ATHANOR Flashback LP 1973-81 Limited Vinyl Priv Press Rare Bealtesque Psych Pop

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ATHANOR Flashback LP 1971 GUESS110 Guerssen

Limited Edition Vinyl Only / Europe Issue Only deluxe vinyl with LP/Album sized Booklet, detailed liner notes and rare pics.

Remastered sound from the original master tapes, insert with rare pictures and liner notes by Mark Breyer from cult psych-power pop band Skooshny, 180gr vinyl.

Chicago, early 70s. Greg Herriges is obsessed with Lennon, 12-string guitars and far-out psychedelic sounds. Rick Vittenson is a Beach Boys-Hollies-Who fanatic who writes for Crawdaddy! magazine. Both had previously played in several garage-college bands during the 60s. Combining their mutual love for Sixties music, Athanor was born.

With the help of top studio musicians, they recorded and self-released three 45s between 1973 and 1975 (the first one produced by Mark Breyer, with whom Rick had played in pre-Skooshny band Brevity) which are now highly sought-after by fans of obscure psychedelic pop. All of them are featured here in stellar sound taken from the master tapes along with previously unreleased studio tracks and superb sounding home demos (1973-1981), plus a new song recorded in 2006 in the same vein as their vintage recordings.

Athanor’s music features impressive songwriting & musicianship, a collision of Beatlesque harmony vocals, Rickenbacker & Guild 12-string guitars, occasional fuzz-wah leads, Fender Rhodes, studio effects…Psychedelic proto-power pop highly recommended to anyone into Lazy Smoke, Badfinger, Only Ones, Emitt Rhodes, Rockin’ Horse, Creme Soda.…

Tracklist:

Side One

GRAVEYARD

INNER SPACE

URIZEN (YOUR REASON)

I DON’T MIND

HABITS

READ ME

ROCK ME, ROLL ME

Side Two

HIDDEN MONSTERS

MEMORY (DON’T FAIL ME)