If I were to be entirely objective, I would submit that Celestial Ocean best represents who Brainticket really were. It has both the psychotic nature of the debut with the measured progressive rock of Psychonaut. And honestly this may very well be my favorite album by the band. But they never go to the first division, always coming back to that solid Gnosis 11. There's just enough doubt on every listen for me not to list it as a favorite. Not sure what that magic ingredient is, but Brainticket doesn't have it, despite their radical approach to music.
Ownership: LP: 1973 RCA (Italy). Gatefold with poster. Online acquisition (2015). Awesome package.
Former Ownership: CD: 2003 Cleopatra. Cardboard gatefold.
My first copy was a cheap bootleg CD (1991) followed by the above Cleopatra CD (2003). 
1991 (first listen); 2003; 2/15/23 (review / new entry)
1991 (first listen); 2003; 2/15/23 (review / new entry)
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