Bang ORIG US ST LP VG '72 Green Capitol ST11015 Hard Rock Metal
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Bang ORIG US ST LP VG '72 Green Capitol ST11015 Hard Rock Metal
Original US LP released in 1972 on the Green capitol Records Label. Cat: ST11015.
Uncovered in the out back of N.S.W. this record is part of a recent collection stored and unplayed for the last 20 years. Collected during the 90's and mostly sourced from overseas kept in a cool dry cellar there are some tasty gems on offer and we look forward on listing them over the next few months.
Signed by Capitol Records on a wave of goodwill toward heavy rock following the gang buster success story that was Grand Funk Railroad, the members of Bang were hastily ushered into the nearest studio while the ink on their contract was still drying and essentially asked to "show us what you got" by their new backers. What they had, as exemplified by memorable opening gambit, "Lions, Christians," was a hard rock style that tempered the sheer bombastic doom and gloom of Black Sabbath with a less oppressive, blues-reliant sound redolent of most every other proto-metal band out there at the time (think Toe Fat, May Blitz, Dust, etc.), to be quite honest, and therefore lacking in the uncontrolled danger of a Blue Cheer or Sir Lord Baltimore. In fact, such outright savagery was only momentarily threatened here on a few subsequent tracks, including the biting staccatos of ""Come with Me" and Neanderthal plod of "Future Shock," but by the arrival of lead single "Questions" and its undeniably infectious sibling "Redman," some measure of civility had largely been restored. And, sprinkled amidst these angrier moments lay a few curious stylistic diversions like the gentle Arthurian fingerpicking of "Last Will and Testament" and the hippie-dippy sentiments of "Our Home," each of which respectively veered into art rock and the sort of post-flower power whimsy that Altamont should have categorically nailed to a tree a few years earlier (and which had dominated Bang's ambitious but flawed first effort, Death of a Country, which was shelved upon delivery).
Tracks : Lions, christians/ The queen/ Last will/ Come with me/ Our home/ Future shock/ Questions/ Redman.
There are a few light spindle marks on labels. Record has some scuff marks and ight scratches that cause some crackles in parts, there is one scratch that you can feel about three quarters of the way through 1st track side one that cause light clicks for about 15 rotations, record is garded at VG. Cover has some ring wear and marks, a small surface tear on top right corner, a small sticker on back, some small surface tears around edges and a seam split on bottom centre edge and is in VG+ condition.
Wrapping method: All records are sent in stiff cardboard mailers then wrapped in brown paper and sealed around edges with brown packaging tape. Records are taken out of sleeve to avoid seam splits and ring wear.
Post methods within Australia: All records are posted via Australia Post. Within Australia all items come with a tracking number.
Post method for overseas: All parcels are sent via Australia Post standard airrmail with tracking number.
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1730 (GS 9.9.4 (1730))
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