1969 LOTTI GOLDEN - MOTOR-CYCLE SATANIC BIKER OUTSIDER

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    NYC 1969, Satanic-Biker Motown-Psych Outsider Drug-Rock concept album                       

                        LOTTI GOLDEN

            MOTOR CYCLE                 

                   ...USA - ATLANTIC RECORDS - SD 8223 

Original 1969 first pressing *STILL SEALED*

The LP “Motor-Cycle” is a time capsule and a treasure, unfolding like a vivid movie.

This is a fine soul record with some psychedelic touches and some weird Satan-biker references, plus an early Laura Nyro vibe -- but Lotti Golden has an oddness that puts her in a class by herself. It was released on Atalantic records in 1969. The legendary Bob Crewe produced this abstract cutting edge drugged-out blue-eyed soul jam jazz pop blues rock ahead-of-its-time album. Somewhat revolutioary for its time, two of the seven tracks clock in at over 8 minutes, one at over seven and the remaining four tracks are all over 5 minutes. Though Nyro-philes may want to crucify us, the last song, "You Can Find Him" out Nyro's Nyro...down to the gospel soul girl group a'la the Bluebelles in the background - certainly a testament to the great influence Laura Nyro's writing and style had on the time. And Joplin fans may also want to seek vengeance when we say they may want to hear how it's done without all that raspy screaming.

"Motor-Cycle" is that rare party record that’s got a bizarre story behind it while still being a freak-show record that you can throw on at dance parties. To make a crude comparison, it’s as if The Velvet Underground recorded for Motown. In short: debauchery with a beat. Dig it ...With lyrics driven by a Kerouac inspired sensibility, Golden’s story of her life in New York’s East Village unfolds, and we are introduced to a Warholesque cast of characters, who come and go, while Golden's undergoes a personal metamorphosis. "Gonna Fay's" written and performed by Lotti Golden is a killer song. It reminds us of Lou Reed's "Heroin," in that it covers certain similar subject matter...

There's a poem about Motor-Cycle Michael on the back of the record that starts with, "Michael was a siren and a street god...and he said chicks called him Lucifer, beacuse when he got wasted one eye would nod out in the corner...and when I wasn't riding his truth machine, anabell and johnny and me...would go down to the eastside docks and watch the jive sun do the boogaloo on the water..." That should give you as good idea as anything about what the record is like and if you need more, read on:

The emcee for this aberrant cabaret is Lotti Golden, nexus of the intemperate adventure starring a cast of sex fiends, drug addicts, and other proponents of the In The Now school of living. Motor-Cycle is exactly the sort of hazy deviant party you always hoped the late-’60s was. It plays out roughly like this: Lotti’s got a thing for this kid Michael, who “lets me ride his motorcycle.” But Michael’s truth machine was starting to breakdown, so she heads to Fay’s, the meet-up spot for her coterie of malcontents. Anabell’s gonna be there, Silky’s gonna be there, Billy is gonna drop by, Celia’s gonna come by. But for Fay, whose French poodles keep her satisfied, it’s her doctor’s pills that keep her high, and she’s in trouble with the meds. She over-doses and dies at the party.

Our favorite track is "A Lot Like Lucifer", a sprawling epic that starts out soulful, turns ragtime, leads into a stomper, throws in some fuzz guitar, goes for the Memphis sound, and then tosses in the kitchen sink.

Like The Who's" Tommy, A Rock Opera" released the same year, Golden's "Motor-Cycle" is a concept LP, in that it tells a story; its like a movie with the soundtrack already supplied. Golden's vocals are the real deal, no overdubs or the tricks used today. She's cool, an accomplished vocalist, but lets it go raw when appropriate. Golden makes use of a variety of genres-- blues, rock, jazz, and funk highlight Golden's masterful use of irony. Great LP, and unique in the rock pantheon.

SIDE I

1. Motor Cycle Michael
2. Gonna Fay's
3. A Lot Like Lucifer

SIDE II

4. The Space Queens
5. Who Are your Friends
6. Get Together (With Yourself)
7. You Can Find Him

CONDITION: Here's the deal...appearing to be a company STILL SEALED re-wrap from long long, (the outer cellophane reflects long. long ago)... there is a thin scrape down the front, that at was not noticable at first, but close inspection reveals...otherwise you can assume it is unplayed, and a rare find from over 40 years ago 'as new'...other than a small delete drill at top left, the cover is fine with bright origial colors, no bends, no writing, no split seams ... consider highly collectible... 

keeper!

A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !

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