ORIG 1970 THE THIRD POWER BELIEVE Hard Psych DETROIT MC5 STOOGES SRC

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              HARD HEAVY DETROIT LEGENDS

          THE THIRD POWER

                      BELIEVE

\                                                USA - VANGUARD VSD 6554

RARE... sought after original 1970 first pressing vinyl ... heavy psych rock faves were long underestimated and all but ignored until the collector masses finally got the idea and now, a prized heavyrock/psych collecctible and one of the highly respeced bands from the late 60's DETROIT scene who played with fellow Detroit bands The Stooges, MC-5. SRC, Frost, etc...

Hailing from Detroit City, hard rockers THE Third Power were led by singer/guitarist Drew Abbott (later to become a longtime member of Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band), along with bassist Jem Targal and drummer Jim Craig.

Drew Abbott has seen the highs and lows of the music industry. He came onto the emerging Detroit music scene in 1967 with his band Third Power. The group released one album, “Believe,” in 1969 on the Vanguard Label. But label executives thought the album was too heavy, never gave it any promotional support and dropped the band literally days after the album was released.

The THIRD POWER was Detroit’s answer to Cream back in the late 60’s to early 70’s and in fact did a rendition of “I’m So Glad” that rivaled anything Cream did. THIRD POWER was intense sonic output, a power trio that used high output vacuum tube Traynor amps and pretty much did entirely original music. And they did it at volumetric decibles that surely contributed to hearing loss among many an aged hippie; the Who had little edge in that respect save they had a bigger PA system.

THIRD POWER was always a draw at any Detroit venue. This album is purely studio; way too produced and laden with overdubs -- impossible to duplicate live, at least with the technology available then -- it was sadly ignored and did not capture the all important FM underground radio market and most importantly, did not sell well outside of Detroit and related environs.

Seemingly light years later, a solid sought after collectible that represents an accurate accounting of the Detroit music scene along with some decent lyrics and musicianship. Should you have liked the MC-5 or The Frost, this would be the intensity of these groups amplified with a more cerebral appeal.

Drew Abbott (guitar, vocals)
Jem Targal (bass, vocals)
Jim Craig (drums, vocals)

Gettin' Together 4:21
Feel So Lonely 4:19
Passed By 3:48
Lost in a Daydream 2:32
Persecution 3:27
Comin' Home 3:52
Won't Beg Any More 4:29
Crystalline chandelier 3:42
Like Me Love Me 5:26

CONDITION: The Cover:  light shelf wear two corner seams are splitting  rated: near VG otherwise 2 small split seams about 2" long, no bends, and no writing .has inner sleeve ...

The Vinyl: all glossy clean on both sides, VG++ generally clean, even with few visualsoft and minor scuff lines, expect audio to plays excellent and has clean labels 

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