EDEN'S CHILDREN 1st LP 1968 KILLER ACID FUZZ PSYCH ORIGINAL PRESSING NM LISTEN

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EDEN'S CHILDREN "EDEN'S CHILDREN" LP

ORIGINAL 1968 LP ON THE US ABC LABEL, STEREO ABCS-624

COVER IN VG+ shape, some ringwear, small cutout hole

VINYL is clean, plays EXCELLENT to NEAR MINT!

Great fuzzed-up, psyched-out acid rock from Boston by Eden’s Children – but don’t call ‘em “Bosstown” because they weren’t part of that hype.  For one, Alan Lorber’s nowhere to be found, and for two, these guys came a year after the Bosstown hype machine began.  Sat back, watched the hype grow and then swallow lesser bands whole, then made their move and showed the town how REAL rock bands play.  Don’t bid on this album if the sound of a fuzz guitar frightens you – because there’s PLENTY of ear-piercing, synapse-shredding fuzz overload all OVER this baby.  Check out the soundbyte from “If She’s Right” below, practically a shrine to the fuzz guitar, racing along on a tempo that’s blazing fast even by German Autobahn standards, even fading out on the sound of a sustained blast of fuzzed-out distortion.  “Just Let Go” lulls you into a sense of security at first, beginning with two minutes of Association-friendly soft pop that’s tailor made for 1968 AM radio DJs.  As long as they fade before the 2-minute mark, when more of those noisy fuzz guitars come barging in like the Spanish Inquisition, and suddenly takes the little Spanky and Our Gang outtake into the land of hookah pipes and magic carpets, on a mystical, jazzy Indian melody.  That click you hear is the sound of a thousand American housewives turning off their AM radios as this lovely little soft pop tune suddenly kicks into acid psych overdrive.  Same goes for “Don’t Tell Me”, a lysergic color wheel of sound with some of the loudest, most ear-piecing fuzz leads not found on a Davie Allen AIP biker flick soundtrack.  So if you’re a housewife raised on a steady diet of Harpers Bizarre and the Cowsills, with the ginchiest beehive in the greater Des Moines area, Eden’s Children ain’t for you.  But if you not only can handle the fuzz, but actually ENJOY it when it beats you about the head and shoulders, then let Eden’s Children satisfy your fetish.  And then go see a doctor.  Original 1968 pressing on the ABC label.

PLEASE NOTE I NO LONGER SHIP TO ITALY DUE TO A CORRUPT POSTAL SYSTEM (THERE, NOT HERE).  BUYERS FROM ITALY AGREE TO PAY FOR GLOBAL PRIORITY MAIL INSURED ONLY!

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Media mail shipping with delivery confirmation starts at $4.00 in the US, with each additional record only $1 additional shipping.  Overseas shipping has, unfortunately, gone way up in the fast few months, which translates to $15 for the first LP to Canada ($3 each one thereafter) and $24 for the first LP everywhere else in the world, with each add'l LP an extra $5 (so it pays to buy more, nudge nudge wink wink).   I accept payments through Paypal. 

I try to grade as best as I can, and I list as many blemishes/imperfections I can find (writing, ringwear, scuff marks, etc.) – Also, please note that I DO listen to these albums – I may not listen to every track, but my grades are based on LISTENING, not just looking at it, since chances are you’ll be listening to the record you buy, not just looking at it.  Most of the albums I sell are the ones I’ve enjoyed for years – and I treat my records with kid gloves.  But sounds speak louder than words, so check out the sound clips below – they’re from the actual record you’re bidding on. 

SHIPPING AND PACKAGING

Listen, I buy a bunch of records too (when I’m not getting outbid at the last second, which is more often than not) – and I know what it’s like to get a rare, one-of-a-kind album packaged dangerously in a flimsy bubblewrap package.  I hate that too.  So rest assured, I ALWAYS package albums with stiff cardboard reinforcements, same for 45s.  And yes, the records are removed from the sleeves (for albums).  I ship out once a week, every Friday, because I have a regular day job.  But I’d be willing to give that up if you’d all be so kind as to bid my items up to stupidly high amounts. 

 For more security and international tracking, you may request GLOBAL PRIORITY MAIL - but bear in mind the cost of this service is upwards of $30.  For expensive items, however, it may be well worth it.  Unfortunately, there isn’t a cost-effective way of tracking parcels to foreign countries yet, and shipping times vary depending on your country’s postal system.   Italy in particular seems to be really bad at delivering packages quickly, or delivering packages at all, now that you mention it.  I will always email you when your package ships, but once it’s on its way, please don’t ask me when it will arrive because I don’t know.  If the world’s postal systems can ever agree on a universal tracking system that’s affordable, I’ll be the first to use it.

NOW IT’S YOUR TURN…

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