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All Bumm

GuerssenAdmin — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 23:00:00 +0000

Long Hair is proudly to present for the first time as official reissues the legendary album “All Bumm” by German supergroup 18 Karat Gold. Studio musician Keith Forsey on drums (Hallelujah/Amon Düül II), Bass genius Lothar Meid (Amon Düül II), Jörg Evers (guitar) from Embryo and American – German guitar talent Klaus Ebert on lead guitar born out of the prolific Munich music scene. Famous German music magazine Sounds praised the album as a landmark, a pioneering feat, and came to the euphoric conclusion that German popmusic has only just begun! The idea behind 18 Karat Gold seems to have been to present a Krautrock influenced musical direction of english icons like David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust, Roxy Music and perhaps T. Rex and Slade, who partly played a very mainstream, but at the same time sophisticated pop sound, also surnamed Glam – Rock. Listen to it and you will know that it sounds great! Stunning instrumentals, catchy pop songs and gaudy rock numbers, the ocassional cosmic murmur á la Amon Düül II satisfy all musical requests. Don’t miss this legendary album! ” Limited edition ” Gold cover “

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Altona

GuerssenAdmin — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 23:00:00 +0000

For the first time reproduced on vinyl and with original cover art Altona’s eponymous first album ” 1974 ” is a real gem. Founded by former Thrice Mice members singer and sax player Karl Heinz Blumenberg and guitarist Werner von Gosen Altonas first album could be traced as ,,Thrice Mice deluxe” with still marked ties to Blodwyn Pig. Their musical elaboration shows a much bigger potential and let the band come forward on a higher musical step. The concept of developing a piece of music within processes of group dynamics, which had been so successful with Thrice Mice, was continued. The Freeman Brothers (A Crack in the Cosmic Egg) characterized the album as a hybrid of Birth Control and Creative Rock, occasionally hinting at Eiliff LP comes with insert (Band story and photos). The music is remastered from the original mastertapes. A secret tip!

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First Key

GuerssenAdmin — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 23:00:00 +0000

For the first time as a reissue on vinyl: The first and eponymous album of classical rock influenced great German krautrockers Amos Key. Amos Key owed great debts to Bach, Beethoven and Schumann, adding a heavy krautrock twist to a music closely resembling the Nice or Egg, full of angst and weird psychedelic and space-rock touches (Freeman Brothers: In A Crack In The Cosmic Egg). Amos Key lived in Munich and consisted of great organ-player Thomas Molin, congenial bass-player Andreas Gross and superb drummer Lutz Ludwig. This fairly competent outfit recorded the album on label “Spiegelei” just after they recorded their radio sessions (Amos Key, Keynotes, The Lost Tapes, SWF Session 1973, Long Hair, LHC 90). Sadly bandleader and organ-player Thomas Molin passed away in the 90ies but bass-player Andreas Gross tells the band story in a very vivid and funny way. Insert contains also a lot of photos. Sound is perfect; remastered from the original tape. Very great stuff! Don’t miss it.

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Kannibal Komix

GuerssenAdmin — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 23:00:00 +0000

Reissue of the 1968 debut by one of Germany’s finest pop/psychedelic bands. Catchy songs with intelligent arrangements played by well educated musicians displying their abilities to the fullest. Every song could have been a huge hit, also due to the very convincing harmony vocals. All friends of psychedelic pop will love this record. Digitally remastered and coming with a 24 page full coloured booklet.

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Ars nova

GuerssenAdmin — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 23:00:00 +0000

Ars Nova was an American psychedelic/progressive rock band that performed and recorded from 1967 to 1969. They recorded two albums. The first was a 1968 self-titled album for the Elektra label, on which the personnel comprised Wyatt Day (guitar, vocals, piano, organ), John Pierson (vocal, trombone), Maury Baker (organ, percussion), Giovanni Papalia (lead guitar), Bill Folwell (trumpet, bass, vocals), and Jonathan Raskin (bass, guitar, vocals). The album was produced by Paul Rothchild and Arthur Gorson. On their first album Ars Nova write lovely tunes and the whole album does, surprisingly enough, not become as pretentious as it could have been, the name of the band notwithstanding. Two of the tracks even get covered (‘Fields Of People’ by The Move and ‘I Wrapped Her In Ribbons’ by Galliard, both U.K. bands!). Other highlights include ‘March Of The Mad Duke’s Circus,’ with vaguely renaissance- like harmonies and ‘General Clover End A War,’ a bitter and driven satire on military affairs. ‘Automatic Love’ contains a Dixieland part, while ‘I Wrapped Her In Ribbons’ begins with beautiful choral singing before it becomes a ballad underscored by baroque acoustic guitar. ‘Song To The City’ has a nice church organ intro. Besides that, there are many baroque elements, even to the point of counterpoint. Great, for example, the interplay of trumpet and acoustic guitar on ‘Pavan For My Lady,’ in quiet 6/8 time (which one can argue would later become the progressive rock beat par excellence). At that time a highlight was certainly the interesting adaptation of the beginning of ‘Also Sprach Zarathustra,’ which is not simply replayed here, but becomes the occasion for own, partly very humorous, further developments of the theme in Beat sound of the late ’60s. Most tracks were penned by Wyatt Day sometimes helped by John Pierson. Certainly, one of the best early prog albums and an absolute gem! The album comes as an original reproduction of the US-cover (gatefold sleeve) with all lyrics, band story, rare photos in a 4 sided cover sized insert sheet. Remastered from a master copy out of the vaults of Warner Music. Brillant sounding! This is a real jewel of US psychedelic music. An absolute classic. Don’t miss it.

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Asterix

GuerssenAdmin — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 23:00:00 +0000

Vinyl reissue of the one and only album by this pre-Lucifer’s Friend outfit. Cool German psychedelic rock from 1971! These guys were also involved in highly rated exploitation groups/projects s.a. Electric Food, Hell Preachers Inc., Bokaj Retsiem and Pink Mice. This first official release of the album on vinyl also includes two bonus tracks, taken from the 7-inch ‘Everybody’ b/w ‘If I Could Fly’ (1970). The LP comes with remastered from the original tapes.

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Worker’s playtime

GuerssenAdmin — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 22:00:00 +0000

Often regarded as Blossom Toes 3rd LP, this is the most underrated album of the early 70ties (1971). So, it was not really a surprise, that the first re-release of the album on Vinyl (on Decal) in 1989 was credited to Blossom Toes 70. Brian Godding, Brian Belshaw and Kevin Westlake showed again their great talent to create songs beside the mainstream but always melodious and with clever lyrics. Great guitar work by Brian Godding and impressive vocals dominate the music. A lot of guest musicians supported the band, among others: Julie Driscoll, Mick Taylor. Released for the first time on CD, the album was digitally remastered and shows a brilliant sound. It also comes with comprehensive booklet including full band story, lyrics and photos never seen before. 2 Bonustracks. Absolutely recommended!

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Nature boy

GuerssenAdmin — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 22:00:00 +0000

Originally released 1969 on Verve this is a truly lost jewel, released for the first time on CD. Joe Beck, one of the most famous jazz guitar players, recorded this album with fellow Donald McDonald on drums and among guest musicians is Danny Whitten, guitar player of Crazy Horse before they worked together with Neil Young. On this album Beck, influenced by Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix, created a song-oriented psychedelic rock style with slightly jazz influences showing his remarkable guitar skills, including some fine Wah-Wah treatments. Really great stuff. CD comes with informative booklet. Highly recommended.

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No destination

GuerssenAdmin — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 23:00:00 +0000

Originally released on the Uk -label SAGA in 1968, this first slbum by German band consists of PSYCHEDELIC beat/pop music with a touch of Mothers of Invention type satire and some progressive touches. Strong vocals, guitars and organs (hammond). Comes with 2 bonus tracks and extensive booklet.

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Contrasts

GuerssenAdmin — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 23:00:00 +0000

This is the first official re-release on vinyl under licensed courtesy of BMG Rights Management, UK, remastered from an original master copy out of the vaults of BMG. Originally released in 1969 on Pye Records. To check out Blonde on Blonde’s ‘Contrasts’ album, light a joss stick and prepare to take a psychedelic trip back in time to those incense and peppermint flower-power days of the glorious late 1960s. The album starts with the dramatic introduction ‘Ride With Captain Max’ that sounds like something that was left out of the sessions of the Rolling Stones ‘Their Satanic Majesties Request’ with a pounding percussion roar, sneering guitars, and a thundering bass line that makes it perfect for a roller-coaster ride before going into a calm folk-like lyrics that is yet a breathtaking experience. This song is a veritable potpourri of acid-drenched guitar leads, gloriously combined with gentle acoustic guitar passages. Next, we have the early beginnings of raga-rock with sitar and flute on the groove with ‘Spinning Wheel’. This guitar and sitar song sounds very Indian featuring a simply stunning sitar solo that radiates 1960s flower-power like a bright ray of sunshine. ‘No Sleep Blues’ is an entertaining interpretation of the Incredible String Band song, full of angelic slide guitar, tempo change, and such a connection with the original spirit of the piece, that if the ICB had ever rocked up, this is probably what they would have sounded like. ‘Goodbye’ is a bittersweet ballad with a lovely 1960s melody with a baroque pop sound. The garage rocker ‘I Need My Friend’ has a great pounding piano work, fuzz tone guitar sounds, another wild psychedelic excursion along the hippie trail. The doomy and explosive ‘Mother Earth’ is a sophisticated dramatic composition, still in a heavy blues rock vein, but with a more progressive atmosphere. Bonus track ‘Country Life’, the flipside of the first 7″, a wonderful psych-pop song, closes side one. Side B starts with a very accomplished version of the Beatles’ classic ‘Eleanor Rigby’, given the Blonde on Blonde jangling guitar treatment with an almost unrecognisable introduction, and replaces the string quartet with an insistent acoustic and gentle percussion – and a trumpet. ‘Conversationally Making The Grade’ is another rip-roaring sonic boom of keyboard prog with some wild psychedelic guitar riffing thrown in too. This music is a blast! ‘Regency’ is a short instrumental piece that goes into the classical sound of the 15th century with harpsichord and Spanish guitar fingerpicking techniques before seguing into the Renaissance folk beauty on ‘Island On An Island’, a lovely nautical-sounding folk song that dances merrily along on a wave of flutes, acoustic guitars and gorgeous multi-part harmonies. There’s a beautiful ballad on the way with ‘Don’t Be Too Long’, which is a complete contrast to the heavier psychedelic numbers on side one, and it’s a welcome diversion too, featuring a vibrant acoustic guitar and with the singer in appealingly fine voice. This is probably one of the best 1960s pop songs that no one’s ever heard of. The original album ended with the beautiful ‘Jeanette Isabella’, a gloriously uplifting piece of music, featuring scintillating sitars and acid-soaked electric guitars. On this reissue we have another bonus track with ‘All Day All Night’, the A-side of a 1968 single, heavy in sitar, recalling the Beatles’ early use of the instrument, like a hi-energy ‘Within You Without You’. This album is an authentic representation of what was being called progressive rock in 1969, before the release of King Crimson’s debut, although not really what we’d think of as prog rock now. The quality lies in how the several genres (folk, blues, psych and rock) are fused together with a fresh energy, that successfully heralds in, and provides a missing link from psychedelic rock to progressive rock that was about to explode on an unprepared world. This rare album is a must have for anyone who wants to get into the deeper realms of the underground-era. The album comes with exact reproduction of original cover sleeve, additional cover-sized insert with bandstory and photos. A highlight! Highly recommended!

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