{"product_id":"oliver-standing-stone","title":"Oliver - Standing Stone","description":"\u003cp\u003eOliver\u003cbr\u003eStanding Stone\u003cbr\u003e2026 Guerssen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart-time farmer\/musician \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eOliver Chaplin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the person behind one of the rarest private pressings from the UK. His cult masterpiece \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStanding Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was recorded in early 1974 at a remote farm in Wales, using a portable 4-track Teac reel-to-reel machine. Helped by his brother \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e at the controls (an experienced BBC engineer who had worked on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSyd Barrett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e sessions), surrounded by animals and \"smaller winged creatures,\" Oliver sang and played acoustic and electric guitars filtered through tape echo, distortion and multi-tracking, creating a very unique sound, a kind of DIY mutant-psychedelic-blues (think \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaptain Beefheart\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) which sounded years ahead of its time. Despite the lo-fi nature of the recording, the sound quality is amazing and timeless. Only 250 copies of the album were pressed and it even caught the attention of the Virgin label, who were interested in distribution but Oliver finally refused their offer. Musicians like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJJ Cale\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e expressed interest in Oliver's music, inviting him to a jam session but in the end, Oliver decided he was not interested in the music business and left Wales to travel around Europe. He remains a kind of a mysterious figure and Guerssen now offers a new, long-awaited reissue of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStanding Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, sanctioned by the artist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wyrd Byrd","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":48187543683294,"sku":null,"price":31.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/4930\/3006\/files\/GUESS287LP_CU_1471aea1-eb02-474a-8032-b79206fe8306.jpg?v=1777588186","url":"https:\/\/wyrdbyrdypsi.com\/products\/oliver-standing-stone","provider":"Wyrd Byrd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}