GEAR FAB Archives - Guerssen Records https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/label/gear-fab/ Guerssen Records Wed, 26 Mar 2025 14:55:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cropped-isotip-32x32.png GEAR FAB Archives - Guerssen Records https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/label/gear-fab/ 32 32 For Asgard (CD) https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/for-asgard-cd/ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 23:00:00 +0000 https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/for-asgard-cd/ Previously unreleased heavy acid-rock / proto-prog album from 1972!

 

Asgard (initially known as Osgoode, named after the street where Blue Cheer had their headquarter) was a San Francisco band featuring ace guitar player Bob Hardy (a veteran of many Bay Area bands since the early 60s) and Jake 'Gelon' Lau (Gideon & Power, Mary McCreary, Tribe...) on electric violin and vocals.

 

This is their lost album, registered at Roy Chen Recorders in 1972, now released for the first time.

 

"For Asgard" features nine original tracks, perfectly recorded and played, dominated by Bob Hardy's outstanding fuzzy lead guitar and the cool touch of Gelon's Lau electrified violin that recalls UK prog-psych bands like the similar named Asgærd or High Tide at times.
Hard to believe that such a pro-recorded, top quality album like this was never released at the time. After playing a celebrated free concert at the Provo Park in Berkeley alongside bands like Mother Cat and Summerhill, the band slowly disintegrated.

 

Includes one studio track from the same album sessions plus three raw rehearsal tracks.

 

*Sourced from the original masters

 

File under: psychedelic, hard-rock, progressive rock...

 

Tracklist:
1.Carmen - 2. For Asgard - 3. Vespucci (The Dutiful) - 4. Fool - 5. So Let Go - 6. If I Had Anything to Say - 7. You Raise My Body Temperature, Baby - 8. Center of The Sky - 9. Reflections
Bonus track: 10. Your Mouth Tastes Like You Just Woke Up - 11. Cradle of Love (Live Rehearsal) - 12. For Asgard (Live Rehearsal) - 13. Reflections (Live Rehearsal)

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]]> Previously unreleased heavy acid-rock / proto-prog album from 1972!

Asgard (initially known as Osgoode, named after the street where Blue Cheer had their headquarter) was a San Francisco band featuring ace guitar player Bob Hardy (a veteran of many Bay Area bands since the early 60s) and Jake ‘Gelon’ Lau (Gideon & Power, Mary McCreary, Tribe…) on electric violin and vocals.

This is their lost album, registered at Roy Chen Recorders in 1972, now released for the first time.

“For Asgard” features nine original tracks, perfectly recorded and played, dominated by Bob Hardy’s outstanding fuzzy lead guitar and the cool touch of Gelon’s Lau electrified violin that recalls UK prog-psych bands like the similar named Asgærd or High Tide at times.
Hard to believe that such a pro-recorded, top quality album like this was never released at the time. After playing a celebrated free concert at the Provo Park in Berkeley alongside bands like Mother Cat and Summerhill, the band slowly disintegrated.

Includes one studio track from the same album sessions plus three raw rehearsal tracks.

*Sourced from the original masters

File under: psychedelic, hard-rock, progressive rock…

Tracklist:
1.Carmen – 2. For Asgard – 3. Vespucci (The Dutiful) – 4. Fool – 5. So Let Go – 6. If I Had Anything to Say – 7. You Raise My Body Temperature, Baby – 8. Center of The Sky – 9. Reflections
Bonus track: 10. Your Mouth Tastes Like You Just Woke Up – 11. Cradle of Love (Live Rehearsal) – 12. For Asgard (Live Rehearsal) – 13. Reflections (Live Rehearsal)

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]]> All of Thus (CD) https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/all-of-thus-cd/ Sun, 01 May 2022 22:00:00 +0000 http://guerssen.hl1097.dinaserver.com/product/all-of-thus-cd/ This late sixties garage rarity is a long lost gem. Originally released in 1968 on the Century label, it features good organ driven-driven garage punkers and several catchy garage ballads. Featuring extensive liner notes by Mike Stax of Ugly Things from his interview with the surviving band members. RIYL The Rising Storm, The Bachs, The Fantastic Dee-Jays, The Zombies.

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]]> This late sixties garage rarity is a long lost gem. Originally released in 1968 on the Century label, it features good organ driven-driven garage punkers and several catchy garage ballads. Featuring extensive liner notes by Mike Stax of Ugly Things from his interview with the surviving band members. RIYL The Rising Storm, The Bachs, The Fantastic Dee-Jays, The Zombies.

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