JOE ROSANOVA & THE VINEYARD In Dedication LP 1968 Orig ASTRO SONIC Psych SEALED
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$ 125 Sold For
Dec 16, 2013 Sold Date
Dec 6, 2013 Start Date
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JOE ROSAVONA AND THE VINEYARD : In Dedication To The One's We Love LP (Astro Sonic [USA] D-AP-4000) 1968.

STILL SEALED. Cut out hole at top right corner. The shrink goes over the cut-out hole (it was resealed but the label or distibutor after being cut).

Sealed original copy of this Tennessee psych/rock LP. We have not heard the LP so we will defer to Acid Archives:

“'Dreams Of You' is a bonafide psych classic, mixing overwhelming, spooky organ, dreamy vocals, hot fuzz guitar, a haunting melody and powerful sound effects. General consensus among collectors is that this album is worth owning only for that one song, but I think there’s plenty more to like here, from the bouncy organ on the soulful 'Lord, What’s Your Plan' to the catchy upbeat 'In Every Way' to the slightly heavy 'Since You’ve Been Away.' It is a spotty mix of styles, with about half of the songs being innocuous soft pop, but even the wimpiest songs here are pretty tuneful and have interesting arrangements. In Dave Clark Five fashion, the band is named after the drummer. Oh, and just the kind of thing to infuriate collectors: pretty much every copy of this album, even ones that look mint, play a bit noisy on just one track. Guess which song it is..." (Aaron Milenski)

The first edition of AA also included this bit of information:

"While looking for an image of the LP, we stumbled on this little item from a former Vineyard bass player (I'll leave the person's name off of the quote): 'Joe Rosanova - that dirtbag - still owes me one year's withholding tax which he withheld - PERMANENTLY. He was a real trip. He had polio as a child and it left him somewhat crippled although you really couldn't tell. He was the band leader and also the drummer. When he would have a bad day and his legs hurt he would yell furiously at the bass player. And then there was his gun...'"


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