SANDY BULL "The Essential" 2LP NM/NM 1974 Psyche Folk Rock
$
20
Favourite Auctions
To save auctions to your favourites, please login
If you don't have an account, please register
Description
Artist Biography by Richie Unterberger
Long before Ry Cooder, Leo Kottke, Richard Thompson, and others were impressing listeners with their ability to hop from genre to genre, Sandy Bull glided from classical and jazz to ethnic music and rock & roll with grace and verve. Accompanied on his first two albums by renowned jazz drummer Billy Higgins, Bull produced some of the first extended instrumental compositions for guitar that incorporated elements of folk, jazz, and Indian and Arabic-influenced dronish modes. Not "rock" by any stretch of the imagination, it's nevertheless easy to see that it could have had an influence on the rock musicians who began incorporating eclectic and Middle Eastern sensibilities into their music a few years later. After his debut, Bull expanded his arsenal from the acoustic guitar and banjo to include oud, bass, and electric guitar. After his second album, however, his recordings were less focused and less impressive. In the 1970s, he dropped out of music altogether due to drug problems, although he began recording again in the late '80s. On April 11, 2001, Sandy Bull died of lung cancer at his home just outside of Nashville.
Sandy Bull ?– The Essential Sandy Bull
Label:
Vanguard ?– VSD-59/60
Series:
Vanguard Twofers –
Format:
2 × Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo
Country:
US
Released:
1974
Genre:
Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style:
Folk Rock, Acoustic, Psychedelic Rock, Folk, Experimental
TracklistHide Credits
A1 Blend 21:51
B1 Carmina Burana Fantasy
Written-By – Carl Orff
4:33
B2 Manha De Carnival
Drums – Billy Higgins
Written-By – Luiz Bonfá
12:57
B3 Little Maggie 4:09
C1 Memphis, Tennessee
Drums – Billy Higgins
Written-By – Chuck Berry
9:46
C2 Carnival Jump 9:00
C3 Sweet Baby Jumper 2:51
D1 Gavotte No. 2 From Cello Suite No. 5
Arranged By – Sandy Bull
Composed By – Johann Sebastian Bach
Drums – Billy Higgins
1:50
D2 Electric Blend 21:44
Credits
Design – Jules Halfant
Photography By – Joel Brodsky, Richard Bellak
Producer – Sandy Bull
Written-By – Sandy Bull (tracks: A1, B2-B3, C3, D2)
Notes
Solid brown/tan label
GOLDMINE GRADING
MINT ---- It should appear to be perfect. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains, labels or writing, tears or splits. Mint means perfect.
NEAR MINT ---- Otherwise mint but has one or two tiny inconsequential flaws that do not affect play. Covers should be close to perfect with minor signs of wear or age just becoming evident: slight ring-wear, minor denting to a corner, or writing on the cover should all be noted properly.
VERY GOOD PLUS ---- The record has been handled and played infrequently or very carefully. Not too far from perfect. On a disc, there may be light paper scuffs from sliding in and out of a sleeve or the vinyl or some of the original luster may be lost. A slight scratch that did not affect play would be acceptably VG+ for most collectors.
VERY GOOD ---- Record displays visible signs of handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl luster, light surface scratches, groove wear and spindle trails. Some audible surface noise, but should not overwhelm the musical experience. Usually a cover is VG when one or two of these problems are evident: ring wear, seam splits, bent corners, loss of gloss, stains, etc.
GOOD ---- Well played with little luster and significant surface noise. Despite defects, record should still play all the way through without skipping. Several cover flaws will be apparent, but should not obliterate the artwork.
POOR ---- Any record or cover that does not qualify for the above "Good" grading should be seen as Poor. Several cover flaws.
price rating
