MINT Rare 1973 ORIG EDGAR BROUGHTON BAND OORA Hard

$

35

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                               TOP COPY!

 1973 LONDON UNDERGROUND HARDROCK HAIRY FREAKS

        The EDGAR BROUGHTON BAND

                 OORA                 

                   ...USA - HARVEST RECORDS - ST 11304

TOP MINTY CLEAN...includes the scarce lyrics inner sleeve

RARE 1973 original promotional issue of heavy UK psych rock underground band who developed a huge cult following ... part of the London Underground 'head' scene, playing all the happening clubs in the league with Pink Fairies, Hawkwind, etc etc... Includes the original double sided lyrics inner sleeve, OORA is difficult to define, because it ducks in and out of genres - yes, there are some full-tilt rockers on the album ('Hi-jack Boogie', 'Hurricane Man'), some beautiful melodic numbers like the sublime 'Green Lights', or 'Rock N' Roller', and some mystical mantras, such as 'Roccococooler', which is trippy without going overboard - more a stream of consciousness. But for all it's diversity, Oora is a brilliant album for its sheer feel-good factor - it's a record for all seasons. What is music? It inspires you. It creates moods and feelings. This album does this perfectly, evoking in the listener a wide range of emotions, from the punch-the-air power chords of 'Things On My Mind' (which should be guaranteed to have you singing along by the end), to the unimaginable, quiet understatement of 'Green Lights'. There's something for everyone here - and if you have a wide taste in music, then you should love it. Although the music speaks for itself, this works equally well as a time capsule of 70's creativity, with the use of backed effects to create added atmosphere reminiscent of Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side Of The Moon' opus. But despite the occasionally sorrowful lyrics (for anyone who has ever lost anyone, 'Rock N' Roller' provides "Dark nights, golden lights/Hand in hand together/Sweet breath, fetid death/Nothing lasts forever", with unbearable poignancy), the album has a great sense of humour running through it and underpinning many of the songs, deriding the hippie culture and its inertia which actually gave the Broughtons their break ("You tried to change the world, but you got up far too late/They'd all gone back to bed before you reached the garden gate" - 'Oh!You Crazy Boy'), and blending social comment - slum clearances sung about on 'Eviction' and the dolly- bird models of the day on 'Pretty'. So why should you buy this album? Quirky and original, you'll never hear anything quite like this on one LP. Distinctly English, without being gleefully, its appeal is universal. This album, and the band who made it, have been criminally underrated for the past three decades. "pardon?"

1. "Hurricane Man/Rock 'n' Roller"
2. "Roccococooler"
3. "Eviction"
4. "Oh You Crazy Boy!"
5. "Things On My Mind"
6. "Exhibits From A New Museum/Green Lights"
7. "Face From A Window/Pretty/Hi-Jack Boogie/Slow Down"
8. "Capers"

CONDITION: The cover:is clean and solid M- TOP COPY! no bends, no split seams and no writing...

The vinyl:is all clean, M- looks GREAT, plays GREAT! no problems...

keeper!

A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !

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EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING

All imperfections are noted both cover & record