COSMIC MICHAEL LP?
ako
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i went to my least favorite goodwill in town today because i was bored...managed to find 3 lps, as opposed to the usual zero. illusion - s/t (minting up) archies - jingle jangle, and this one...Cosmic Michael on Bliss recordsit was in an old plain white sleeve and i dig the sound on a couple tracks, i was wondering if anybody could give me some helpful information on it, or tell me if its been reissued or anything like that?
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Which one did you get???....
the top one.
Here's a review from the Lysergia site......the reviewer likes it more than I do...It's probably in the $200-$300 range if Mint
The first LP perhaps looks greater than it sounds, but is still an appealing item for its compounded freak value. One of the least "cosmic"-sounding cosmic LPs around, with a loose urban soundcheck vibe using equal parts Vox organ, piano and crude guitar, on top of which Michael semi-improvs lyrics to a steady basement boogie beat. Not downer folk or such, but a 60s DIY r'n'r feel rare for Real People albums. Top attraction is Cosmic Michael's "Theme" which describes in third person the acid-induced transformations he's undergone: "some kind of chemical change is going on in poor Michael's brain..." set to a rockin' garage fuzz beat. Has a female bluesy Joplin clone on one track, the extended "Mother Earth", which could have sucked but wins on rawness and realness. Unusual LP that falls between any genres you can think up; he would have made an excellent double bill with Bob Edmund. The poster is a larger version of the paste-on xeroxed front sheet. The LA album is considered inferior by most. A rare 45 featuring a track from each LP also exists.
so is the plain white sleeve the original? i have the poster and the record (pretty damn good shape, too) but the sleeve doesnt have anything on it (except a 59 cent price tag)