THE COMMON PEOPLE - 1969 PSYCH CAPITOL ORIGINAL
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THE COMMON PEOPLE - OF THE PEOPLE /BY THE PEOPLE/FOR THE PEOPLE/FROM THE COMMON PEOPLE
CAPITOL CANADIAN PRESSING 1969
ORIGINAL COLORBAND ISSUE
ONE OF THE RAREST MAJOR LABEL PSYCH RECORDS
Not much is known about them but they were managed by Lord Tim Hudson of Seeds & Lollipop Shoppe infamy, and the 1969 album was apparently recorded in L A, so maybe they were a westcoast group.
It appears that someone – possibly David Axelrod – connected to Capitol's vast pyramid of talent decided to use Common People as a vehicle to explore a potential new path for psychedelic pop music.
There has never been anything quite like the opening tracks, with multilayered string arrangements supplementing worldweary vocals, moody folkrock lurking underneath somewhere. What's great is that the orchestral elements aren't just embellishments or ornaments – they ARE the whole basis for the tracks, and on top of them only Denny Robinett's vocals suggest the presence of the actual Common People. The wind tunnel string sound really defies description and must be heard,
Think of it as an eerie late night LSD version of the groundbreaking orch arrangements on old Drifters tracks like "This magic moment".
The raw psych/garage element of the band and The soulful and somewhat harsh vocals help steer the tracks clear from the perfectionist trap of regular LA Sunshine Pop.
The rest of the LP is more stripped down and basic, moody garage/psych similar to gandalf.
COVER IS V.G. TO V.G. + A PROMO PUNCH AT BOTTOM LEFT, A MARK FROM A PRICE STICKER AT TOP RIGHT, AND A FAIR AMOUNT OF RING WEAR
L.P. IS V.G.+ A COUPLE OF LIGHT SURFACE THINGS THAT DO NOT AFFECT PLAY ( THERE IS A TINY SCRATCH AT THE VERY END OF THE LAST TRACK ON SIDE ONE ( ABOUT 30 SECONDS WORTH) THAT DOES SHOW UP AS A COUPLE OF VERY LIGHT POPS BUT ALWAYS IN THE BACKGROUND.
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