M- TOPS 1967 Orig THE DAVID ANOTHER LIFETIME FOREVER CHANGES BAROQUE PSYCH

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139

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 FOREVER CHANGES MEETS LEFT  BANKE IN GROOVY '67  LOS ANGELES

                               

                         THE DAVID

    Another Day, Another Lifetime

                        

                              

            

\                                                                    USA - VMC - 124  

 

MINT CLEAN (hard to find in ANY shape especially THIS clean)

Thee sought Original first 1967 pressing of an obscure psych band from Los Angeles who deliver a pretty artsy baroque LOVE Forever Changes meets Left Banke style of grooves with plenty of their own spices ...our pick that clicks:  "I'm Not Alone" ...among the others of intrigue... 

The David, who came from Los Angeles, made an interesting album which has now become a collectors' item. The title track blends Eastern, chantlike overtones with Western orchestrational motifs. Other tracks are often characterised by driving rhythms played alongside oddly spaced melody lines. Much of the material - which was all written and composed by Warren Hansen - is heavily orchestrated over solid teen scene settings. Hansen also invented an instrument, which he called the Plasmatar, to provide the vibrant rasp on one track Mirrors of Wood, which also contains some fine fuzztone.

"The David" started life in 1965 as "The Reasons", playing small gigs around the Los Angeles area.
"The David" were "Warren Hansen" (vocals, "Farfisa Compact Organ", 'plasmatar'), "Mark Bird" (lead guitar), "Mike Butte" (rhythm guitar), "Chuck Spieth" (bass guitar) and "Tim Harrison" (drums).

"The David" immediately began planning an LP around songs written by "Warren Hansen", which eventually included an elaborate string arrangement by "Gene Page".
Songwriter Warren Hansen's "Plasmatar" sounds a little like an electric cello and makes an appearance on these recordings adding quite an effect.The album, titled "Another Day, Another Lifetime", was released at the tail end of 1967 and includes a slew of excellent tracks like "Sweet December", "Now To You", "So Much More" and "Time M". Other tracks are often characterized by driving rhythms played alongside oddly spaced melody lines.

To capitalize on "Another Day, Another Lifetime", "The David" was well promoted in the L.A. area, which included appearances at the 1968 "Miss Teen Screen Magazine" pageant at the "Hollywood Palladium" and in the local Rock and Roll TV documentary "Gramophone To Groovy".
Even though the record received radio airtime on both sides of the U.S., it only sold modestly and the band's popularity began to wane. Sadly enough because overall this is a wonderful piece of West Coast pop psychedelia. While all the tracks heavy melodic-instrumentation, there are some true standouts: Mirrors of Wood are worthy examples of the "West Coast" sound generally (and the more polished professional Southern California style particularly).

True to the time, the strings are featured prominently on most of the tracks (one might compare the arrangements and instrumentation to Love's Forever Changes or the Door's Soft Parade). The lyrics tend to the "dawning of a new age" variety that vacillate between the romantic (New to You, Sweet December) to the more studied (Time M or Professor Crawford, in which "Youth" confronts the "Old Way of Thinking). However, there is a certain precious sensibility and sweetness to the entire record the keep the symphonic elements and lyrics from becoming overbearing.

Another Day, Another Lifetime/I Would Like To Know
I'm Not Alone
Sweet December
Tell Me More
 Now To You
 Professor Crawford
Time M
So Much More
Mirrors Of Wood
 Of Our Other Days

 

CONDITION: The Cover: Still solid and looks GREAT - rated M- a FINAL collection copy you won't find a better cover, and because the vinyl is minty clean the entire item is rated is a final collection copy  ...

The Vinyl: all glossy over both sides, M- TOP COPY expect to play with clean & clear audio =  highly enjoyable great album... that it is... 

                                                                                      

       

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

 

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