M- 1973 MUSHROOM EARLY ONE MORNING UK Folk PROG psych

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                     MUSHROOM

              Early One Morning

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Long gome 180 gram triple thck pressing of monster rated 1973 British progressive folk giant featuring a unique flavor throughout with scattered electrified guitar leads ...a sparkling sound that drives collectors to pay $$$ for the first press...this, the most superior vinyl issue is long gome and destined to be a price rising collectible, on the rise as you read...

   .....MUSHROOM ~ EARLY ONE MORNING.....

The album begins with an alarm clock wake-up call, leading into Early One Morning, a gentle acoustic song about waking up to find a lover has gone. A gentle enough start, but The Liothdon soon bangs in with an electrified up tempo reel/jig partly played on a keyboard with a distorted bass, heavily distorted rock guitar solos and lifts provided by key changes, a total assault on the senses. The vocal passages of The Liothdon are short, but they help to set the scene for Crying, which enters at the same pace as before, but soon settles into a calmer atmosphere where fiddle and contrasting guitar alternate solos before ending with a more frenetic duelling where the guitarist struggles to keep up.

The Farfisa organ made a significant contribution to the background of Crying, and continues into the gentle rock song Unborn Child.  Raw sound, especially from the guitar, and there is some excellent fiddle work ably supported by wah-wah rhythm guitar. There is again some lovely interplay between fiddle and guitar, but otherwise this is a fairly straightforward rock song. Johnny The Jumper changes the tone completely as it leaps in with heaps of big 60s psychedelic keyboards on an up tempo jigs-n-reels instrumental workout. You can almost smell the sweat of the dancefloor.

Potter's Wheel, which begins side 2 of the vinyl version, is a traditional acoustic jig complete with fiddle and tin whistle before being joined by some more wah-wah electric guitar. Standing Alone has a rather ordinary melody, but is a dreamy mid-paced song with a mellow sound driven by a prominent hi-hat pattern and Farfisa. The slightly out-of-tune Moog makes its appearance on a couple of solos before the track takes off with a soaring guitar solo.

Dramatic sound effects herald a traditionally based song, Devil Among The Tailors, evoking the later sound of Horslips, with both fiddle and guitar solos, before the harpsichord quietens the pace for Tenpenny Piece which is not a million miles from Steeleye Span territory with chiming guitars and a recorder. Drowsey Maggie is another energetic rock-a-jig led by the fiddle, though the improvisational guitar solo doesn't quite come off. One by one the instruments drop out, leaving just an insistant solo fiddle before the band return for a rousing finale and some audience applause. King Of Alba is an up tempo folk-rocker, a direct ancestor of Oysterband or Wolfstone with some nice soloing from guitar, fiddle and keyboard building to a crescendo finish.

1. Early one morning (2:37)
2. The Liathdan (4:17)
3. Crying (3:53)
4. Unborn child (3:44)
5. Johnny The Jumper (3:04)
6. Potters Wheel (2:20)
7. Standing Alone (5:36)
8. Devil Among The Tailors (2:44)
9. Tenpenny Piece (3:28)
10. Drowsey Maggie (3:57)
11. King of Alba (4:17)

CONDITION: The triple thick gatefold cover has no problems anywhere, tight strong seams, stiff like almost new...M-

The vinyl with 180 gram heavy weight feel is all clean M-

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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