Cool Van Dyke Parks Find

[Shane]

I was in a fellow record collector's garage on a buying trip the other day, and I turned up this gem.  I had never seen one before, so I thought I'd share it here.  It's a mono promotional DJ copy of Song Cycle.  As many of you probably know, mono LPs were nearly a thing of the past by 1968.  At that time, only a few mono pressings were being manufactured for distribution to AM radio stations, which broadcasted in mono.  I can't imagine this album got much airplay, if at all.  No idea if this is a fold-down mix, or an independently produced mono mix.


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