1972 (rare) "MOVE ON" EPSILON Hard Hammond Organ, Guitar PROG PSYCH KRAUTROCK
$
70
$ 70
Sold For
May 30, 2021
Sold Date
May 27, 2021
Start Date
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USA
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- ORIGINAL 1972 FIRST PRESS ..|/\|...............................................|/\|..
- .....EPSILON
- " Move On ".....
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- GERMANY - BELLAPHON/BACILLUS - BLPS 19078
- MINT CLEAN ... 49 years past original
- Original 1972 KRAUTROCK Hard edged progressive group EPSILON featuring their second of three total Lp's ... Hammond organ, guitar driven band, centered on a rock foundation with their own compositions, twists and turns as noted below.
- EPSILON'S SECOND LP "MOVE ON" we can find clear prog-rock elements like inspired Hammond organ passages, distortion guitar injections, classical music parts, some more complicated soloing or beautiful acoustic guitars fragments to call it enjoyable heavy prog/art rock recording. There are tracks on "Move On" which are absolutely essential for hard edged-progressive rock fans.
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- Michael Winzkowski / vocals, guitars, percussion
- Michael Ertl / bass
- Hartmut Pfannmüller / drums, percussion
- Walter Ortel / organ, pianos, vocals, percussion
+ Curt Cress / drums
- Rainer Marz / backing vocals, guitar
- Pete Bender / backing vocals
- Christian Felke / flute
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So let's look into the songs more closely:
1. "Walkin' On My Way" - album begins with very simple rocker full of simplistic guitar chords and almost inaudible background organ lines. Vocal sounds very bluesy and refrain becomes tiresome after too many repetitions but it's still bearable track. But definitely no prog here!
2. "She Belongs To Me" - second song is a progressive rock version of a 1965 Bob Dylan gem, but performed similar to the progressive rock version by the British band, The Nice (first band of Keith Emerson). In contradiction to The Nice's cover, these Krauts' version is much tighter and less experimental. Ortel's Hammond is shining throughout the song and Winzkowski's guitar also has its moments. However the second part of this track is highlighted when we can listen to fantastic organ-driven rock versions of classical & film music pieces. You can clearly hear The Nice/ELP influences here.
3. "Feelings" - pleasant folk-like song with acoustic guitar, flute (played by guest Christian Felke) and "ethnic" percussion. Seems to be very Jethro Tull inspired but vocal has nothing to to with Ian Anderson's voice at all. Good song.
4. "What About the Future" - extremely enjoyable prog'n'roll song full of fuzzed guitars and loud organ chops. Psychedelic Hammond solo included! Really nice.
5. "Move On" - straightforward hard rock song with electric guitar riffs/solos and complete lack of keyboard instruments. Maybe on might heavy organ involved with this prog LP.
6. "Reichelsheim" - along with "She Belongs To Me" & "What About the Future" is a fave on the "Move On" album. Entertaining piece of music driven by decent Hammond floods, acoustic & electric guitars and surprisingly classical inspired, sparkling keys.
- Soft organ solo in the middle sets perfect mood for the whole song. Winzkowski's slightly harsh vocal sounds truly emotional here too.
7. "Hear Me Cryin'" - another atmospheric composition with passionate and entertaining vocals. Whole song is based upon Winzkowski's fine vocals and melancholic/mysterious organ passages played by Ortel. However it's not a completely original track 'cause the whole melody is directly stolen from "Season of the Witch" - 3 other versions of that song recorded respectively by Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity, Vanilla Fudge & Pesky Gee! -- so it's plagiarism Epsilon to call it your song
8. "Waiting" - dark and rather heavy but slow-moving song with psychedelic atmosphere created with omnipresent, repetitive apocalyptic organ flooding. Great middle part with fast gallop of thundering guitar & organ interludes. Whole song is very similar to another German band's material - Night Sun.
9. "Don't Know Why" - it's a very interesting song which includes 2 theoretically disjointed fragments. Basically it's pop-hard rock song with generic refrain but during soloing we can listen to fantastic duels of keyboards (distorted organ & strange, up-beat piano chops) and acoustic guitar. This middle part is the songs highlight
To sum up the whole "Move On" experience, better than expected, the second Epsilon's album is no masterpiece but its an interesting approach in prog-rock compositions full of typical 70s organ/guitar battles and atmospheric compositions with passionate, slightly bluesy vocals.
She Belongs To Me (5:32)
Feelings (3:52)
What About The Future (2:38)
Move On (2:25)
Reichelsheim (4:10)
Hear Me Cryin' (5:10)
Waiting (4:20)
Don't Know Why (4:31)
- CONDITION:
- The cover: rated: M- super clean laminated and colorful gatefold cover with no issues such as : there are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing ...
- The vinyl: Rated: M- clean as smooth glass ... this is overall certainly a top copy from 1972 and both BACILLUS labels are clean
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
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