Gandalf (3) – Gandalf
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Capitol Records – ST -121 |
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US |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Psychedelic Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | Golden Earrings | 2:45 | |
| A2 | Hang On To A Dream | 4:12 | |
| A3 | Never Too Far | 1:50 | |
| A4 | Scarlet Ribbons | 3:02 | |
| A5 | You Upset The Grace Of Living | 2:38 | |
| B1 | Can You Travel In The Dark Alone | 3:07 | |
| B2 | Nature Boy | 3:06 | |
| B3 | Tiffany Rings | 1:48 | |
| B4 | Me About You | 4:53 | |
| B5 | I Watch The Moon | 3:50 |
Companies, etc.
- Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles
Credits
- Bass, Vocals – Bob Muller (2)
- Cover – A Lockart Thing*
- Drums – Davy Bauer*
- Engineer – Brooks Arthur
- Guitar, Vocals – Peter Sando
- Piano, Electric Piano, Harpsichord, Organ – Frank Hubach
- Producer – Rubin*
Notes
Differences in appearance between this Los Angeles pressing and the other authentic Scranton pressing are as follows:
Labels: The LA pressing features a matte, flat black background with no discernable patterns. Conversely, the Scranton pressing features concentric circles in its black portion. Mild differences in fonts/layouts. The LA pressing features the band name/album title (Gandalf/Gandalf) on the labels being on top of each other, but off-set. Conversely, the Scranton pressings have the Gandalf/Gandalf texts aligned.
Sleeves: The LA pressing features a factory code (the number/letter found near the bottom-right of the rear sleeve) of 20. The Scranton pressing contains a factory code of 11. They are otherwise identical. The sleeves of both versions have a slick pasted over the front leaving the captions ''File under: Rock'' and ''ST 121'' in the top hand right corner. Often seen with a "FREE" stamp and/or punch holes. These have been present on both variations.
Please take note that a counterfeit pressing exists. They tend to feature a producer credit underneath the band/album names on the label. This producer credit is not featured on authentic pressings.
Labels: The LA pressing features a matte, flat black background with no discernable patterns. Conversely, the Scranton pressing features concentric circles in its black portion. Mild differences in fonts/layouts. The LA pressing features the band name/album title (Gandalf/Gandalf) on the labels being on top of each other, but off-set. Conversely, the Scranton pressings have the Gandalf/Gandalf texts aligned.
Sleeves: The LA pressing features a factory code (the number/letter found near the bottom-right of the rear sleeve) of 20. The Scranton pressing contains a factory code of 11. They are otherwise identical. The sleeves of both versions have a slick pasted over the front leaving the captions ''File under: Rock'' and ''ST 121'' in the top hand right corner. Often seen with a "FREE" stamp and/or punch holes. These have been present on both variations.
Please take note that a counterfeit pressing exists. They tend to feature a producer credit underneath the band/album names on the label. This producer credit is not featured on authentic pressings.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out (hand-etched) A-side): ST-1-121-H-3· ✱
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out (hand-etched) B-side): ST-2-121-H-3· ✱
Other Versions (5 of 25)
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Gandalf (LP, Album) | Capitol Records | ST 121, ST -121 | Canada | 1969 | ||
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Gandalf (LP, Album, Scranton Pressing) | Capitol Records | ST 121, ST -121 | US | 1969 | ||
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Gandalf (LP, Album, Stereo) | Capitol Records | ST 121 | New Zealand | 1969 | ||
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Gandalf (LP, Album, Stereo, Jacksonville Pressing) | Capitol Records | ST 121, ST -121 | US | 1969 | ||
| Gandalf (CD, Album, Reissue) | See For Miles Records Ltd. | SEE CD 326 | UK | 1991 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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The initial release of this album was plagued by a massive screw-up on the part of Capitol Records (sorry Capitol !)… the ENTIRE first batch of albums that were shipped to retail stores contained the WRONG record inside!
Once Capitol realized the mistake, they recalled the album to correct the problem. But…
…it was already too late: the market momentum was lost, the demand for the album ed, there was NO radio airplay, no band tour to the release, and many stores chose not reorder it. Amid the flub, the band evaporated, and moved on.
Capitol Records, anticipating that the demand for the LP was going to be minimal, replaced the mis-shipped copies in truly minuscule quantities.
It’s estimated that fewer than 500 copies were re-shipped altogether… of which fewer than 500 still exist today if estimates are correct. And of those, even fewer exist in playable condition. -
Edited 3 years agoHas anyone come across a sleeve for an original pressing that’s missing a factory code?
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These songs are on a real dreamily drugged edge and most of them are cover versions of popular songs e.g. by Tim Hardin. I never knew that it is so well received today by the psychedelic neo-acid-heads and I´m really not quite sure why, but you may say that it is very nice somehow and on the other side really not more than that.
The only thing that makes it sound so stoned and dated is the fact that all the songs are treated with lots of effects like hall and echo which also refers to the vocals of Peter Sando here, whose voice sounds as like a kind of folkie hippie GIRL, yes. You would not know if the vocals are sung by a man or a woman if unmentioned on the sleeve.
It rather represents the bubblegum side of psychedelic music which is said by the production team of Koppelman/Rubin, who were famous for outfits such as The Lovin´Spoonful.
OK, it was released on Capitol Records in 1969 and so nearly 2 years later than it should have been according to its content.
If you are in doubt just look at the cover artwork and nothing can go wrong in this case. The name of the band may simply explain itself.
One of the first real psychedelic milestones I listened to nearly 25 years ago beside the album "Psychedelic Moods" by The Deep. I never had heard about the psychedelic thing up ´til then and the rest I knew was simply Floyds "Ummagumma".
If you like the softer side of folk and pop it´s made for you. -
Do both Scranton & LA pressings sounds the same? Or is there any difference between them regarding sound quality? -
I have one of the unofficial releases, the sound is OK. I'm curious if any of the official reissues have great sound?
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