from The Penguin Guide to Rare Records
We were pretty chuffed when the first edition of this book not only listed this record first but had the following lovely comment!
![Penguin Guide entry](austrpix/austrpenguin.gif)
review by Greg Breth, dealer in USA
Greg wrote in one of his brochures:
A-Austr (UK/Holyground 1970)
MONSTER private press higher key psychedelia, the most sacred UK LP there is, my rave of the isles as well. They do it all - folk rock, folk psych, psychedelic psych - quite mad really, sounds like 18 people were shut in a room with the mutual understanding that one could leave until an album was finished . . . at the very end of side 2 they count 1,2,3 & start playing straighter than the whole 55 minutes that has just blown you away - was it a rehearsal?
There's no other LP like this, it takes time & is patient in revealing all it's hidden layers, messaqes & charms.
Only 250 pressed (99 actually), not enough covers made either, this is one of the hand made jobs with insert.
As good as it gets from over there, it's a true psychedelic experience - afterwards it takes a while to
re-orient yourself with reality.