Justine Self titled UK Psychedelic Folk/Rock 70 NrMint
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JUSTINE
Self titled
The original vintage psyche classic of 1970 and was later reissued as Elegy E6401 in UK 2004
UNLS 111 (MAPS 2037) Matrix 2L/2Lstampers 1/D and 1/B? JT tax code in run offs on both sides
Mega rare Psychedelic UNI label format NO spiderlines on side 1 and only a couple of extremely light ones on side 2. Beautiful rare exhibit with a thickly pressed vinyl virtually Unmarked .
Highly polished surfaces with a mirror like sheen , very similar to MINT vinyl! Stunning condition and one of the rarest UK releases of the seventies, highly valued in the collectors world. Impossible to locate in any condition , let alone like this, in hardly played, and near mint condition.
Audio
Sensational with little to fault.At least an excellent and considerably better in some parts.
Justine were a band of five vocalists and two guitarists augmented in recording by orchestra and further musicians. They sit between the psychedelic folk-rock sound of LA (Mamas & Papas, Loving Spoonful, Byrds), UK (S F Sorrow or Piper At The Gates of Dawn) and progressive rock. The five vocalists weave in harmony providing a rich sound and it is this that binds the album. The songs are soft early folk rock like Donovan's 'Gift From A Garden To A Flower' with psychedelic electric guitar and effects. The first track 'Flying' lives up to it's title with flute fluttering, swooning strings and tight harmonies. The songs mix the innocent, quirky and strange to heady effect. The songs are fairly unique in folk as they mix in horns which expands the mix giving a warmth that folk sometimes finds hard to achieve. In the last track they create a classic that lives up literally to it's title of 'Amazing Journey'. It starts with folk guitar, introduces fuzz guitar then wah wah builds to a crescendo and drops back to a delicate folk ballad within the first minute. It builds up introducing 'A Day In The Life' style strings and massed vocals. Towards the end it explodes with a staggeirng number of layers that Roy Wood in The Move was expert at. Strange effects come in, wild guitars solo, flutes, horn and strings abound and a propulsive rhythm section drives the whole thing explosively as the singer moves from folk whispers into Robert Plant style wails. An excellent track on a most enjoyable album which shows the link between the earlier psychedelic sound and the later musical indulgence of progressive rock.
Beautiful tones emanate from this release and the aural delivery is spellbinding from start to finish ! Top audio from this mega UK rarity.
Gatefold sleeve
Soft card manufacture, and first issue E J day sleevewith a textured finish. Owing to it being black and unlaminated, very fragile format and is worn on edges, corners and spine.has some surface rubs on outer faces but no rips, nor tears save for a sticker blemish on top right of front face causing surface damage. Inner centrefold is excellent so all in all , a good++/very good- condition.
One of the rarest UK psychedelic rock releases of the seventies. Never shows its beautiful head , so rarely located especially in this near mint condition.
Simply awesome find.
Shipping
UK-£3.50
Europe-£5.00
USA/Japan-£8.00
