MANDRAKE MEMORIAL - 3 Part Inventions (Sealed) (CD)

Long thought to be lost, these are the Mandrake Memorial's 1969 recordings. The plan was to record with producer Shel Talmy (The Kinks, The Who, Pentangle), but when that fell through they persevered without him. '3 Part Inventions' anticipates the woozy, dreamlike vibe of the 1970 masterpiece 'Puzzle', combining eerie vocals, trippy guitar and otherworldly electronics to create a unique whole. Transferred directly from the master tapes, it's released here for the first time, including band history, rare images, two previously unheard outtakes from a 1969 acetate and a rare radio interview.