SOCRATES DRANK THE CONIUM 1st 1972 RAW BLUES PSYCH re
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HARD HEAVY BLUES PSYCH & FUZZROCK !
SOCRATES DRANK THE CONIUM
...Greece - Miles Records
Long long gone, the first 2nd-pressing in limited edition of the very first SOCRATES (Drank The Conium) album...a 1970 RAW VIOLENT & EXPLOSIVE power guitar trio from GREECE that retains great melodics and song writing in English...the scores of collectors in the know will quickly cash out several hundreds of dollars for the first press for this impressive album, solid all the way through....If you're into CREAM and the like, don't miss....
The first "Socrates" album, when they were known as "Socrates Drank The Conium" is a killer effort by the Greek blues-rock act recorded in 1972 at a very difficult time for the country (dictatorship), when the genre they played (hard blues psych) wasn't especially appreciated in Greece. This self-titled album features the amazing talents of its creators. Yannis Spathas is a cult guitar god who nowadays is talked about in music schools abroad due to his unique guitar playing style. Antonis Tourkogiorgis is still famous in his country for his vocals and his standout bass playing. The drummer Elias Boukouvalas is also a very capable musician. The band (especially Spathas) has been unfairly ignored throughout its history by bigger markets. Socrates Drank The Conium contains the band's influences by Jimi Hendrix and Cream and other similar acts of the era, and is characterized by straight forward blues-rock/psych music similar to the previous references. There are many crowd-pleasers here such as the original versions of "Starvation" and "Underground" and all the songs are strong and will not leave the fan of this style disappointed. This cult-album is a respectable effort on 'wish lists' around the globe...
Live in the Country Something in the Air Bad Conditions It's a Digusting World B: Close the Door and Lay Down Blind Illusion Hoo Yeah! Underground StarvationCONDITION: The cover: fragile like the European covers are, this one has held up well, "EX" (excellent) to M- with no problems and still highly collectible with no split saweams or other problems. Collection keeper.
The vinyl: all glossy over both sides TOP M- with clean labels...winner here!
keeper!
A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !
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All imperfections are noted both cover & record
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