CHRISTOPHER LP/Top Rare 1970 US Metromedia label "West Coast" Acid-Psych Rock

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CHRISTOPHER 's/t' LP (Spain, Out-Sider, Catalogue #OSR082) Brand new/unplayed copy of limited year 2020 Out-Sider label LP edition of very rare, highly desirable and long sought after 1970 Metromedia label Heavy "West Coast" Psych-Acid Rock LP by Houston, Texas (relocated to Los Angeles, California) band Christopher. A top LP in the genre and very highly recommended.

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(NOTE: LIMITED VINYL EDITION!)

Out-Sider presents a reissue of Christopher's self-titled album, originally released in 1970. The only fully-authorized vinyl reissue of Christopher in the current market. Christopher were an underground acid rock trio featuring future Josefus drummer, Doug Tull. They evolved from United Gas, a psychedelic band from Houston who rubbed shoulders with legends like The 13th Floor Elevators and Moving Sidewalks. After relocating to Los Angeles -- where they changed thier name to Christopher -- they played at numerous biker parties and recorded their sole album in 1970 for the Metromedia label. It's an amazing example of West Coast psychedelia/acid-rock featuring strong fuzz-wah guitar, great compositions and superb musicianship. It was housed in a terrific cover depicting the band at the same hippie crash-pad where some scenes from the The Trip movie was filmed. One of the holy grails of American psychedelic-rock and the rarest album originally released by the collectable Metromedia label. Remastered sound. Original artwork. Includes insert with liner notes. 

"A great 'lost' album from the USA underground, one that grows and grows with repeated listens. Lots of vibrato guitar riffs and creepy vocals a la Frumious Bandersnatch or Framework" --Clark Faville.

"I've always rated this rarity as one of the better LPs in the crowded sub-genre of proto-heavy westcoast hippierock, with mid-period Airplane and Cream the obvious influence. Christopher's music is solid longhair rock which (like Wizards From Kansas) aims more for a slowly surging power than frantic overload. The lyrics are memorably strange, ranging from stoner impressions to religious brooding. A good reference point are the non-Grace Crown Of Creation tunes such as "Star Track." The Texan trio were no flower children; the front cover was shot inside the headquarters of an LA biker gang where Christopher hung out. Some have reported disliking the laidback macho vocal style, but to my ears "Beautiful Lady" is the only really weak song, an early FM rock ballad which actually gave them their Metromedia contract. Today this is the most valuable record on the label, with black label stock copies in particular being hard to find." - Patrick Lundborg/The Acid Archives

- Out-Sider present a reissue of Christopher's self-titled album, originally released in 1970.
- Christopher were an underground acid rock trio featuring future Josefus drummer, Doug Tull. They evolved from United Gas, a psychedelic band from Houston who rubbed shoulders with legends like The 13th Floor Elevators and Moving Sidewalks.
- Their sole album is an amazing example of West Coast psychedelia/acid-rock featuring strong fuzz-wah guitar, great compositions and superb musicianship.

Tracks on this LP are as follows:

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