The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter - The Incredible String Band Elektra EUKS 7258

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The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter - The Incredible String Band EUKS 7258 Sleeve and vinyl in Good condition, with inner sleeve. The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter was the third album by The Incredible String Band , released in March 1968. It is regarded by many critics [who? ] as a quintessential example of hippie culture, with its promotion of ideas such as communal living, eastern mysticism and rationalistic pantheism .The album was a major commercial success in the UK, staying in the charts for 27 weeks with a peak of #5. It has sold 800,000 copies in the UK to date. [citation needed ] In the U.S., the ISB always remained underground and the album struggled to #161 on the Billboard 200 . However, it was nominated for a Grammy in the folk music category.[ edit ] Commercial success [edit ]Content of album The album features a series of vividly dreamlike Robin Williamson songs, such as "The Minotaur 's Song", a surreal music-hall parody sung from the point of view of the mythical beast. Its centrepiece is Mike Heron 's "A Very Cellular Song", a 13-minute reflection on life, love, and amoebas, whose complex structure incorporates a Bahamian spiritual ("I Bid You Goodnight", originally recorded by the Pinder Family [ 1] [2 ]) and an adaptation of a Sikh hymn ("May the pure light within you"). The album's layered production style employs read more

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