Oliver Lindsey-Schmitt – Graffenstadden

The comment below about the quantity being "dealer hype" (the comment being posted by a shopkeeper) is wrong, every copy is hand Numbered by the artist on the cover. This is well known except by the ignoramus below. The irony of Oliver's own line "no one needs another Singer-songwriter" is lost on that person.
Oliver's band, named "69", was progressive rock prior to this lp and connected to David Bowie.

Comparable to early Roy Harper, but certainly not the 'best of' Roy. No, this is pretty formless acoustic blues that sounds like every busker at every tube station in 1970. The average going rate of around £150 is proof that the '99 copies' tag is dealer hype.

brilliant underground folk rock by an englishman named oliver scott and backed by his band 69, he made up that name for the lp for unknown reasons, ensuring that future generations would mistakenly beleive that its a german folk lp of beer drinking songs, in fact its akin to Roy Harper circa Stormcock era.

i beleive Graffenstadden was a sixties Hippie Commune in France.

the fact that collectors still dont understand what the lp IS, means it can be had for under £300 which is an abso!ute bargain, as its as rare as Ithaca, Forever Amber or Shide and Acorn, and is the genuine sound of the folk rock underground, at times the guitar p!aying is like Jimmy Pages acoustic work with Zep.

the cover is also sensational, the weakest part is the front which again seems deliberately offputting or misleading, the cover is beautifully screen printed onto a 4 fold out thick glossy card, with underground photos and collages, lovely flowing script, and a joyful use of expletives such as 'fuckers' which may not have appeared on any other lps at that time ? (bar Al Stewart ?).

the cover has a flap at the bottom and there is usually a signature and hand numbering /100 on the flap.

only 100 made, pure underground english folk rock, a superb cover, also a total hippie fest of a poster in many copies. very few have actually been sold, and this is essentially a £1000 lp thats slipped through collectordoms grasp.

it also has an authentic feel, to reiterate, that its 100% real underground rock, with a subversive feel, witty lyrics, and fab art. egtheres a line "no one needs another songwriter" when he's obviously appearing to be making a singer songwriter lp with his band.

if it can be had for under £400 snap it up. prior to this oliver scott had an underground prog band called 69, alas it seems no recordings survive.

definitely comparable to the best of early Roy Harper.