THE FOOL LP 1968 HIPPIE ACID PSYCHEDELIC BEATLES MERCURY SR 61178 FACTORY SEALED

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ORIGINAL 'THE FOOL' LP 1968 HIPPIE ACID PSYCHEDELIC BEATLES MERCURY SR 61178 FACTORY SEALED

 MINT CONDITION - ORIGINAL NEW OLD 1968 STOCK FACTORY SEALED
COVER ~ VERY GOOD SEALED CONDITION WITH 2 BENT CORNERS.
US ~ PRESSING 

Rare psych LP from the band that designed the Beatles Apples Boutique, Incredible String Band's debut LP 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion, as well as a lot of late 60's clothes, psychedlic posters, murals, etc. Trippy toytown psych from the wonderland that was UK-1968, with lots of effects, bagpipes, sitars, fuzz and more!

This album is also legendary for its direct inclusion in Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow. To quote Spermatikos Logos: "In Gravity's Rainbow, a group called The Fool in which Slothrop plays is described (GR, Viking, 742), posed "in the arrogant style of the early Stones, near an old rocket-bomb site" (742). In fact, a real band called "Fool" did exist in the late 60's. They produced one album called Fool in 1968 (Mercury) which was produced by none other than Graham Nash, the major force behind both the Hollies and Crosby, Stills & Nash. The group was comprised of Barry Finch, Marijke Koger, Josje Leeger, and the oddly named Simone Posthuma. There is also an unidentified harmonica player on the album. Hmmm. . . . The album cover is covered with Tarot imagery and the most interesting track (No. 3) is called "Rainbow Man." We can only assume that the group was referring to the mystical end of Slothrop himself and were unable to get "Rainbow Cock" past the censors. . . ."

"When I see the reference in Gravity's Rainbow to The Fool (obviously in part a Tarot Reference) I can't help but think of the Architypical 60's artists/illustrators "The Fool" noted briefly in your list. In addition to the LP you listed, they also painted the cover to the "Incredible String Band's" classic LP "The 5000 spirits or the layers of the onion." They also painted the infamous mural that illustrated the side wall of the Beatle's "Apple Boutique" and did day to day operations within the Boutique, in the process running it into the ground. Insofar as these people were insiders to states of high weirdness within the sixties scene, I find these particular details relevant."

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**RECORD GRADING**

• M= Mint (Usually use this for sealed records).
• NM= Record appears new, At most, perhaps a light mark appears on the record. It should play without any noise or skips of any kind whatsoever.
• VG++= Record has some extremely light surface marks. These marks do not affect play. Very nice copy
• VG+= Record has noticeable marks, Light surface scratches and may play with some very light noise, but doesn't overpower the music, Still very enjoyable.
• VG= Record has noticeable marks and scratches, plays with noise
• G= Lots of wear, Noise and scratches more audible than music.

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