JIMI HENDRIX BAND OF GYPSYS ULTRA-RARE ORIG'70 AU POLYDOR LP w/PUPPET COVER MINT

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·       JIMI HENDRIX – BAND OF GYPSYS – ULTRA RARE “PUPPET COVER”, RELEASED IN THIS FORM ONLY IN UK, JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA - VERY RARE ORIGINAL AUSTRALIAN PRESSING - ORIGINAL 1970 POLYDOR RECORDS (AU) STEREO LP 2406-002

·       ORIGINAL AUSTRALIAN PRESSING

·       JUST IN CASE YOU ARE WONDERING: THE OTHER THREE PUPPETS ON THE COVER ARE NOT THE MEMBERS OF JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE (THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED WITH THE BAND OF GYPSYS, NOT WITH JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE, SO THE PRESENCE OF THE “EXPERIENCE” ON THE COVER WOULD NOT MAKE ANY SENSE). THE THREE PUPPETS APPEARING ON THE FRONT COVER NEXT TO HENDRIX ARE: BRIAN JONES (THE BLOND PUPPET),  BOB DYLAN (THE CURLY, SITTING PUPPET) AND JOHN PEEL, THE LEGENDARY BBC RADIO PERSONALITY / A&R MAN (THE PUPPET SITTING ON THE GROUND IN THE FRONT).

·       ORIGINAL RED POLYDOR (AU) LABEL WITH BLACK AND WHITE PRINT

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST AUSTRALIAN PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL, THIN CARDBOARD COVER (EUROPEAN STYLE); PLEASE NOTE: ALL ORIGINAL AUSTRALIAN COVERS WERE COPIED FROM THE BRITISH COVERS AND HAVE A FAINTLY VISIBLE AIRBRUSHED REMNANTS OF THE UK COPYRIGHT DISCLOSURE INFO ON THE BACK PANEL. ALL AUSTRALIAN COVERS HAVE THIS MINOR FLAW.

·       ORIGINAL LAMINATED COVER

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD

·       MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) ENDS WITH '-1/-2'.  ON SOME LABELS,  SUFFIX '–1' DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL PRESSING)

·       FAIRLY THICK VINYL PRESSING On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least thick, and  10 being the thickest), we assess the thickness of the vinyl as 6.

 (►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you'll get.  GUARANTEED!)

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Band of Gypsys was the only live recording authorized by Jimi Hendrix before his death (INCORRECT:: Historic Performances Recorded at the Monterey International Pop Festival was released three weeks prior to Hendrix's death - op. auth.) . It was recorded and released in order to get Hendrix out from under a contractual obligation that had been hanging over his head for a couple years. Helping him out were longtime friends Billy Cox on bass and Buddy Miles on the drums because the Experience had broken up in June of 1969, following a show in Denver. This rhythm section was vastly different from the Experience. Buddy Miles was an earthy, funky drummer in direct contrast to the busy, jazzy leanings of Mitch Mitchell. Noel Redding was not really a bass player at all but a converted guitar player who was hired in large part because Hendrix liked his hair! These new surroundings pushed Hendrix to new creative heights. Along with this new rhythm section, Hendrix took these shows as an opportunity to showcase much of the new material he had been working on. The music was a seamless melding of rock, funk, and R&B, and tunes like "Message to Love" and "Power to Love" showed a new lyrical direction as well. Although he could be an erratic live performer, for these shows, Hendrix was on -- perhaps his finest performances. His playing was focused and precise. In fact, for most of the set, Hendrix stood motionless, a far cry from the stage antics that helped establish his reputation as a performer. Equipment problems had plagued him in past live shows as well, but everything was perfect for the Fillmore shows. His absolute mastery of his guitar and effects is even more amazing considering that this was the first time he used the Fuzz Face, wah-wah pedal, Univibe, and Octavia pedals on-stage together. The guitar tones he gets on "Who Knows" and "Power to Love" are powerful and intense, but nowhere is his absolute control more evident than on "Machine Gun," where Hendrix conjures bombs, guns, and other sounds of war from his guitar, all within the context of a coherent musical statement. The solo on "Machine Gun" totally rewrote the book on what a man could do with an electric guitar and is arguably the most groundbreaking and devastating guitar solo ever.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY SEAN WESTERGAARD, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

The importance of this phenomenal album – recorded on New Year’s eve in the legendary Fillmore East auditorium - cannot be overestimated. For many people (yours truly included), this was Jimi's finest hour, and a true, befitting swan song. Easily one of top-20 most important Rock albums ever recorded and just as easily one of top-20 greatest live performances ever captured on vinyl (right up there with the The Who's 'Live At Leeds', Allman Brothers Band's 'At Fillmore East',  Bob Dylan's 'Albert Hall Concert 1966' , The Doors' 'Live in New York', Bob Seger's 'Live Bullet',  Velvet Underground's 'Matrix Tapes', Tim Buckley's 'Dream Letter: Live in London 1968', B.B. King's 'Live At The Regal',  Jerry Lee Lewis, ‘Live at the Star Club, Hamburg, James Brown's 'Live At The Apollo",  Bob Marley & The Wailers Live!, Sam Cooke's 'Live At The Harlem Square Club' , Sly and the Family Stone's 'The Woodstock Experience' , Quicksilver Messenger Service's 'Happy Trails',  Johnny Cash's 'Live  at Folsom Prison', Albert King's 'Live Wire/Blues Power', Duke Ellington's Live At Newport 1956,  Van Morrison's 'Too Late To Stop Now' or Otis Redding's Live at Monterey Pop Festival.

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·       CONDITION:

·       THE RECORD

 (IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS NEAR MINT. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)          The record comes in a hi-grade MFSL PVC inner sleeve, which has - apparently with success - shielded the record from the harmful impact of elements over many years!

(c)             The record is pressed on a RELATIVELY  thick, inflexible vinyl. This is NOT a thin, flimsy ('dynaflex' type),  vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl, either.

(d)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER (THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, LAMINATED, GLOSSY COVER):

COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Minor shelf wear noted on the spine (nothing significant)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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