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Gandalf - Gandalf 2 (us Psychedelia 1967-69)

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The exotic, mindbending sounds of Gandalf have long been one of the great lost treasures of the
first psychedelic era. Featuring the breathy vocals and lysergic guitar of Peter Sando, the
band's only album, a delight from start to finish, has generated a fervent demand for more of
the same. Gandalf 2, is a return trip to the band's garden of earthly delights. A thorough
search of Sando's tape vault revealed a fabulous stash of spellbinding demos and acetates,
unheard for decades!

Not really the second album from legendary late 60s psyche group Gandalf, but a well-done
collection of unreleased material and rarities -- finally released to whet the appetites of
anyone wanting more! The first Gandalf album is a masterpiece in brooding psychedelia -
- surprisingly gentle compared to most of its contemporaries, but with a depth that's really
amazing -- and these other recordings follow in a very similar spirit, but offer a much wider
spectrum in sound! Some tracks are slightly folksy, some harder rocking, others a bit sweet -
- yet the music is all pretty unified, thanks to the breathy vocals and hypnotic guitar of
leader Peter Sando. Almost all of the titles are previously unreleased -- and tracks include
"Bird In The Hand", "Days Are Only Here & Gone", "Smokey Topaz", "Ladyfingers", "No Earth Can
Be Won", "Over This Table", "Dance At St Francis", and "Julie" -- plus a few demos and live
tracks too!

tracklist:
01 - Bird in the Hand
02 - Days Are Only Here and Gone
03 - Smokey Topaz
04 - Ladyfingers
05 - No Earth Can Be Won
06 - Bad Dream (Demo)
07 - I Won't Cry No More
08 - The Dance at St. Francis
09 - Julie (The Song I Sing Is You)
10 - Over This Table
11 - Golden Earrings (Demo)
12 - Tears of Ages (Live)
13 - Downbound Train (Live)

New York's Gandalf was one of the more original bands of the first wave of American psychedelic
music. Their first and only album, GANDALF, recorded for Capitol in 1969, has become such a
retro hit among record collectors that the folks at Sundazed Records went about finding some
unreleased demos and other rarities to release as GANDALF 2. Subtle folk guitar picking, flutes,
and the occasional bluesy turn complement the more rocking elements, and make for a cohesive and
satisfying full-length album in its own right.


NO EARTH CAN BE WON
(Peter Sando) © Sandbag Music

Theres a toy in the field It turns to rust
There's a boy at the wheel Dust to dust
Well it won’t be a war
that makes us free
You won’t need no lock on your door
when understanding is the key

No earth can be won

If you just take what you need
and give when you can
you’ll be planting the seed
of love of land

No earth can be won

Now your nation may rise
But the night will fall
There's a full moon in the sky
and you can see it all
The wind and the rain
The land and the sea
The pleasure and pain
You and me

No earth can be won