his departure from the group. However, it was never released and David Hemmings recorded his vocals over the existing backing track. This is really something to thank David Hemmings for, otherwise this Gene Clark song would have remained unreleased ! A lot of the tunes are improvised both by the musicians and Hemmings who raps along with beatnik coolness to McGuinn's jangling raga influenced 12 string. There's even some groovy tabla drums jamming away. A must listen for all Byrds fans (especially from the " 60s miles high " period), US psych addicts, lovers of great music ! This copy is the perfect keeper : It is in NM/NM condition, the sleeve is still in the shrink (has just a discrete deletion hole), the wax is closed to perfect, features only some superficial paper marks that donâ€™t affect play at all. Comes also with the original inner sleeve + the RARE & ELUSIVE original booklet, featuring infos and pics ! ! As I said, just the KEEPER copy ! Payment by paypal prefered, see my other auctions and save on shipping ($9 Europe, $12 rest of the world).

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