KING GEORGE DISCOVERY s/t 1968 PSYCH PROG MOD SOUL ORIGINAL LP like Jimi Hendrix
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King george discovery - s/t ORIGINAL German LP Late 60's killer Swedish psych soul rarity similar to Jimi Hendrix in places with killer leads - but has a mod soul edge and similar to first Love (r&b edge) with Arthur Lee. Top notch lp! Original German pressing on the rare Haparanda label from 1968.
Condition: The record is in VG condition and the laminated sleeve is in EX condition.
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Jimi and George hung out quite a bit. Together they saw the Mc Coys; George once jammed with Jimi, together with drummer Jimmi Castor (later of Castor Bunch "fame"; George was also present when the Rolling Stones came to see Jimi perform in New York City on 2 July 1966 after the Stones concert at Forest Hills Stadium.
Scandinavian agents heard King George and offered him a contract to come to Europe to sing with an all-black soul band, called the Harlem Kiddies. They arrived in Stockholm in 1966 for three months but ended up touring around two years instead. At that time Chas Chandler brought Jimi to England. George was proud of the fact that he did have a contract, while Jimi didn't. Later, of course, it turned out that Jimi did a lot better than him. Jimi and George ran into each other in Scandinavia, where the Harlem Kiddies warmed up for Jimi Hendrix. George met Jimi again when the Experience played in Copenhagen (21 May 1967). George had two bands during the period: the Harlem Kiddies (playing R&B) and the King George Discovery (playing more psychedelic stuff). After that, George met Jimi a few times in Sweden. George claims that he wasn't too found of Noel Redding, but liked Mitch Mitchell a lot more. George also knew Buddy Miles from his Wilson Pickett period, and also met Billy Cox. When George asked Billy where he came from Billy answered, "we're a band of Gypsies, we come from everywhere.
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POSTAGE COSTS FOR THE BUYER:
Postage for 1 LP is the same as for 7 LP's (<2kg), so please order more LP's to save on shipping!
1-7 LP's priority mail:
EUR1: 9 GBP
EUR2: 11 GBP
Rest of the world + Russia: 21 GBP
EUR1:
Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Austria, Spain, Sweden
EUR2:
UK, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Greece, Croatia, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland + other European countries
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