PRIVATE PSYCH PROG LOUNGE LP THE KAPLAN BROTHERS NIGHTBIRD QUINTON ACID ARCHIVES
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Description
RARE 1978 ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING!
"THE KAPLAN BROTHERS- NIGHTBIRD"
1978 Quinton Record Co. label
The condition of the cover is VG+. The condition of the disc is EX.
The third Kaplan Brothers album, 1978's "Nightbird: An Electric Symphony" is in fact one of the holy grails in 'real people' collecting. Having listened to this album dozens of times, It's simply hard to know where to start ... If you can imagine actor Richard Harris (of 'McArthur Park' infamy') having consumed a case of burbon and then deciding to stumble into a recording studio to cut a concept album, you'll get the general feel for this collection. Oh, I forgot to mention that the nine tracks come wrapped in some of the most hysterical mellotron moves you'll ever hear. The fact the Kaplans were clearly intent on making a big statement makes the results even more bewildering ... just check out the 'la la la' lyrics that open up 'Vodka and Caviare' (their spelling, not mine). Barely in-tune (but pompous) vocals, world class lounge act arrangements, way too much whistling, scattered goofy sound effects and those dreadful mellotrons make for an album that can only be described as 'special'. I'll also tell you that picking the standout track is tough. Their stab at King Crimson's 'Epitaph' is pretty much beyond description (talk about gumption). Also in the running is their stone faced cover of The Cascades' 'Listen to the Falling Rain'. How anyone could turn this piece of pop fluff into a dark and depressing epic is beyond me. The Kaplans some manage to do it. Opening with a cheesy rain sound effect, their cover version manages to included nursery rhyme lyrics, a thunder storm segment, a ten second snatch of Edvard Grieg's 'Hall of the Mountain King' and what sounds like a snippet of Yes' 'Roundabout'. Another possibility for best of show, the spaghetti western-influenced 'Life and Me'. Regardless, trying to picture the reaction of a Holiday Inn happy hour crowd to this epic (especially if they ever tried to play it live), is truly mind boggling. 'Honey, let's go up and buy a copy of the album during the intermission ...'
CONDITION: COVER: EX(in the shrink) VINYL: VG++/EX
