M- SUPERIOR & SOUGHT =ORIG= "ARZACHEL" HEAVY FUZZZ URIAL PSYCH GARAGE FREAKS

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   ~ SUPERIOR MINTY CLEAN 1972 GERMAN PRESSING ~

STUNNING MINT TOP FLIGHT SOUND FROM UK METAL MASTERS
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                 = ARZACHEL =

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AWESOME MINTY CLEAN ALL OVER == LAMINATED GERMAN SUPERIOR!
Blows away the USA pressing and harder to find = super!
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This is the 1972 FIRST German issue on Bellaphon Records was released among the first wave of KRAUT-ROCK heavy-psych glories ... the 45+ years ago pressing is in fantastic M- condition
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Arzachel, is a great, great album overflowing with reverb and characterized by it's intense use of the Hammond organ and the occasionally improvised psychedelic godliness. The last two tracks, "Clean Innocent Fun" and "Metempsychosis", are especially epic, clocking in at over 10 minutes each. "Clean Innocent Fun" being perhaps one of the best psych-rock tracks of '69 and "Metempsychosis" containing a long, spacey jam reminiscent of early Floyd. So then, with that said, how could you possibly go wrong, hm?
This is an interesting early effort from the soon-to-be members of Egg and 70's space guitar deity, Steve Hillage. Apparently, the musicians more or less threw this together from only a day in the studio, but the musicianship is at such a high level that it comes out sounding far more thought out than its origins imply. They'd also been playing gigs together a year or so earlier under the name Uriel. Still, for a lark this is pretty solid stuff. The music here is right on the cusp between 60's psych and prog, infused with the vibes of the Canterbury scene.

The album begins with several shorter form tracks, the best of which is the opening "Garden of Earthly Delights." It comes across very much like one of Traffic's better psych singles and the balance between Mont Cambell's psych-folk crooner vocals and Steve Hillage's happy, but never quite on key, singing is fun. You also get a pure blast of Hillage's lead guitar work at the end, although you'll find plenty of that on this LP. "Azathoth" starts out sounding like a more gothic Procol Harem before becoming far more unsettling near the end. "Queen St. Gang" and "Leg" are the lesser tracks, with the former being a pleasant but unassuming psych-jazz rocker and the latter sounding like a Cream outtake, although Hillage's attempt to nail a Jack Bruce-style vocal doesn't really hit the mark. This causes the band to de-evolve into insane echoing feedback for the last few minutes of the song.

Side two brings us two, long jammy tracks. The first one, "Clean Innocent Fun," carries on the Cream vibe, but with lots of organ. It's a little derivative, but I'd honestly rather listen to Hillage rip out wild leads on his guitar than Clapton, and the band works up a proto-punk head of steam that Cream was never able to do. "Metempsychosis" is the better of the long form tracks, with the band serving up a sixteen minute psychedelic freakout that would have captivated the heads at the UFO Club in the 60's. Yeah, they recycle a few tricks from early Floyd and the Soft Machine, but I think that these top-notch musicians are able to pull it off a little better (not that the Soft Machine didn't have top-notch musicians too - and the Floyd charming ones). Along with the album opening, this is the one that you need to hear.
 Garden of Earthly Delights
Azathoth
 Queen of St. Gang
 Leg
 Clean Innocent Fun
 Metempsychosis
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                 CONDITION: The cover: rated: M- colorful laminated 45+ years ago German release is in TOP condition, hsard to find better = no one disappointed! NO wear like usually seen IF found at all ... all solid and colorful ...there are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing  ... TOP COPY, hard to find better ... awesome psychedelic all-time list! 

The vinyl: Rated: M- Beautiful over BOTH sides ... plays PERFECT - NO surface, hard to find any better - now or never?! ... both Bellaphon/ Roulette labels are clean                         A cool addition to anyone's music library!






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