The BAROQUES s/t V Rare Orig US 1967 Stereo Chess LP Freak Out Garage Fuzz Psych
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The Baroques
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Very Rare original US LP released on Chess Records in 1967. 1st US Stereo pressing.
A minor psychedelic band with a mixture of interesting and generic material, the Baroques recorded one LP for Chess in 1967, when the blues/R&B/soul-oriented label was considering breaking into the rock market. Popular only on a regional level, the Milwaukee group (originally called "The Complete Unknowns," until someone probably realized how dangerously self-fulfilling it could be) was dominated by the morose compositions and low, odd vocal range of singer-lead guitarist Jay Berkenhagen who also played keyboards; the other members were Rick Bieniewski on bass, Jacques Hutchinson on guitar and vocals, and Dean Nimmer on drums. With a slight garage feel, their unusual, occasionally oddball material was built around electric (sometimes "baroque") keyboards and fuzz guitar riffs, which occasional detours into uplifting folk-rock and freak-out jamming. They lucked out in 1966 with the Berkenhagen-authored single "Mary Jane," which engendered considerable local controversy over whether it was or wasn't a drug song: it wasn't, but the dispute over the lyrics got them labeled as a psychedelic act, and boosted their live popularity. The album never sold, however, and the group disbanded in 1968. They won't appeal to many listeners besides psychedelic specialists, but they recorded some idiosyncratically worthwhile stuff, most of which has been reissued on small collector labels. "Mary Jane" was re-released in 1997 on Gear Fab's Psychedelic Crown Jewels, Vol. 1.
Tracks Are :-
Side One
1 Iowa, A Girl's Name 2:45
2 Seasons 3:00
3 Mary Jane 2:45
4 Rose Colored Glasses 2:40
5 Musical Tribute To The Oscar Meyer Weiner Wagon 3:35
6 In Silver Light 2:07
Side Two
1 This Song Needs No Introduction 3:00
2 There's Nothing Left To Do But Cry 2:55
3 Bicycle 2:25
4 Purple Day 2:45
5 Boop 1:45
6 Love In A Circle 2:30
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Released on Chess Records in 1967
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Catalogue Number LPS-1516
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Record is in Ex condition the rest of the record is Ex ++ (There is a scuff mark on side one track one, Drill hole through the centre)
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Sleeve is in Ex ++ condition
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