1969 Orig TOUCH Prog Psych gem + BIG POSTER RARE

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1969 original vinyl in die cut fold out cover + large poster!

TOUCH

...USA Coliseum Records 20-20 Sound - DS 51004  

Rare original 1969 first pressing VINYL within an elaborate specially designed gatefold die-cut (opens from the middle) cover

        ...trippy artwork from all angles and includes a large group poster!

Quite possibly the very first progressive rock group from the USA...

The lineup that recorded Touch was Don Gallucci (vocals, keyboards), Jeff Hawks (vocals), Bruce Hauser (vocals, bass), Joey Newman (vocals, guitars) and John Bordonaro (vocals, percussion). The group rented a castle in the Hollywood Hills in which they would rehearse and invite interested record company executives who would see them play live. With numerous record companies competing for a contract, Coliseum/London Records finally won the bid with a record breaking $25,000 advance. The band began recording at Sunset Sounds but sessions were soon plagued with hype and out of control partying. Word quickly spread about the mind blowing music Touch had been recording at Sunset Sounds. Grace Slick, Mick Jagger, and the great Jimi Hendrix stopped by the studio to witness Touch in action. What they heard on those sessions was thankfully put down to wax and released at the tail end of the decade, 1969.

The Touch album is graced with the adventurous spirit of the 60s, a record overflowing with ideas, killer musicianship, and great performances. It’s one of America’s first progressive rock albums albeit one that still has a strong psychedelic hangover. The above mentioned track, the nearly 12 minute Seventy Five is one of the great early progressive rockers with a fabulous guitar solo and a wonderful, atmospheric vocal performance from Jeff Hawks. Seventy Five is often described as a theatre-of-the-mind epic but is by no means an overblown ELP keyboard extravaganza. Two straight ahead rockers, We Feel Fine and Miss Teach, are really good and distinctive too, with confident vocals, great guitar work, and well written lyrics. Other songs are more psychedelic like the keys dominated Friendly Birds, the classically influenced ballad Alesha and Others, and the experimental Down At Circe’s Place. Down At Circe’s Place is an underrated psychedelic classic with flanged vocals, a great spaced out guitar solo, powerful drum work, trippy sound effects, and noisy keyboard work - it’s got everything you’d want from an album like this.

Touch hangs together as an album quite well and never succumbs to endless jamming or unfinished ideas. This is a great album and one that deserves its classic status. Keyboardist Gallucci would go on to produce the Stooges’ Funhouse in the same year(?!?)  but Touch is probably his finest hour as a musician and he'd been a member of the garage legends 'The Kingsmen' who hit it big with "Louie Louie".

 1. We Feel Fine (4:41)
2. Friendly Birds (4:53)
3. Miss Teach (3:29)
4. The Spiritual Death Of Howard Greer (8:52)
5. Down At Circ's Place (4:00)
6. Alesha And Others (3:05)
7. Seventy Five (11:12)

   The condition: The elaborate die-cut cover is VG++ with light wear only starting and a little h20 very faint stain inside gatefold which isn't really a factor, but mentioning. The cover is stiff and solid looking great! Nearly 40 years old...

The vinyl is all glossy clean and M-

1969 TOUCH prog~psych collectible with big group poster!

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record