Gandalf – S/T [Clear Vinyl] – New LP

• Cut From The Original Analog Master Tapes By Kevin Gray

• Includes Liner Notes & Photos by Peter Sando

• All Analog Process (AAA)

• High Quality Vinyl Release

• Official Re-release on Clear vinyl

Track listing
Golden Earrings
Hang On To A Dream
Never Too Far
Scarlet Ribbons
You Upset The Grace Of Living
Can You Travel In The Dark Alone
Nature Boy
Tiffany Rings
Me About You
I Watch The Moon

ANDALF, formerly the RAHGOOS prior to their LP release, appeared at various New York clubs throughout the '60's; such as "The Phone Booth", Scott Muni's "Rolling Stone", "The Electric Circus", Murray the K's "World", and the legendary "Night Owl Cafe" in Greenwich Village. The original Gandalf album released on Capitol in 1969 has become a jewel of the psychedelic era. 

If you’re as obsessed with unfairly unheralded bands as we are, bringing out a proper, well-deserved official re-release to change that course is always an honor. Case in point, Jackpot Records proudly announce GANDALF’s 1969 self-titled release as one of our proudest moments. Working alongside band member Peter Sando from the original master tapes, it is time for the rest of the uninitiated to catch up with this beautifully crafted haunting psych- pop record (fans of THE LEFT BANKE, KALEIDOSCOPE, THE MILLENNIUM, and THE  ZOMBIES, take note!).

Recorded at Century Sound in Manhattan with Grammy-winning producer Brooks Arthur  (who engineered Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” and Van Morrison’s “Brown Eyed Girl”),  the production of the album was created on the spot in the studio with arrangements being thrown about and the incredibly haunted vocals being recorded directly from the band’s PA  using a Binson Echorec to make this innovative sound (Pink Floyd later used the same echo unit to great effect). Add to that sitars, vibes, B3 organs, harpsichord, minor tragic guitar chords, and bass drones aplenty, and you’ve got the recipe for an album that bears listening to with eyes closed, music cranked, mind open. So get in on the beauty of this record, and  as Sando says on the liner notes: “Put the needle in the groove, sit back, and take the trip  with GANDALF.” Enough said.