HOLY GRAIL 1969 ORIG 300 ONLY "METAPHYSICS" ACID FOLK Legend PERRY LEOPOLD
  $   1,886

 


$ 1886 Sold For
May 28, 2023 Sold Date
May 21, 2023 Start Date
54   Number Of Bids
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 Still In Factory Shrink Wrap
CUSTOM STICKER ON OUTER CELLOPHANE

  • ORIGINAL 1969 FIRST PRESS
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  • PERRY  LEOPOLD

  • Experiments In Metaphysics
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  • USA - Kommercial / ACID-FOLK - WS - 1A -(PRIVATE) 

  • TOP COPY !

 SUPER MEGA-RARE 1969 very first print ~ only 300 Made (!)
STILL IN FACTORY SHRINK WRAP with custom STICKER ! grainy thick gold cover

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 Experiment in Metaphysics is one of the rarest and most sought-after artifacts of the hippie era. Recorded live during a five-hour session in the basement of a shoe-repair shop in June of 1969, most of the 300 original copies of Experiment in Metaphysics were simply given away in one afternoon, yet, inexplicably, bootleg copies of the album later sprang up half-way around the world.
The reason for the album's staying power is apparent: the music is gorgeous, first-rate progressive acid-tinged folk. In fact, Side Two of the original LP's label was given the title "Acid-Folk" (the other side was called "Kommercial"), probably one of the very first uses of that term. Perry Leopold creates a proto-gothic ambience full of dark and brooding imagery that is by far superficial than most of what passed as "acid," ("Gandalf The Grey" - etc.) while maintaining Leopold's music w/ a visceral punch.
Like much of the youth counter-cultural scene of the late 60's, Leopold can occasionally give into mystical pretentiousness. Experiment in Metaphysics has a lot of moments -- namely the spoken-word monologue in the middle of the mostly stellar opening cut, "The Absurd Paranoid" -- of philosophical layers in the onion - and it's those moments maintain a period charm. Experiment in Metaphysics is exquisitely intelligent and forward-thinking. Leopold's mood is much more pious than most music that came out of the psychedelic era, and, indeed, extreme piety tends to be a product of youth, yet there is something aged and wise about Leopold's music. The "Kommercial" side, cryptically subtitled "SMOKE," is conceptually stark, and after "The Absurd Paranoid," it takes on a much more palpable quality, grounded in experience ("Cold in Philadelphia" and the gorgeous "The 35th of May").
The "Acid-Folk" side (subtitled "DROP") opens with the stark, multi-part title track. Each of the three songs in this section is a virtual mini-suite, with the closing cut, "The U.S.S. Commercial," standing as the album's magnum opus. Experiment in Metaphysics shows some truly progressive and experimental songwriting for 1969-1970. Each song, even the instrumental cuts, feels like a story, with beginnings and endings and all kinds of interesting ideas and story-lines sandwiched in between.
The album is a relic that has not lost one iota of its power.

Most of these 300 original copies where given away.
Yet, so figures that any existing original print now go for over $1,500 M-
if you can find in ANY condition. (see below:
torturous acoustic picking, even on the slower cuts. Depressing claustrophobic imagery and world weariness. The playing tends to wander, changing tempo and progressions but always …
Kommercial - SMOKE: ........................................
The Absurd Paranoid (8:19)
Cold In Philadelphia (3:33)
And Then, The Snow Came (3:54)
The 35th of May (5:31) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Acid-Folk - DROP: ................................................
Experiment in Metaphysics (5:51)
When Your'e Gone (Everything Goes) (6:16)
The U.S.S. Commercial (7:09)
  1.                  CONDITION:

    1. The cover: rated: nearMINT in factory shrink wrap! hard to find "PERRY LEOPOLD - EXPERIMENT IN METAPHYSICS" STICKER on outer shrink wrap ... though outer shrink wrap missing about 1/3 on front = little issue, ALL remains near-MINT = no wear !!!  There are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, no writing
    TOP COPY
    • The vinyl: Rated: M-  smooth clear grooves on both sides =
    • TOP COPY ... all brightly shiny, 53 years onward ... Expect play grade to be clean-strong, enjoyable, with high audio zones = hard to find this 300-ONLY PRIVATE PRESS 1969 Lp any better !!!
A cool addition to anyone's music library! 
SEE: SELLERS OTHER ITEMS (((similar grooves for "head" people...)))

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  GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M    Completely clean, no marks, plays clean
M-   Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, plays clean
EX   Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, enjoyable
VG+ a bit more scuff or marks still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG   more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops         this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean "trashed" VG-  surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps     ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 5 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END   BIDDERS PLEASE = Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About  Following Through The Transaction!   ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING!

On May-26-23 at 01:12:49 PDT, seller added the following information:

FOLK PSYCH 1969 1970 = BLOODY RARE ORIGINAL = 300 ONLY = PRESSED  (in shrink w/ rare orig STICKER)


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