THE GODS GENESIS PSYCH UK 1ST PRESS 1G ?? ?????PROG BLUE COLUMBIA URIAH HEEP

	£		177
	$		235

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1968 ORIGINAL STEREO PRESS . EMI Columbia – SCX 6286 . BLUE COLUMBIA LABEL . 

NICE SLEEVE IN VG+ TO VG++ CONDITION , NICE LAMINATED SLEEVE , A BIT OF WEAR AT THE CORNERS , LIGHT CUT ON THE SPINE . NICE OG INNER . 
REALLY NICE CONDITION FOR A 44 YEARS OLD RECORD . WOULD GRADE VG++ . NICE SHINNY RECORD . PLAYS REALLY WELL . I RECORDED BOTH SIDES ENTIRELY SO YOU CAN ENJOY THE NICE 60'S SOUND QUALITY AND CHECK THE CONDITION . RED SAMPLER IS SIDE 1 , BLACK ONE SIDE 2 . 
  THERE IS NEARLY NO MARKS ON THIS LP , ONE HAIRLINE MARK ON SIDE 1 NOT AFFECTING THE PLAY AT ALL , AND 2 SMALL HAIRLINE MARKS ON B SIDE NOT AFFECTING THE PLAY . HARD TO IMAGINE THIS RECORD IS 44 YEARS OLD . 

BOTH RUNOUT GROOVE HAVE "1" AS A MOTHER AND "G" AS A STAMPER . THIS IS THE EARLIEST PRESS YOU CAN FIND OF THIS LANDMARK UK PSYCH LP . A SIDE MATRIX IS" YAX 3676-1" B SIDE "YAX 3677-1"


"The Gods" were an English group founded in 1965. The bandmembers included Mick Taylor (later with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and the Rolling Stones), Brian Glascock and John Glascock (later of Jethro Tull). They were schoolmates from Hatfield and had been playing together as The Juniors (or The Strangers), a band they formed in 1962. Also part of this band were Malcolm Collins and Alan Shacklock. They had a record deal with Columbia. Their first 7" single (Columbia DB7339) appeared in 1964 (There's a pretty girl/Pocket Size). In 1965 the line-up was changed. Mick Taylor continued to play guitar and teamed up with Ken Hensley (organ/vocals) (later guitarist with Uriah Heep). They also added Joe Konas (guitar/vocals) and changed their name to "The Gods". In 1966 The Gods opened for Cream at the Starlite Ballroom in Wembley, London. A single (Come On Down To My Boat Baby/Garage Man) was recorded in early 1967. At this point the line-up included Mick Taylor, Ken Hensley, John Glascock, Brian Glascock and Lee Kerslake. In May 1967 Mick Taylor got a call from John Mayall who was looking for a new guitarist. When Taylor joined the Bluesbreakers, he left behind a faltering bluesband. The band sought to revive their fortunes on the club/college circuit. They relocated to London and secured a residency at The Marquee. John Glascock (bass) was replaced by Greg Lake in June 1967. The problem was that Greg Lake was too talented for the background role the rest of the band had in mind for him and in the Summer of 1968 he split to join King Crimson. The band had to re-group again and John Glascock was asked to return.
With John Glascock back in the fold they recorded a couple of interesting progressive rock albums and a few 45s.  The band played an imaginative amalgam of psychedelia and progressivism. Tracks like "Towards The Skies" and "Time And Eternity" from their 1968 album Genesis are full of heavy ploughing Hammond organ and distorted guitar riffs and Ken Hensley's unique and rather dramatic vocals add a further dimension.
Most of The Gods' material is pretty typical late sixties pop/rock, epitomised by songs like "Radio Show". On a few tracks  there is an inkling of the heavier sound Hensley and Kerslake would propagate in their next venture, Uriah Heep.
The Gods were the successors of the Rolling Stones at the famous Marquee Club in London. After recording two albums, Genesis (1968) and To Samuel a Son (1969), they signed with a new record company, recruited Rebel Rousers singer Cliff Bennett and changed their name to Toe Fat which also lasted two years and two albums.
THANKS TO DIRTY FUNKY BLOG 

TRACKLIST IS

A1 Towards The Skies Written-By – Konas*
A2 Candles Getting Shorter Written-By – Konas*, Hensley*
A3 You're My Life Written-By – Konas*, Kerslake*
A4 Looking Glass Written-By – Konas*, Hensley*
A5 Misleading Colours Written-By – Konas*, Kerslake*
B1 Radio Show Written-By – Robertson*, Sugarman*
B2 Plastic Horizon Written-By – Robertson*, Sugarman*
B3 Farthing Man Written-By – Konas*
B4 I Never Knew Written-By – Konas*, Hensley*
B5 Time And Eternity Written-By – Konas*, Kerslake*













RECORD GRADING IS  M/NM/VG++/VG+/VG/G/P.
ALL LISTED RECORDS ARE ORIGINAL PRESS , NO RE-ISSUES UNLESS CLEARLY STATED . BID WITH CONFIDENCE WITH MORE THAN 1400+ POSITIVE FEEDBACK. 
 
SOUND SAMPLES ARE ALWAYS FROM THE RECORD ON AUCTION. 
RECORDS WILL BE CAREFULLY SHIPPED IN PROTECTED CARDBOARD.

RECORD GRADING IS  M= A perfect, unplayed record . NM= Record appears new, At most, perhaps a barely visible sleeve mark appears on the record. It should play without any noise or skips of any kind whatsoever. VG++= Record has some extremely light surface marks. These marks do not affect play. Very nice copy VG+= Record has noticeable marks, Light surface scratches and may play with some very light noise, but doesn't overpower the music, Still very enjoyable. VG= Record has noticeable marks and scratches, plays with noise

. I'LL  DESCRIBE EVERY RECORD CAREFULLY . SOUND SAMPLE WILL ALSO HELP YOU GET AN IDEA OF THE CONDITION.
 
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