KLIMT Archives - Guerssen Records https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/label/klimt/ Guerssen Records Mon, 05 May 2025 13:13:48 +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 KLIMT Archives - Guerssen Records https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/label/klimt/ 32 32 Janus (Red) https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/janus-red/ Wed, 19 Feb 2025 23:00:00 +0000 https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/janus-red/ Aunt Mary was a prog rock band formed in Fredrikstad, Ostfold in Norway in the early 70's. Signed a contract with Polydor in Denmark to release Aunt Mary in 1970. The group gradually moved towards progressive rock with the records Loaded in 1972 and Janus in 73. In the spring of 1973, during the preparations of their third album, Svein and Bjorn decided to take their music even further and spent months together writing for what they wanted to be the band's international album. The music was more prog-orientated than its predecessor. Fans and critics would later compare it to Pink Floyd, King Crimson or even a psychedelic version of The Beatles !
In June 1973, the band entered the studio. But its members were so tired of life on the road that they decided to cut the album, do the launch tour and then split up. Knowing that this album was "their swansong", they really did their best to make it shine. The band spent so much time recording that the producer, Svein Robert Ludviksen, almost lost his job. But the album turned out to be what the band would consider "the best of their career".

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]]> Aunt Mary was a prog rock band formed in Fredrikstad, Ostfold in Norway in the early 70’s. Signed a contract with Polydor in Denmark to release Aunt Mary in 1970. The group gradually moved towards progressive rock with the records Loaded in 1972 and Janus in 73. In the spring of 1973, during the preparations of their third album, Svein and Bjorn decided to take their music even further and spent months together writing for what they wanted to be the band’s international album. The music was more prog-orientated than its predecessor. Fans and critics would later compare it to Pink Floyd, King Crimson or even a psychedelic version of The Beatles !
In June 1973, the band entered the studio. But its members were so tired of life on the road that they decided to cut the album, do the launch tour and then split up. Knowing that this album was “their swansong”, they really did their best to make it shine. The band spent so much time recording that the producer, Svein Robert Ludviksen, almost lost his job. But the album turned out to be what the band would consider “the best of their career”.

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]]> Colour Green (Clear Green) https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/colour-green-clear-green/ Sun, 02 Feb 2025 23:00:00 +0000 https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/colour-green-clear-green/ Colour Green was recorded on a reel-to-reel tape recorder in Baier's home in Germany. Part of the album was inspired by a trip through Europe by Baier and her friend Claudine. The instrumentation on most of the album is minimal, featuring only Baier's voice and nylon-string guitar. However, the last track on the album, "Give Me a Smile", features an orchestrated string section and an electronic organ, and Baier plays a steel-string guitar instead of a nylon-strung one. Some 30 years after these songs were recorded, Baier's son Robby compiled a CD from these recordings to give to family members as presents. He also gave a copy to Dinosaur Jr's J Mascis, who helped finalize the first official release of it.

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]]> Colour Green was recorded on a reel-to-reel tape recorder in Baier’s home in Germany. Part of the album was inspired by a trip through Europe by Baier and her friend Claudine. The instrumentation on most of the album is minimal, featuring only Baier’s voice and nylon-string guitar. However, the last track on the album, “Give Me a Smile”, features an orchestrated string section and an electronic organ, and Baier plays a steel-string guitar instead of a nylon-strung one. Some 30 years after these songs were recorded, Baier’s son Robby compiled a CD from these recordings to give to family members as presents. He also gave a copy to Dinosaur Jr’s J Mascis, who helped finalize the first official release of it.

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]]> Tropical (Yellow) https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/tropical-yellow/ Sun, 26 Jan 2025 23:00:00 +0000 https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/tropical-yellow/ Tropical is Jorge Ben's fifteenth album, a "muscular" mix of previously unreleased material and rearranged covers such as "Taj Mahal" and "País tropical". The openness to more Pop, more Western arrangements, foreshadows his future work oriented towards the stereotypical World-Dance of the 1980s. Tropical was originally intended for the market outside Brazil, and was not distributed there until 1977. A very fine confirming his immense talent and ability to adapt to the zeitgeist by intelligently breathing new life into "old" tunes that have been listened to over and over again. An era defining recording from Brazil with a unique groove and infectious energy.

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]]> Tropical is Jorge Ben’s fifteenth album, a “muscular” mix of previously unreleased material and rearranged covers such as “Taj Mahal” and “País tropical”. The openness to more Pop, more Western arrangements, foreshadows his future work oriented towards the stereotypical World-Dance of the 1980s. Tropical was originally intended for the market outside Brazil, and was not distributed there until 1977. A very fine confirming his immense talent and ability to adapt to the zeitgeist by intelligently breathing new life into “old” tunes that have been listened to over and over again. An era defining recording from Brazil with a unique groove and infectious energy.

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]]> Big Star #1 (Blue Jay) https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/big-star-1-blue-jay/ Sun, 02 Feb 2025 23:00:00 +0000 https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/big-star-1-blue-jay/ The legacy of #1 Record has far exceeded the original commercial letdowns of both albums (Radio City and #1 Record), which are now considered to be milestones in the history of rock by critics and musicians alike. The LP made it onto Rolling Stone's 500 "Greatest Albums of All Time" lists, and numerous artists (Elliott Smith, Beck and Jeff Buckley to name a few) have recorded covers of the band's songs.

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]]> The legacy of #1 Record has far exceeded the original commercial letdowns of both albums (Radio City and #1 Record), which are now considered to be milestones in the history of rock by critics and musicians alike. The LP made it onto Rolling Stone’s 500 “Greatest Albums of All Time” lists, and numerous artists (Elliott Smith, Beck and Jeff Buckley to name a few) have recorded covers of the band’s songs.

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]]> Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (Pink) https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/crazy-world-of-arthur-brown-pink/ Wed, 19 Feb 2025 23:00:00 +0000 https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/crazy-world-of-arthur-brown-pink/ The Crazy World of Arthur Brown is the debut studio album by the English rock band the Crazy World of Arthur Brown. Released in the United Kingdom in June 1968 by Track Records and in the United States in September 1968 through Atlantic, the album was an international success, propelled by the transatlantic hit single "Fire". It was the only album released during the Crazy World's original incarnation.
A psychedelic soul album, its style is defined by frontman Arthur Brown's wide-ranging theatrical vocals and mystical lyrics, with the first side of the original LP comprising a conceptual song cycle known as "the Fire Suite". The album's sound and Brown's stage act influenced subsequent musicians such as David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, Alice Cooper, and even George Clinton.

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]]> The Crazy World of Arthur Brown is the debut studio album by the English rock band the Crazy World of Arthur Brown. Released in the United Kingdom in June 1968 by Track Records and in the United States in September 1968 through Atlantic, the album was an international success, propelled by the transatlantic hit single “Fire”. It was the only album released during the Crazy World’s original incarnation.
A psychedelic soul album, its style is defined by frontman Arthur Brown’s wide-ranging theatrical vocals and mystical lyrics, with the first side of the original LP comprising a conceptual song cycle known as “the Fire Suite”. The album’s sound and Brown’s stage act influenced subsequent musicians such as David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, Alice Cooper, and even George Clinton.

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]]> The Hurdy Gurdy man (Clear Green) https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/the-hurdy-gurdy-man-clear-green/ Sun, 22 Sep 2024 22:00:00 +0000 https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/the-hurdy-gurdy-man-clear-green/ Donovan wrote and recorded much of The Hurdy Gurdy Man in late 1967, not long after recording the songs that would form A Gift from a Flower to a Garden. The rest of The Hurdy Gurdy Man was recorded in April 1968, after he visited Rishikesh in India to study Transcendental Meditation under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. John Lennon, Cynthia Lennon, George Harrison, Pattie Boyd, Paul McCartney, Jane Asher, Ringo Starr, Mia Farrow, Prudence Farrow and Mike Love were there as well. Harrison wrote a verse for "Hurdy Gurdy Man" when they were in India, but it was cut from the studio version in order to ensure that the song was not overly long for a single.

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]]> Donovan wrote and recorded much of The Hurdy Gurdy Man in late 1967, not long after recording the songs that would form A Gift from a Flower to a Garden. The rest of The Hurdy Gurdy Man was recorded in April 1968, after he visited Rishikesh in India to study Transcendental Meditation under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. John Lennon, Cynthia Lennon, George Harrison, Pattie Boyd, Paul McCartney, Jane Asher, Ringo Starr, Mia Farrow, Prudence Farrow and Mike Love were there as well. Harrison wrote a verse for “Hurdy Gurdy Man” when they were in India, but it was cut from the studio version in order to ensure that the song was not overly long for a single.

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]]> Barabajagal (Mustard) https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/barabajagal-mustard/ Sun, 23 Mar 2025 23:00:00 +0000 https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/barabajagal-mustard/ Barabajagal is the seventh studio album and eighth album overall from British singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released by Epic Records in the United States on 11 August 1969, but was not released in the United Kingdom because of a continuing contractual dispute that also prevented Sunshine Superman, Mellow Yellow, and The Hurdy Gurdy Man from being released in the UK

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]]> Barabajagal is the seventh studio album and eighth album overall from British singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released by Epic Records in the United States on 11 August 1969, but was not released in the United Kingdom because of a continuing contractual dispute that also prevented Sunshine Superman, Mellow Yellow, and The Hurdy Gurdy Man from being released in the UK

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]]> You Must believe In Spring (Blue&Doublemint) https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/you-must-believe-in-spring-bluedoublemint/ Sun, 26 Jan 2025 23:00:00 +0000 https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/you-must-believe-in-spring-bluedoublemint/ Reissue including 2 bonus tracks ! You Must Believe in Spring has been recorded with bassist Eddie Gómez and drummer Eliot Zigmund in August 1977 and released in February 1981, shortly after Evans's death in September 1980. Unlike most posthumous releases of the pianist's recordings, this material had been authorized by Evans for release. It has aptly been described as "one of Bill Evans' most beloved recordings and features possibly the best-sounding audio of any album he ever did." It was Evans's first album for his new label, Warner Brothers, but it was also the last one with his longtime bassist Gómez, who left to pursue other musical projects.

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]]> Reissue including 2 bonus tracks ! You Must Believe in Spring has been recorded with bassist Eddie Gómez and drummer Eliot Zigmund in August 1977 and released in February 1981, shortly after Evans’s death in September 1980. Unlike most posthumous releases of the pianist’s recordings, this material had been authorized by Evans for release. It has aptly been described as “one of Bill Evans’ most beloved recordings and features possibly the best-sounding audio of any album he ever did.” It was Evans’s first album for his new label, Warner Brothers, but it was also the last one with his longtime bassist Gómez, who left to pursue other musical projects.

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]]> Hickory Wind https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/hickory-wind/ Sun, 02 Feb 2025 23:00:00 +0000 https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/hickory-wind/ Before morphing into the excellent psych trio, B.F. Trike, Hickory Wind (from Evansville, Indiana), released one brilliant, and extremely rare, country psych album in 1969. Just 100 copies were pressed for the Gigantic label, and originals have been known to change hands for a small fortune. The album features excellent vocals, plus an interesting mix of fuzz guitar, and droning organ, as well as some wonderfully melodic songs. This reissue also features four bonus tracks from the B.F. Trike album session, recorded for RCA Records in Nashville, Tennessee in 1971. The B.F. Trike album, however, remained in the vaults for 25 years, before it was finally uncovered and given its just recognition in the mid-nineties. Comes with 4 bonus tracks.

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]]> Before morphing into the excellent psych trio, B.F. Trike, Hickory Wind (from Evansville, Indiana), released one brilliant, and extremely rare, country psych album in 1969. Just 100 copies were pressed for the Gigantic label, and originals have been known to change hands for a small fortune. The album features excellent vocals, plus an interesting mix of fuzz guitar, and droning organ, as well as some wonderfully melodic songs. This reissue also features four bonus tracks from the B.F. Trike album session, recorded for RCA Records in Nashville, Tennessee in 1971. The B.F. Trike album, however, remained in the vaults for 25 years, before it was finally uncovered and given its just recognition in the mid-nineties. Comes with 4 bonus tracks.

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]]> Down By Law (Clear) https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/down-by-law-clear/ Thu, 06 Mar 2025 23:00:00 +0000 https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/down-by-law-clear/ The soundtrack to Jim Jarmusch's 1986 film Down By Law is composed and performed by John Lurie, who also plays the pimp Jack in the movie. His world-weary avant-jazz pieces like "Please Come to My House," "What Do You Know About Music, You're Not a Lawyer," "Strangers in the Day," and "Fork in the Road" convey the film's seedy but humorous crime story.

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]]> The soundtrack to Jim Jarmusch’s 1986 film Down By Law is composed and performed by John Lurie, who also plays the pimp Jack in the movie. His world-weary avant-jazz pieces like “Please Come to My House,” “What Do You Know About Music, You’re Not a Lawyer,” “Strangers in the Day,” and “Fork in the Road” convey the film’s seedy but humorous crime story.

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