TOP PROMO 1966 THE SPARROW, pre- STEPPENWOLF GRITTY HARD FUZZED BLUES PSYCH
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$ 79
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Sep 18, 2022
Sold Date
Sep 13, 2022
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USA
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- 1966 (((PROMO))) PRE - STEPPENWOLF
GROWLING FUZZED-UP BLUES ..|/\|...............................................|/\|.. -
((( PRE - STEPPENWOLF )))
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- USA - Columbia 360 Sound - CS - 9758
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All the same STEPPENWOLF members in 1966 SPARROW. ............................
The cover states: "John Kay of Steppenwolf had his beginning with The Sparrow..." ~~ as if it was a whole different band is backing STEPPENWOLF singer John Kay.
In truth, Sparrow contains ALL the same members of Steppenwolf , exactly the same group, in all but name.
This SPARROW blues-rock treasure was recorded in 1966, and Columbia didn't realize they even had the '66 studio recording until STEPPENWOLF became the next big thing in 1967 ... this album, only months after "BORN TO BE WILD" & "MAGIC CARPET RIDE" hit world-wide awareness catapulting STEPPENWOLF into the *superstardom* stratosphere !
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The SPARROW album has enough of gritty raw style and what was re-named and re-recorded that even the casual Steppenwolf fan can hear pre-echoes of the more familiar material by Steppenwolf.
Like "Square-Headed People", all but rewritten and released as "Power Play". Or "Chasin' Shadows", which was redone as "Desperation" on the first album where we also first heard "Born To Be Wild". There is a neat Byrdish 12-string figure during this song. And best of all, the song "Twisted", which they later included on their first live release, appears here in its only studio version. It's too bad this classic album never did pop up later as a Steppenwolf release--it's just as valid a prequel as the more familiar "Early Steppenwolf" LP using the same personnel as that album, but in a studio setting here rather than the live in San Francisco setting as on that effort.
Essentially, John Kay and the Sparrow are a juvenile Steppenwolf - and you know it from listening to this LP -- put out in the late '60s to capitalize on Steppenwolf's HUGE success.
No matter, John Kay and the Sparrow stand on their own here, with a strong archive of work, not all of which fed directly into the Steppenwolf sound. Take the wistful "Tomorrow's Ship" - which echoes the Byrds and has a really engaging guitar sound, but hardly predicts Magic Carpet Ride. There are also some really great blues numbers to begin with, from the excellent "Twisted" through a raucous "Going to California" and "Bright Lights, Big City." Other highlights include the hippie-ish "Chasin Shadows," despite its rather half baked lyrics. Even though it contains the line "But I'm aware of how she keeps on changing / She'd better listen and start rearranging" it's actually quite good ...
A:
Twisted
Goin' to California
Baby, Please Don't Go
Down Goes Your Love Life
Bright Lights, Big City
Can't Make Love by Yourself
B:
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
King Pin
Square Headed People
Chasin' Shadows
Green Bottle Lover
Isn't It Strange
- CONDITION:
- The cover: rated: M- mighty rare '60's original with totally unique song timing strip (promo only exclusive) ~~ final collection copy !!! There are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing
- The vinyl: Rated: M- smooth, clear & clean over both sides and both original '60's (360 Sound) Columbia labels are TOP- clean
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
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