ZEN HEAD SOUNDS 1972 JAPAN ORIG 4ch LP Rinzai Buddhism Monks Drone meditation NM

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ZEN: “Head Sounds – Mumon no Mon”

LABEL: PHILIPS Records

Label Number: 4FX-8001

- VERY RARE 1st press issue from 1972 

- Japan 1st press ORIGINAL in NEAR MINT condition 

- Comes housed in very thick & stunning designed gatefold jacket. 

Comes with attached prayer booklet complete inside the gatefold

- Killer drone & minimal music Buddhist priests field recordings recorded at their temple in the deep rural countryside

- Zen-like psychedelic meditative hardcore bliss. 

- Great condition and very hard to find LP

GRADING:

LP Record: Excellent ~ Near Mint with shiny and glossy surface without any signs of much play. TOP CONDITION. Beautiful condition!!! Hard to find better.

Heavy gatefold Jacket: Near Mint. No damages. NO splits. Thick spine/ Sharp corners/ Straight edges. Beautiful condition!!!

Attached 10 pages of Koan Strips /Attached Prayer Booklet: Near Mint

Some words on this issue: ZEN: “Head Sounds – Mumon no Mon” (Philips – 4FX-8001) Comes on the rare white promotional Philips imprint label. 1971 release. This record was recorded live at the Shofuku-Ji, a small Rinzai Zen temple in the temple and monastery complex of the Myoshin-Ji in Kyoto. Side 1 begins, appropriately, with the opening of the huge wooden gates to the temple; the time is about 8 am. The sounds of pigeons, a large bell and then the rap of sticks on the side of the drum herald the approach of some 40 Zen monks who enter the main hall of the Shofuku-Ji for the morning “dokyo” chanting. Heard towards the end of the chanting is a solo voice that of the Rinzai branch's chief priest, present to address the monks and lead them in Zen discussions. Side 2 opens with more of the fascinating sounds of “dokyo”, followed by the voice of another priest who stands at the bell loft of the temple to chant the lengthy prayer or “konsho”. As this recording eloquently illustrates, the sounds of Zen convey that which no other medium can express. Zen sounds communicate directly with the head, shape and mold it, and set it free to explore a dimension that has no coordinates in space or time. Zen sounds!!!!

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Our grading scale: Mint/ Near Mint/ Excellent/ VG++/. We don’t sell anything below VG++. VG++ grade is basically that the record has some scuffs and has wear. Excellent: record has hardly no visible defects and is preserved with care and attention, the condition most collectors take pride in to file away. Near Mint: a dash below mint, just perfect. Mint: like new.

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