1971 MIGHTY SIR LORD BALTIMORE 2 Hard Heavy Psych

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1971 MIGHTY HEAVY HARD PROGRESSIVE ROCK   

           SIR LORD BALTIMORE

                 II

                        ...USA - Mercury Records - 61 613

RARE original 1971 first pressing in old style unipak gatefold cover...it's a MONSTER MASH with the skull pounding grooves by SIR LORD BALTIMORE....

Before it's too late there's gonna be human eruption...in 1971, Sir Lord Baltimore  successfully bolsters its rhythm section by adding guitarist Joey Dambra, brother of fellow axeman Louis, and with its #2 album... and completes the second part of their probable two-album deal with Mercury. It hits the racks. Dilemma #2 - a) aw man, it doesn't crack my driveway pavement like Kingdom Come, b) by golly, they've toned down some of the all-out for a bit of melodic progressive hard rock..and (c) Oh wow, this album has terrific catchy tunes amid the contained heaviness, making it an improvement you don't see until playing a few times, letting the music sink in.

Right off the bat proggy "Man from Manhattan", a 10+ minute epic with terrific meody line with odd harmonies, steely vibrating chords, isolated vocals, and a mid/end track solo-esque patch that's quite engaging, quite bice after it sinks in. Up next is a live track, the self-actualized "Where Are We Going", a rocked-out heavy number borders on the top notch.

“Chicago Lives” with its reoccurring dramatic-flow riff and some controlled baying that drummer/vocalist John Garner probably would’ve taken to the extent of sounding like a man on fire on the debut should've been the inaugural song for this lp. Great catchy stuff.

All in all so far not as landsliding as the debut, but more focused and, ahem, cultured. The exceptional "Low and Behold" strides rather unembarrassedly with a groove ala Sabbaths Paranoid in “Fairies Wear Boots” gait while “Woman Tamer”, swimmingly their *best* song EVER, reinvents the heaviness that saturates their debut but is now vested with full grown maturity that's grinning with the knowledge that it's hitting it deadpan on the head with this one. Driven with cool mighty riffs a little more inventive than the pulverizing Sabbath mold, two or three harrowingly arctic guitar solos are embraced while Garner's vocals do nothing to sicken the health of this top song. The start of “Caesar LXXI” is ominous, the vocals narrowing with a mad scientist pitch, then quickens to something more actively threatening while a sturdy, vocally backed chorus hails the emperor and the album ends in bursts of rapid-fire, spasmy heavinesss. 

Overall, the first two tracks, especially the ocean liner "Man From Manhattan", forgo much of the saw-shaven witchery and heavy-bending of the first Lp, meanwhile Garner's falling-off-a-cliff screams have been demoted, but actually....the album as a whole, is all uphill. Apparently, as this album is much (much) harder to get than the first Lp, most collectors heard the uphill ...as #2 is a classic grower, and one to own.Sir LOrd Baltimore certainly left skidmarks in the uncheckerd halls of semi-obscure heavy rock scene.

CONDITION: The cover is old style unipac gatefold cover is all around solid, no seam splits, just a very small delete drill at bottom left corner and a little bit of light shelf wear, overall VG++ and  one that collectors would keep!

The vinyl is clean and clear, top level M- ...it is ALL clean and clear...play beautiful!!

                keeper copy!

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