Charlie Nothing The Psychedelic Saxophone LP

Charlie Nothing The Psychedelic Saxophone LP Bundle Includes 1 Test Pressing and 1 copy of the Black and 1 copy of the Clear with Black Swirl Variant, Limited to 30 Bundles. 1 PER PERSON/HOUSEHOLD.

Charlie Nothing The Psychedelic Saxophone LP (All-Analog Black Vinyl Edition) Regular Variant

Charlie Nothing The Psychedelic Saxophone LP (All-Analog Limited Clear with Black Swirl Vinyl Edition) (Hand Numbered) Webstore Exclusive Limited to 100ish (actual number may vary slightly) copies 1 PER PERSON/HOUSEHOLD.  

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John Fahey’s Takoma label is best known for pushing the envelope when it comes to acoustic guitar playing, but in 1967 it released a record that has become one of the true cult classics of the ‘60s free jazz movement. Charles Martin Simon was an aspiring writer whose artist wife died in 1965. When he tried to pick up the torch and become an artist using her art supplies, he was, in his words, “reduced to nothing,” and thus created an alter ego or “psyche fragmentation,” Charlie Nothing. Under that moniker he became most famous for creating “dingulators,” working guitar sculptures made from parts of American cars; in 1967, though, he recorded The Psychedelic Saxophone of Charlie Nothing/In Eternity with Brother Frederic, an album consisting of two separate saxophone improvisations accompanied only with gong, tabla, and ukelele. Its cover adorned by Nothing’s own hand-drawn art, this record has since become not only something of a “secret handshake” among free jazz fans, but also a classic of outsider art, fitting right next to your Moondog records if not in sound than in spirit. For its first ever reissue in any format, we’ve gone back to the original tapes to present an all-analog release of The Psychedelic Saxophone of Charlie Nothing/In Eternity with Brother Frederic on black vinyl with the original art intact, offering an unfiltered experience of this man’s cracked genius. A memorable look ‘n’ listen to say the least.