Originally released in 1969, "Poe Through The Glass Prism" was one of the first ever concept-based rock albums. This Scranton, PA band (the first rock group from the Northeast to perform on national television shows and obtain a major record label deal) adapted Edgar Allan Poe poems to psychedelic rock with stunning results: swirling organ, fuzz bursts, passionate vocals... the sound quality was exceptional as the album was engineered and produced by Les Paul (the legendary inventor of the electric guitar and many studio recording devices) at his recording studio in New York. The album and its single "The Raven" hit the Billboard, Cashbox and Record World charts in 1969 and remained on for several weeks.

We're proud to offer the first ever band sanctioned LP reissue of this cult psychedelic classic.

*Sourced from the original master tapes
*Insert with liner notes by Plastic Crimewave and rare photos

"The Glass Prism were forerunners of the Goth movement. "The Raven" was the first true expression of Goth Rock.
- Maxim Furek

Tracklist:
Side 1: 1. The Raven - 2. To -. - 3. To One In Paradise - 4. Eldorado - 5. The Conqueror Worm
Side 2: 1. A Dream Within A Dream - 2. "The Happiest Day, The Happiest Hour" - 3. Alone - 4. Beloved - 5. Hymn - 6. A Dream

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Second album by Pennsylvania psychedelic band GLASS PRISM, originally released in 1970 and recorded in NYC with engineer Mike Moran (who worked with David Bowie, the Youngbloods, Herbie Hancock...)

With a title taken from Kahil Gibran's The Prophet, this is a heavier effort than their debut, featuring killer organ and piercing fuzz-wah guitar.

We're proud to present the first ever LP reissue of this underrated hard-psychedelic classic.

*Original artwork
*Sourced from the original master tapes
*Insert with liner notes by Plastic Crimewave and photos

RIYL: Amboy Dukes, Steppenwolf, Cream, Doors...

"Graced with a moody cover uncharacteristic of its time, with the band largely hidden in shadows, the album is a nice time capsule of the 60s dream turning perhaps a bit darker..."
- Plastic Crimewave

Tracklist: Side 1: 1. She's Too Much (Lay Your Body Down) - 2. Extention 68 - 3. What Can We Do - 4. Who Loves Me - 5. Nothin's Wrong Song
Side 2: 1. Maggie Don't You Hear Me - 2. She (On Joy And Sorrow) - 3. I Want To Play - 4. Here You Are - 5. Reneé - 6. I Laugh

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