THE CHORDS Incense & Peppermints 1968 TRIPPY BUDGET ACID PSYCH VERSION 45 LISTEN
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THE CHORDS "Incense and Peppermints" b/w "Holiday"
Original 1968 45 on the US HIT label
Vinyl: Plays VG+ to VG++
Budget label renditions of groovy late 60’s psych classics. The rather generic band name Chords gives nothing away, but to these ears it sounds like English was not the band’s first language choice. I say that only because now Incense and Peppermints are “meaningless sounds” and you should “turn on to Lim, turn your eyes around,” whatever that means. Still, the organ’s even reedier, the fuzz guitar is dirtier and seems to have more to do, and there’s some weird zooming birdcall effects on the fade that weren’t there on the Alarm Clock’s original. Sounds to me like what early Pink Floyd might’ve done with this song if they released it as a follow-up to “Apples and Oranges.” And if ya like that, check out the creepiness they bring to the Bee Gees’ “Holiday” on the flip! It’s the Brothers Gibb coming out of a haunted music box. Truly magical stuff. Released in 1968 on the HIT label, which had to have been the very definition of “wishful thinking.”
UPDATE: SORRY, I NO LONGER SHIP TO ITALY DUE TO A CORRUPT POSTAL SYSTEM (THERE, NOT HERE).
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First class shipping is $4.00 in the US, with each additional record only $1 additional shipping. Delivery confirmation included in the shipping costs. US International postal rates just shot up nearly double this past week, so please take note of the new rates. I don't make a profit on shipping costs - these are what the post office charges me. Air mail shipping to Canada starts at $10 US, each additional record $3 shipping. Air mail shipping everywhere else in the world starts at $13 US, with each additional record only $4 shipping.
I try to grade as best as I can, and I list as many blemishes/imperfections I can find (writing, ringwear, scuff marks, etc.) – Also, please note that I DO listen to these albums – I may not listen to every track, but my grades are based on LISTENING, not just looking at it, since chances are you’ll be listening to the record you buy, not just looking at it. Most of the albums I sell are the ones I’ve enjoyed for years – and I treat my records with kid gloves. But sounds speak louder than words, so check out the sound clips below – they’re from the actual record you’re bidding on.
SHIPPING AND PACKAGING
Listen, I buy a bunch of records too (when I’m not getting outbid at the last second, which is more often than not) – and I know what it’s like to get a rare, one-of-a-kind album packaged dangerously in a flimsy bubblewrap package. I hate that too. So rest assured, I ALWAYS package albums with stiff cardboard reinforcements, same for 45s. And yes, the records are removed from the sleeves (for albums). I ship out once a week, every Friday, because I have a regular day job. But I’d be willing to give that up if you’d all be so kind as to bid my items up to stupidly high amounts.
NOW IT’S YOUR TURN…
I will always leave positive feedback for successful transactions, and would appreciate the same in return. All I ask of you is the following – please pay for your items within 14 days of the close of auction. Compared to other sellers, that’s a generous amount of time, so if you don’t pay within 2 weeks, then I have to assume something’s wrong. You’ll get an Ebay payment reminder at that point, and possibly a decapitated horse head in your bed. If, after 30 days, you still haven’t forked up the cash, I’ll relist the item and yell at you if I ever see you in town.
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