The Ark of the Covenant - ST (Amazing 1985 UK Private Folk Prog LP)

"The Ark of the Covenant" LP is an excellent Folk Prog LP made in London in 1985.
Privately released limited edition of 500 copies (this exemplary is not numbered).

The Ark of the Covenant :
Frederick Williams : Lyrics, Vocals & Backing Vocals (on Track A6)
Tony Voller : Music, Lead, Rythm & Backing vocals
Greg Heighington : Music & Lead (on Tracks A2, A6, B1 & B5)
Tom Hardy-Bick : DX7 & Strings (on A2)

Listen to this track :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcRvOWP7V5g

You can read an excellent review and you can listen to some others of the best tracks here :
http://www.somewherethereismusic.com/article-the-ark-of-the-covenant-the-ark-of-the-covenant-1985-68326109.html

These pictures come from another copy I owned !

Really a stunning LP from the beginning to the end !
Don't miss this little gem !

Cover : EXC+
Record : EXC+
Price : 180,00 Euros ( + postage costs - by registered parcel - calculated by the Belgian Post)
Payment : PAYPAL only
Contact : etienne.reyser@gmail.com

Miller's Thumb - Sitting on the Right Side (Great 1976 UK Folk LP on Tradition Century)

Here's another rare and great UK Folk LP released in 1976 on the little Tradition Century label.

Millers' Thumb is Nigel Culley (vocals, guitar, mandolin, violin & 12 string guitar), Robert Webb (vocals, guitar, mandolin & 'sticks') and Trevor Snelson (vocals, guitar & recorder).

Listen to this :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5RzzLAYeEc 

and don't hesitate ... the whole album is a little gem !


Record : VG++ to EXC
Cover : VG++ to EXC (see pictures)
Price : 100,00 Euros (+ postage costs calculated by the Belgian Post)
Payment : PAYPAL only
Contact : etienne.reyser@gmail.com

Oakenshield - Against the Grain (Another great 1985 UK Folk LP on Acorn)

Their second and even better LP from 1985.

Only one song available on YouTube for this album too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4zJ6bS3E_k

Another album I would recommend to any serious UK Folk collector !


Record : VG++
Cover : EXC (see pictures)
Price : 30,00 Euros (+ postage costs calculated by the Belgian Post)
Payment : PAYPAL only
Contact : etienne.reyser@gmail.com 

Oakenshield - Across the Narrow Seas (Great 1983 UK Folk LP on Acorn)

Here's their first and excellent album from 1983.

I only found this song on YouTube :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V6BK24bfy4

Another great addition to any UK Folk collection !


Record : VG++
Cover : EXC (see pictures)
Price : 30,00 Euros (+ postage costs calculated by the Belgian Post)
Payment : PAYPAL only
Contact : etienne.reyser@gmail.com 

Bruce Porter - Thoughts on the Wind (Very rare 1984 US Private Outsider Psych LP)

Very rare Outsider Psych LP released in 1984 (and not 1981) on Joshua Tree Productions.

A very interesting LP ... listen to this song :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW44PD7QT48

Record : EXC
Cover : VG+ (see pictures - tape on top seam)
Price : Recently SOLD - I'm sorry !
Payment : PAYPAL only
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St Rita's Folk Group, "Re-Creation" - God Will Set Us Free (Rare 1973 US Private Xian Folk LP on the RPC label)

Another Xian Folk little gem released on the RPC label.

Another very rare and interesting LP !

Listen to this track available on WFMU (thanks to Jason) :
https://wfmu.org/flashplayer.php?version=2&show=43226&archive=74484&starttime=0:28:32

and this one available on YouTube :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThTt6z00w9s

and also these two thanks to waxidermy :
http://waxidermy.com/re-creation-god-will-set-us-free/

Record : EXC+
Cover : VG+ (see pictures)
Price : 120,00 Euros (+ postage costs calculated by the Belgian Post)
Payment : PAYPAL only
Contact : etienne.reyser@gmail.com 

Chris Coombs with The Galley - Collection (Mega rare 1975 UK Folk LP on the Boston Sound Hunters label)

Really excellent UK Folk LP released in 1975 by Chris Coombs (ex Lightyears Away - 'Gagalactyca' era) with The Galley (Lynn Bellamy, Paul Bellamy, Frank Singleton & Graham Thomas).

An excellent album !
Listen to these two tracks available on YouTube :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ET8CDnvTxg
&
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Guq6XC0ZcFk

One of my greatest discoveries in the UK Folk realm ...
Don't miss this big rarity !


Record : VG++
Cover : VG(+) (rather fragile cover has had a ca 11cm tear on the front which has been ´repaired´
by the previous owner with mat duct tape - see pictures)
Price : Recently SOLD - I'm sorry !
Payment : PAYPAL only
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Michael Robert Rechel - Rainbow Dream (Rare 1979 US Private Hippie Rural Folk LP)

"Rainbow Dream," by Michael Robert Rechel, released in the U.S. in 1979.
Largely unknown private issue of hippie rural folk rock out of Illinois.

Listen to this wonderful song on YouTube :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfTGyG3Q8Hs

All songs written by Mike Rechel except "See How Gracefully" (words by Sarah Vogwill).

Another great and still unknown privately pressed record !


Record : EXC
Cover : VG+ (see pictures)
Inner sleeve : VG+ (see picture)
Name of the previous owner written on the label (see picture)
Price : 80,00 Euros (+ postage costs calculated by the Belgian Post)
Payment : PAYPAL only
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Rita & Tony Hudd - The Wooden Leg Album (Rare 1985 UK Folk LP on Burlington)

"The Wooden Leg Album," by Rita and Tony Hudd, released on Burlington in the U.K. in 1985.

Great and largely overlooked album by British folk duo, dreamy and melodic.
Mainly originals with sparkling instrumentation glockenspiel / hammer dulcimer / flute ...

Some wonderful songs including a superb Sandy Denny tribute track just called ""For Sandy".

Listen to these tracks :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSdc8_HWCCo

&

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9wyPRoCZq8

&

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2oAIqixTs4

&

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4VCJXs7Wso

Complete with lyric and photo insert !

Record : VG++
Cover : Excellent (bottom seam unglued)
Insert : VG++
Price : 50,00 Euros (+ postage costs calculated by the Belgian Post)
Payment : PAYPAL only
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Rick Fielding - Solo (Rare 1976 Canadian Private Singer Songwriter LP)

Rick Fielding is a strongly tradition-oriented songmaker from Toronto, Ontario, a superb multi-instrumentalist, and a darned fine singer.

This 'Solo' LP is his first release from 1976 and it's a very great LP.

Growing up in Montreal in the 1960’s in a musical family, Rick was influenced by musicians like Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie, Rev. Gary Davis, Pete Seeger, Josh White, and The Weavers. After moving to Toronto in 1969, Rick quickly became a fixture on the Toronto folk festival and club scene, where he met and worked with musicians like Gordon Lightfoot, Ian and Silvia, Tom Paxton, Arlene Mantle, and dozens of others.

Rick toured extensively throughout Canada and the U.S. as a solo performer, establishing himself as a favourite at folk clubs and festivals.

Listen :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsW82WMfHBg

Record : EXC+ (was still sealed when I bought it and I only played it once)
Cover : EXC (still in shrink - see pictures)
Price : 70,00 Euros (+ expedition costs calculated by the Belgian Post)
Payment : PAYPAL only
Contact : etienne.reyser@gmail.com