Human Expression LP

Mr.Segment said:
I'd say any 45 regularly being auctioned for $1k++ is rare enough. Personally I only get my knickers in a twist if it's the original. I'm sure it's a nice compilation, though the Collectables link makes it feel like a re-release of a cd, also first issued by a company not exactly known for their love of design and informative liner notes.
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I think all but one song was reissued on CD by Cicadelic Records...with solid liner notes and excellent sound quality. Those Collectables CDs are ancient.
 
Yeah, I have been waiting for the vinyl since the CD came out on Cicadelic. Wolfgang Voelkel was on it, as he had licensed some of the recent Cicadelic releases like Morning Dew and the Jujus. I kept asking him again and again, but for some reason the Cicadelic guy was reluctant regarding the Human Expression.
Well, now Mississippi Records did it and they did a really fine job!

Mr. Segment, just interested, do you own one or more (or all) of the 45s? I'm sure you do!;)
 
I see. Thanks. Now I got the picture. It's pretty rare obviously...
 
axel said:
To be true: none of the songs that are not on the 45s comes close to one of those. The two tracks on the 7" sound like late 60s, but they are interesting. I'm just wondering: are the singles not very rare? Do most people on here own those 45s and thus the LP is not interesting for them...?
I just had a look in TBM how the Human Expression 45s are rated. I was pleased to find they fare damn well. The 10 rate is considerably high for the 45s of one group. And rightly so! Human Expression are top-notch.
...:sonny:
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Yes, the 45s are all great and all rare. As is the presumably one-of-a-kind "Reading Your Will" acetate, of course. The rarest 45 is probably the white label promo alternate version of "Optical Sound" / "Calm Me Down" The most sought-after is probably the red label stock "Optical Sound". Followed by "Love At Psychedelic Velocity" and "Sweet Child Of Nothingness" a distant fourth, even though it's just as rare as the others. If I had to value them, I would use the same values they had 10 years ago. These values are for mint or near mint copies. Take off 25 percent for vg+, 50 percent for vg, 75 percent for vg minus.

Optical Sound white label promo - $2500
Optical Sound red label stock - $2200
Love At Psychedelic Velocity - $1500
Sweet Child Of Nothingness - $800

Complete Mint 45 Set = $6,000
 
Thanks for the input, Mark. Are there any being offered at the moment? :rolleyes:
 
axel said:
Thanks for the input, Mark. Are there any being offered at the moment? :rolleyes:
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I don't know, as I'm not looking for them. However, the 2 red stock label 45s do come up regularly, indicating to me that known copies might be in the 25-35 range. Unlike some of the really rare G100 listed items which may be in the 1-5 copies range. The Accent label was not a vanity type outfit as far as I know, so their pressing runs and distribution would have been geared toward attempting to make hit records. They even had a company sleeve. Human Expression 45s are sought after by psych and garage collectors, and regarded as top tier in each of those categories. Auction and sale copies are usually snapped up immediately, if offered within the price ranges I indicated. In investment terms, they are blue chip stock. :bucks!: Sorry for that hideous analogy.
 
Surely it's time for a 45 graphic intrusion

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Modern art never looked much better.

I have never seen Sweet child of nothingness for sale anywhere
 
Which titles are on the 7"?
I'm listening to the songs right now and IMO the later stuff is ok but nothing mindboggling (like the Accent 45's... which I don't own except on comps etc)
 
I got my LP in the mail the other day, my LP cover is white. I thought it was supposed to be gold. Sound is good! Finally a vinyl release!
 
Derf66 said:
I got my LP in the mail the other day, my LP cover is white. I thought it was supposed to be gold. Sound is good! Finally a vinyl release!
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The cover is white? But the layout is the same, with the circles and the photo of the guy in front of the car? That's weird... a DJ copy I suppose. ;)
Wherever you bought it I'm sure you can reclaim. It does look awesome in gold.
 
axel said:
The cover is white? But the layout is the same, with the circles and the photo of the guy in front of the car? That's weird... a DJ copy I suppose. ;)
Wherever you bought it I'm sure you can reclaim. It does look awesome in gold.
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Pretty sure..the white one is the US version on Missisippi...and the euro copies (gold cover) are the one's on Moi Jconnais (from switzerland)..in my mailorder i have the gold version. Distro-Info says: "Co-release between the great Moi J'Connais and Mississippi labels. Limited one time pressing of 2000 copies."

White cover: http://www.midheaven.com/item/love-at-a-psychedelic-velocity-by-human-expression-lp7
Gold cover: http://moijconnais.bandcamp.com/album/mjcr020-human-expression
 
I recently got a Facebook PM from Martin Eshleman's wife.
How sweet is that? :)
Is this a legit reissue? I got the impression that they didn't
knew about this release until it was out.
 
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