GRATEFUL DEAD - KEN KESEY SIGNED & INSCRIBED 1966 THE ACID TEST Private Press LP

Description: A very clean copy of the highly collectible 1966 album The Acid Test, featuring Ken Kesey and the Grateful Dead, and autographed by Acid Test founder Ken Kesey. Kesey has signed the front cover just to the left of his image, writing 'My god look it's Ken Kesey,' with the end of the 'y' forming an arrow pointing to his face. The psychedelic artwork also features a small photo of Jerry Garcia, Kesey, and Pigpen (to the right of the “D”) and a photo in the lower left corner of Kesey and other Acid Test participants. The first recording session at the Bay Area studio Sound City was an in-studio Acid Test featuring Ken Kesey, the Grateful Dead, and members of the Merry Pranksters. This was considered to be the eighth Acid Test, and took place on January 29, 1966, one week after the Trips Festival. Phil Lesh recalled in his memoir Searching for the Sound, 'Kesey had been busted twice in the weeks before the Trips Festival and had been forced to attend incognito, in a silver space suit complete with a mirror-visor helmet. Therefore, the very next weekend we held the last Acid Test in San Francisco, at the Sound City Recording Studio, just before Ken split to Mexico. A greater contrast to the cosmic imagasm of the previous week can't be imagined. This was really Pig's night at the Test; usually, when he wasn't onstage, he would retire to a cool place with a bottle, and from there observe the craziness passing by. But tonight, even though he wasn't partaking of the Sacrament, he was holding court in his finest manner, playing acoustic guitar and signing songs with Jerry and other assorted folks. It was the neatest psychedelic jug band scene imaginable, and very warm and inclusive as an environment.' Sound City issued the results as an album on their small independent label, which sold exceedingly poorly. The barely played disc is in Near Mint condition; the cover is Excellent condition. Copies of The Acid Test album have sold for up to $2500. This is the only signed copy we know of. With Recordmecca's written lifetime guarantee of authenticity. We grade all records visually, cover first, then disc; using the abbreviations M / NM / EX / VG with + and -. We try to describe everything as accurately as possible, and spot check any vinyl flaw that looks like it might make a sound. We regularly receive praise for our grading, but as all grading is subjective, we are happy to give a full refund for anything you aren't happy with no questions asked. Unlike some eBay sellers, we don't feel the need to hype records by including long reviews or albums, quoting lyrics, making up arcane variations. We just grade accurately, describe any flaw, and sell only high quality rare records in fine condition. See our other listings for more from this fantastic collection. Visit our Ebay Store for more Rare Records, Concert Posters, Music Autographs, Photographs and Original Artwork We have been buying and selling music collectibles for nearly 50 years. Recordmecca's clients include the Smithsonian Institution, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Museum of Pop Culture ( formerly Experience Music Project,) the Country Music Hall of Fame, and the Victoria & Albert Museum. Recordmecca's Jeff Gold was named by Rolling Stone as one of 5 Top Collectors of High-End Music Memorabilia. He authenticated previously unknown Bob Dylan manuscripts for PBS's History Detectives, appeared as a featured appraiser on VH1's Rock Collectors, and has been profiled as a top dealer and collector in the books Vinyl Junkies and Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to it's Own Past. Gold is author of the acclaimed books Sittin' In: Jazz Clubs of the 1940s and 1950s; Total Chaos: The Story of The Stooges/As Told By Iggy Pop; and 101 Essential Rock Records: The Golden Age of Vinyl a survey of seminal rock albums, featuring contributions from David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Johnny Marr and Graham Nash. Check our feedback; you'll see that we are dedicated to providing superior customer service and follow through. We guarantee everything we sell to be authentic with no time limit. We ship to all countries, but can only guarantee for safe delivery to Italy, South America and Eastern Europe with Registered Delivery or Express Airmail.

Price: 1999 USD

Location: Venice, California

End Time: 2024-11-18T05:56:30.000Z

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