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FBLP 1008LP
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Having made two superb psychedelic albums and gigged with The Doors, Frank Zappa, Pink Floyd, The Velvet Underground and many others, in June of 1969, The Mandrake Memorial came to London. The plan was to record with famed producer Shel Talmy (The Kinks, The Who, Pentangle), but when that fell through, they persevered alone. Long thought to be lost, 3 Part Inventions anticipates the woozy, dream-like vibe of their 1970 masterpiece Puzzle, combining eerie vocals, trippy guitar and otherworldly electronics to create a unique whole. Transferred directly from the master tape, it's released here for the first time, together with a detailed band history, rare images, two previously unheard outtakes from a 1969 acetate. LP version comes on 180 gram vinyl; Comes in a gatefold sleeve with a 16-page booklet; Includes a 7 inch with a picture sleeve.
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Having made two superb psychedelic albums and gigged with The Doors, Frank Zappa, Pink Floyd, The Velvet Underground and many others, in June of 1969, The Mandrake Memorial came to London. The plan was to record with famed producer Shel Talmy (The Kinks, The Who, Pentangle), but when that fell through, they persevered alone. Long thought to be lost, 3 Part Inventions anticipates the woozy, dream-like vibe of their 1970 masterpiece Puzzle, combining eerie vocals, trippy guitar and otherworldly electronics to create a unique whole. Transferred directly from the master tape, it's released here for the first time, together with a detailed band history, rare images, two previously unheard outtakes from a 1969 acetate, and a rare radio interview.
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WDLX 002LP
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"Orginally issued on the Poppy label in 1969, the second LP recorded by The Mandrake Memorial came in a nice gatefold cover by designer Milton Glasser, an icon of '60s and '70s illustration and design and one of the big names in the advertising field since then. More psychedelic sounds in glorious 180 gram black vinyl on our deluxe series. If your gods are The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band or Pearls Before Swine, this LP shall be in your altar!" Gatefold sleeve.
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WDLX 001LP
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"The fabulous third LP by Mandrake Memorial, one of the best bands of the US psychedelic sounds history, is the release chosen to open our new Wah Wah Deluxe series. This marvelous 1970 LP from the Poppy label is reissued for the first time ever on full 180 gram vinyl glory, housed in its original Escher gatefold sleeve and complete with a colour insert that reproduces the original LP insert plus contains some interesting texts courtesy of Poppy label founder Kevin Eggers and Mandrake Memorial member Craig Anderton. For those unfamiliar to this top band's sounds, we'll just add that their three LPs shall be up there with the best works of the best bands that came out from the States in the psychedelic era. Think of The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, Pearls Before Swine, United States Of America and the likes. Puzzle is a masterpiece that not only benefits from the master work of the Mandrake members, but also from that of producer Ron Frangipane. The combination of talents delivers a perfect mix of classic psychedelia with beautiful orchestra passages."
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