Clark-Hutchinson A=MH² LP 1969 Decca Nova
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Clark-Hutchinson A=MH² LP 1969 Decca Nova
Original Stereo copy on Decca Nova with blue lined inner bag indicating stereo.
1st official album by UK duo Clark-Hutchinson, or Andy Clark and Mick Hutchinson, two multi-instrumentalists and prominent figures on London’s late 1960s Psychedelic and Blues scene. Mick, a superb guitarist, plays also some keyboards and Andy plays anything from drums, percussion, keyboards, flute and saxophone. Listening to this extraordinary album it’s really difficult to believe that two musicians, using rather primitive studio technology available at the time, were able to create such massive and complex sound. But sound aside, the music is what makes this album such an extraordinary experience. Based on modal and Indian music and using the slowly developing raga as a model, they create a most amazing amalgam of Jazz, Psychedelic and World Music, which at the time was revolutionary and pioneering. Hutchinson’s lengthy guitar solos are a prime example of jazzy improvisation and one of the first Jazz-World Fusion attempts, which will be later perfected by John McLaughlin in Shakti. The overall contemplative nature of the music and the imaginative ornamentation by additional (overdubbed) instruments create a mystical atmosphere, which is seldom found on other album.
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Andrew (Andy) Clark is an English rock composer and performer who is best known for his work on keyboards and synthesizer in the 1970s, playing and recording alongside Mick Hutchinson, in Clark Hutchinson, alongside Jeff Beck with his involvement in Upp and on the album Wired, and alongside guitarist Bill Nelson in Be-Bop Deluxe and Red Noise. He also worked for several years in Los Angeles, California as a session musician and has credits on records by artists including David Bowie, Judie Tzuke and Toyah.
Clark first came to prominence as a founder member with guitarist Mick Hutchinson of the late 1960s instrumental duo (later four-piece) Clark Hutchinson, both of them having previously played in the underground band, Sam Gopal Dream. Clark Hutchinson recorded four albums between 1969 and 1971, the most successful being A=MH².
In 1980 Clark appeared on the David Bowie album, Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps).
He worked with The dB's in two albums, Stands for Decibels, in 1981, and Repercussion, in 1982.
After working in Los Angeles, Clark returned to Europe. He wrote and played the music for the seven-part 1983 UK television drama No Excuses which featured Charlotte Cornwell who had previously starred in the lighter-hearted Rock Follies. The screenplay by Barrie Keeffe was the fictional story of a self-destructive female rock star having to face the fact that time moves on and her career is in decline.
By 2001, he was living in Bath, England and worked in Peter Gabriel's Real World studios. He currently lives in Deptford, South East London.
A1 Improvisation on a Modal Scale 10:00
A2 Acapulco Gold 7:00
A3 Impromptu in 'E' Minor 8:30
B1 Textures in 3/4 11:00
B2 Improvisation on an Indian Scale 13:50
CONDITION:
SLEEVE: VG+ Some ring wear on back, half inch split beginning centre spine; laminate still glossy on front, a few small spine creases. Has the ‘see-through’ hole on top of back to indicate whether is mono (red) or stereo (blue)
RECORD: VG+ Visible marks, spindle marks on label – plays loud and clear.
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