MO first album RARE 1976 Private Press 700 West LP NM psych
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Description
ARTIST: MO (Moe Whittemore)
TITLE: first album
LABEL: 700 West 760704
COUNTRY/DATE: USA/1976
CONDITION: Record is Near Mint, like new. Cover is EX, has light age wear
DETAILS: Original 1976 private pressing LP from the 700 West label (Sailor, Zerfas, plus others, out of Indian). Contains bizarre experimental avant-garde rock and jazz compositions. With MO on keyboards (including a home-built synthesizer that'll blow your mind) and vocals, David Zerfas on drums and some vocals. Other notable musicians on several tracks include Larry Lucas of Primevil, Rex Thomas of Rex Thomas Community Council, Ray Gooliak and several others. Early art rock at its best! ORIGINAL PRESSING/NOT A REISSUE
"Moe Whittemore's first and only album on his own 700 West label is one of Indiana's oddest left-field rarity. Ostensibly a selection of publishers demos, the album was rumored to have been printed in a very small run (around 200 copies). The style runs the gamut from beat-heavy progressive rock on "Nowhere To Go" and "Slammer" to futuristic space noodlings on "K2- 3rd Movement". "Congratulations" sounds like a lost Pink Floyd out-take from Dark Side of the Moon. The final track on side A -- Muscle Pumpkin is thinly veiled ode to Captain Beefheart -- sounding like a Trout Mask Replica attack complete with choral background singers and Ornette Coleman oboe (courtesy Mo) The flip is dominated by more "normal" songs, including drum-heavy "Make a Little Wine" which saw some local airplay as a 45 rpm release back in 1976. It begins with a monstrous break-beat that sounds like bong-smoking noises in the background. Two country songs follow. Anthony Black of Lamp Records fame (Tony Black and the Revolution) provides vocals on the sweet soul masterpiece of Indianapolis -- "Check Me Out." All in all, the album is something between a demo to promote his recording studio and a library record of styles. Absolutely recommended to beat heads, library collectors and psych fans."
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