1967 TOWER ORIG DEVILS ANGELS RAW "ARROWS" FUZZ psych

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              1967 TOWER ORIGINAL FUZZROCK CLASSIC                           

          THE DEVILS ANGELS

                                   USA - TOWER RECORDS - DT 5074

SCARCE *STEREO* Original 1967 first pressing vinyl on the legendary TOWER RECORDS label...a mean biker soundtrack fueled no less by DAVIE ALLEN & THE ARROWS drivin' fuzzed-up jams...

“Devil’s Angels” commissioned Davie Allan & The Arrows to supply the soundtrack. This was an obvious choice as their work for “The Wild Angels” yielded the hit “Blues’ Theme” single, which was STILL on regional charts all across America when “Devil’s Angels” was released months later. It was probably not lost on producer Mike Curb that Allan’s penchant for using his Mosrite Fuzzrite on almost everything gave his Fender Jazzmaster a sound not unlike the revving of a phalanx of motorcycles, so Allan proceeded to give it ‘the treatment’ in a big way throughout this album.

Although one track was credited to Jerry & The Portraits, it was in reality a base track for the main theme cut by The Arrows with a last minute vocal overdub, which is why the whole LP roars in the truly reckless manner it does. The Arrows were never a cohesive unit, and on “Devil’s Angels” the original lineup was gone, with Allan backed by L.A. Wrecking Crew stalwarts Hal Blaine on drums and bassist Carol Kaye. What they produced was probably the best biker soundtrack ever, catching Davie Allan mid-flight in some of the most supremely tough and raw jammed-up outings of its time, or any time for that matter. “The Devil’s Rumble” is a snarl of mean fuzz guitars as they yank through a barbed-wire fence of ominous tom-toms akin in feel to Link Wray’s “Rumble” while “Make Believe Love” is a guitar-less, bongo-dominated danger piece that was constantly used throughout the film. The brief and saccharine “Funky” quickly passes into “Cody’s Theme,” one of the few fuzz-less moments on the album, but a soaring, heroic twang-out nonetheless. A single, “Devil’s Angels” / “Cody’s Theme” was culled from the album, but here “Cody’s Theme” was a completely different take (In fact, three different fuzzed out guitar leads were overdubbed into a riotous monster that is the complete antithesis of the album’s clean, Western-style version.) Side two kicks off with another version of “Cody’s Theme,” retitled as “Hell Rider,” a Mike Curb-sung overdub with lyrics written just minutes prior to the recording session. “Hole In the Wall” is Allan twanging with over-recorded stomping drums, showing his strength was no mere fuzzbox gimcrack, but the way he carries melodies so effortlessly is downright uncanny at times. “Devil’s Carnival” is, as you’d guess, heavy on the carousel celeste claves (and therefore corny as hell) until Allan breaks down the door with a fuzzed out and kinetic riff run that is so crazed yet finessed at the same time, it’s too cool for words. Ya gotta love that cornball organ just for the way it sets itself up only to be demolished by the barnstorming qualities of that riff. “Ghost Story” is a bizarre, psych-garage free form freak out, resplendent with screeching fuzz’n’feedback guitar over skittering keys and random drums which cuts off dramatically. We’re then brought full circle into the dizzying epic that is the album’s closer, the instrumental title track, “Devil’s Angels.” The powerhouse rhythm section runs professionally tight behind Allan’s manifold-tracked leads that fuse into a single fuzztone melody of fire as little castanets pilot fish all around said mighty riff as it bursts into flames, hits the wall and fucks off across the sky. They say you can almost see trails of it to this day, on a clear night, if you look hard enough...Davie Allan & The Arrows material would surface on over ten other soundtracks -- all cut between 1967 and 1968 -- and they managed to release three albums under their own name, but never again would an entire soundtrack exclusively feature the manic and pioneering fuzz guitar of Davie Allan, a true guitar genius.

Devil's Angels 

The Devil's Rumble

Funky

Make-Believe Love

Cody's Theme

Hell Rider

Hole in The Wall

Devil's Carnival

The Ghost Story

Devil's Angels

CONDITION: The cover: all solid near "EX" (excellent) clean with only slight/careful previous prior use ... no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, no writing and bright colors that look like a display item, from 43 years ago... 

The vinyl: glossy shine over both sides with some few light surface scuffs, nothing deep, VG++ plays easily excellent all the way... clean TOWER labels. 

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     A  GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !

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