E-SUNSHINE PROGRESSIVE RARITIES!

In the next few weeks I’ll put on auction more than 200 nice and most rare Progressive LP’s. Have a look, it is worthwhile! Most of my vinyl comes from my own collection and is in great, collectible condition. This collection contains many rare German Kraut, progressive-psych folk, early electronic and psychedelic records from the period 1967 to 1977. All records are original first press, IF NOT I clearly mention it. I have chosen not to spend too much time in describing how great these records all are, i hope true collector's know how great these records are....

Band Record: Outsiders – Outsiders (Another great dutch Garage monster from the Netherlands. This time the first record of the Ousiders on original Relax label. Very hard to get in good collectible condtion.

Label matrix: Relax 30.007

Country year: Netherlands 1967

Extra info: (thanks to Richard Mason from "THE MOST UNDERRATED BAND EVER"?) The Outsiders were formed in Amsterdam in the early 1960's. The line-up initially was Vladimir 'Wally' Tax, who sang and played rhythm guitar, lead guitarist Ronald Splinter, bassist Appie Rammers and drummer Leendert "Buzz" Busch. Maybe you've heard of them, maybe not. Chances are if you have it was something along the lines of 'they were to the Pretty Things what the Pretty Things were to the Rolling Stones'. Chances are you heard wrong. This was an extraordinary, incomparable group who've remained unduly neglected for too long. Why? The usual reasons - not commercial enough, going against the grain of the prevailing musical climate, not prepared to compromise - but there was one other serious problem. They were from Holland, and as such didn't exist at the time. Of course, if they'd been prepared to push their luck with a few gimmicks, the Dutch angle might have told in their favour. But no. They didn't even have the decency to record a single cover version in their entire career, during which they recorded about 50 songs. Talk about asking for trouble.

1967 saw the release of four more singles and an eponymous debut LP, side 1 of which was recorded live and shows the real power and passion of The Outsiders as a superb live band with a wide range of dynamics and an ability to whip up audience that was second to none. "Story 16", which opens the live side, utilises one chord, howling atonal harp, glissando bass and tempo changes that defy description. The way in which the group works together, the unification of purpose and intent, is comparable to that of The Velvet Underground or The Magic Band. Yep, that good. The songs follow thick and fast, punctuated by rowdy audience contributions (legend has it that Tax's father, who invariably attended gigs, would get the audience going on his own) and with no let up of intensity and power. The sound is deliciously raw and primitive, yet this isn't solely down to the less-than-pristine sound quality; the approach of the musicians has a unique, unschooled edge that you'll hardly find in any other bands of the period. The song that closes the live side, "Afraid Of The Dark", begins as a psychotic ballad, the creepy tremolo guitar and dark vocal reminiscent both of more scary rockabilly and that genre's post-punk adherents such as The Cramps and The Misfits, then suddenly without warning becomes a depth charge of a song that goes off in the speakers and careers to its conclusion like a stolen car pursued by the law. A breathtaking end to a peerless side of music. The other side is all studio, from more breakneck flurries such as "Don't You Cry" and "If You Don't Treat Me Right" to more restrained but no less passionate workouts like "I Would Love You" and "Teach Me To Forget You"; all in all, a fantastic debut LP. Probably no more than twenty people outside Holland bought it at the time. The group's sound was continuously evolving, making use like so many of their contemporaries of additional instrumentation such as Tax's flute and harmonica, zither, balalaika and the occasional horn arrangements.

Condition Record/Sleeve: VG++/VG++ (Very collectible condition !!!!)

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