RARE 1968 UK ORIG MAGIC MIXTURE EDGY PSYCH FUZZ ACID "OPEN MIND" CREAM JIMI

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225

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ORIGINAL 1968 'SAGA' ISSUE

PSYCHEDELIC FUZZ ROCK 

PINK FLOYD/BARRETT STYLED UNDERGROUND

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• "made In England" - SAGA Records - STFID 2125

1. The only release by MAGIC MIXTURE on UK Saga label. 
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3. The LP goes more or less hand in hand with label mates FIVE DAY WEEK STRAW PEOPLE
4.                One of the rarest and most pricey Saga Records albums,  the Magic Mixture LP is quite pleasing psychedelia in the style of early trippy side of Syd Barrett era Pink Floyd. 
   
5. Basically, has all the ingredients of the OPEN MIND, the crafted tunes are all highly memorable dominated by infectious melodies, pumping electric organ mixing with searing bursts of fuzz guitar in the right places. Solid classics UK underground sound, with one listen you can easily see why this record is a prized personal collectible. 
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7. 'Moonbeams' possibly being the LP highlight (though there are many) and can be found on UK psychedelic compilations. That stated, there are other gems in same such as 'Living On A Hill', ++ well crafted melodic UK whimsy soaked L.S.D. atmospherics breaking by tasty freak-out instrumentation. Here are some crack overviews on the decidedly solid album:::
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11. Kicked along by some hyperactive Melvyn Hacker bass, '(I'm So) Sad' opened the album with a glorious, lysergic soaked mid-tempo ballad. Wonderful melody with an even better Jim Thomas fuzz guitar solo made this track one of the album highlights.
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13. A breezy, jazz-tinged ballad, 'Urge To Leave' showcases Thomas' overlooked talents as a lead guitarist. His opening solo served as a perfect example of a restrained, tasteful performance.
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16. 'You' found the band taking a stab at Cream-styled blues-rock. Built on Thomas Clapton-styled extended guitar vamp, his vocal seven sounded a bit like Jack Bruce. Not particularly original, but surprisingly nice.
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19. Another acid-tinged ballad, 'Slowly the Day' spotlighted Thomas' instantly recognizable voice (you could clearly make the Charlie connection on this one). The song also featured one of Thomas' best guitar solos.
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21. With Jack Collins' frenetic drums almost serving as the lead instrument, 'New Man' was side one's most commercial number. The song also found Thomas turning in a tasty Hendrix-styled solo.
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23. Showcasing Stan Curtis' moody organ, 'Living On a Hill' finds the band taking a stab at a West Coast-styled slice of psych. With another beautiful melody, this one underscores the band's strong vocal harmonies and a fantastic, slashing fuzz guitar solo from Thomas. One of my picks for standout performance.
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25. Side two starts out with another slice of Cream-styled blues-rock/psych. The lyric was trademarked 1967-68 psych nonsense with Thomas turning in another nice Jack Bruce impression. Hacker's bass line is great.
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27. 'Hey Little Girl ' is one of those albums you need to listen to on a good stereo system of a quality pair of headphones - the mix of Collins drums and Curtis keyboards literally explodes in your head. With a romping rhythm pattern, nifty swirling keyboards, and strange vocal arrangement the end result was a classic slice of Brit psych.
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29. The stark ballad 'Hey Little Girl' could easily have been updated to fit into a Charlie catalog. Quite pretty and mainstream with commercial potential.
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31. Built on Curtis' swirling organ and some strumming Thomas guitar, 'Tomorrow's Sun' was another moody ballad, though this time out the results were less inspired. Pretty, but this one simply never kicked into gear.
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33. Apparently meant to display the band's sense of humor (it does sound like they had a good time recording this one), 'Motor Bike Song' was simply lost to the American sensibilities. The instrumentation is great though with "freak-out" middle break based on the Sir Douglas Quintet-styled organ flourishes.
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35. Sounding like it was recorded by a stoned band who accidentally stumbled into an echo chamber rather than a recording studio, 'Moon Beam' is another album standout. With some excellent jangle rock lead guitar, Hacker's hypnotic bass, and Collins pounding drums, this one was instantly memorable.

1. The cover: rated: near M-  fragile UK production; richly laminated front cover, non-laminated back cover. The front has typical to 50+ years, few handling crinkles, no heavy or anything near pronounced creases, so sill stiff and all around solid. Back cover surprisingly clean-white. There are no faded areas, no delete marks, no split seams, 
2. no bends, and no writing
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1. The vinyl: Rated: near M- collection worthy handled well, the weighty pressing shiny and plays exceptional both UK SAGA labels clean