MINT ORIG 1968 MEGA-PROMO FALLEN ANGELS LONG WAY DOWN SUPER PSYCH ROCK LP

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• STONE MINT VINYL ~ 1968 ORIGINAL 
• UNIPACK Gatefold COVER FIRST PRESS
• PRE-RELEASE PROMOTIONAL
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• The FALLEN ANGELS
• "It's A Long Way Down"
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• USA - ROULETTE RECORDS - SR-42011 (stereophonic)
  

1. PRE-RELEASE PROMOTIONAL !
   
2. MINT played one or two times - original owner
   
3.  THIS 1968 ORIGINAL LP was always difficult to find for fact the east coast based ROULETTE label did next to nothing in giving the FALLEN ANGELS "Long Way Down" the national exposure they deserved. 
4. Their '67 first LP should have been better but their label had hands-on in the studio.. Not so with their second '68 LP, when The FALLEN ANGELS were given complete control of their "It's A Long Way Down" 2nd LP where the groups full colors emerged as a top-flight psychedelic-rock artifact now $$$ valued - and rising when talking the original print.
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7. INVESTMENT ITEM ~ ORIGINAL OWNER, PLAYED ONCE OR TWICE
8. FABULOUS MINT CONDITION (details below)
   
9. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ These Fallen Angels were a great psychedelic group who were based in the Baltimore, Maryland-Washington D.C. area and recorded two full length albums for Roulette Records.
   
   “It’s A Long Way Down” sadly suffered the same fate as the group’s first LP, sales-wise, despite it’s obvious high quality and inventiveness, killer FUZZ-TONE guitar dominates!
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    The opener “Poor Old Man” is an inspired lead-off track that features a strong west coast influence, both Love & The Doors immediately come to mind, it sports a killer bass riff along with loose, John Densmore style percussion and a myriad of psychedelic effects, about midway in, the whole piece breaks down and singer Jack Bryant does this totally off-the-wall jazz type scat vocal that completely derails the song, yet doesn’t last long as the group leap back into the opening riff and it’s back to the races. 
11. “A Horn Playing On My Thin Wall” is next and it is a dead ringer for “Da Capo” era Love (both “Orange Skies” & “Que Vida”), this track becomes better as it rolls along, it ends with a rush of great harmony vocals
12. “Something You Can Hide In” is full tilt psychedelia that features every psychedelic trick in the book with fabulous results, this number reminds a great deal of Love’s underrated “Four Sail” album.
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    “Tell You A Story” is a brief interlude that features an out of tune acoustic guitar with a nursery rhyme type vocal, and it works like a charm. 
14. Coming next is “Silent Garden” which displays a British influence along the lines of late period Zombies and the UK-Kaleidoscope. 
15. “Look To The Sun” is largely a solo acoustic outing by singer Jack Bryant, this one reminds a great deal of the archive releases by Love guitarist Bryan MacLean “Ifyoubelievein” & “Candy’s Waltz.” 
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    The next number “One Of The Few Ones Left” is a beautiful melodic ballad with strings that brings to mind the Left Banke’s second album “Left Banke Too.”
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    “I Really Love My Mother” is a short, novelty type number that blends the style of The Kinks with USA groups The Sopwith Camel & Lovin’ Spoonful. 
18. “Look At The Wind” is once again in the Love “Four Sail” bag, this is one of the record’s real highlights, everything comes together in beautiful fashion, the guitar work and drumming are fantastic, the keyboards are also exceptional. 
19. “Didn’t I” is a sad, acoustic ballad that recalls a superb west coast group The Common People.
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    By it’s very title one would expect the title track “It’s A Long Way Down” to be a doomy death-trip number in the mold on The Doors, actually it’s just the opposite, this song is a light and breezy winner that once again recalls The Left Banke with a touch of The Nazz and “Basic Blues Magoos” era Blues Magoos. 
21. The Fallen Angels actually save the creepiest number on the album for last “I’ll Drive You From My Mind” ends the album in dark shadows, whispered vocals, and splashes of sitar, psychedelia supreme!
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    “It’s A Long Way Down” is an exceptional album that really doesn’t have a bummer track to be found.
23. Overall - one rare psychedelic album that actually lives up to the hype. 
24. Good luck ever finding a better '68 VINYL original  
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26. Poor Old Man (3:41)
    A Horn Playing On My Thin Wall (4:25)
    Something New You Can Hide In (3:59)
    Tell You A Story (:22)
    Silent Garden (1:54)
    Look To The Sun (3:46)
    One Of The Few Ones Left (2:50)
    I Really Love My Mother (1:07)
    Look At The Wind (4:04)
    Didn’t I? (2:55)
    It’s A Long Way Down (2:45)
    I’ll Drive You From My Mind (4:19)
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    1. Poor Old Man (3:41)
    2. A Horn Playing On My Thin Wall (4:25)
    3. Something New You Can Hide In (3:59)
    4. Tell You A Story (:22)
    5. Silent Garden (1:54)
    6. Look To The Sun (3:46)
    7. One Of The Few Ones Left (2:50)
    8. I Really Love My Mother (1:07)
    9. Look At The Wind (4:04)
    10. Didn’t I? (2:55)
    11. It’s A Long Way Down (2:45)
    12. I’ll Drive You From My Mind (4:19)
28.   CONDITION:
29. The vinyl: Rated: beautiful (!) M- most likely won't (ever) find better ever >> MINT, and playing flawless throughout!
      both Roulette labels are clean
30. The cover: rated: EX (excellent) front cover, 
31. M- insides gatefold cover (PROMOTIONAL STAMP) and VG+(+) back cover (light rub-wear (nothing too bad) There are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing  ...Fresh '68 colors remain ! 

• PRE-RELEASE PROMOTIONAL !