AHORA MAZDA - CATFISH 5C-05424184 HOLLAND PSYCH KILLER
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Description
THE Rarest DUTCH PSYCH album. Original first CATFISH 1970 issue. This record was very limited and is even in the Netherlands almost impossible to acquire nowadays !
- Record : Shiny, Glossy vinyl with a few hairlines. Plays GREAT with minimal background noise. This record must have probably been played just a few times, rich, bright sound with depth and high ! For an original 1970 copy this qualifies NEARMINT
- Cover : Front of the cover is shiny and laminated. Qualifies for NearMint but : a tiny tear in the opening of about 1,5 cm has been repaired with tranparant tape. See picture, hardly to see but we must mentioin this. Therefore we qualify the front of the cover as EXCELLENT. The back of the cover is fully intact but shows some discoloration. See pictures. Neutral innersleeve.
Ahora Mazda biography
This delightful Dutch band had its roots in 1965, when Rob van Wageningen (flute, saxophone) and Peter (bass) and Winky Abbink (drums) brothers played together in a band called Free Art Group, along with other musicians. This band played music, mostly inspired by classic and avant-garde jazz musicians, namely, Ornette Coleman, Sun Ra and John Coltrane.
In 1968, they were joined by Tony Schreuder in bass, renaming themselves Group 67/68, and Peter Abbink switching to guitar. During concerts in Felix Meritis they met Ruud Tegelaar, manager of center Fantasio, who offered them to become the house band in Fantasio. They also changed their name once again to Ahora Mazda, a corrupt version of the chief deity of Zoroastrianism, Ahura Mazda. (Zarathustra religion is also called "Mazdaizm.) The name was suggested by Tegelaar.
The band was known for their long jam sessions, but they recorded shorter and more arranged songs for their self-titled debut (and only) album. The album was recorded in three days and released on May 31, 1970.
During the next year, Tony Schreuder and Winky Abbink had some problems playing and rehearsing. At concerts they needed the help of substitute musicians, like guitarist Jan Landkroon and Michiel Krijnen. Abbink was replaced by Paul van Wageningen, who played drums in Groep 1850. Because of these difficulties and the lack of atmosphere that came with the substitutes the band ceased to exist.
Their music is a reflection of the "spacy" music (as implied by the name of the first track in the album) in Netherlands, yet, they owe more to the Kosmische Music scene of Germany than the symphonic approach of their fellow countrymen such as Focus, and of those which were yet to come, like Kayak and Finch. Though the tracks are relatively short (the longest clocking shortly over 9 minutes), they still retain the "jamming" and "experimental" features, which are landmarks of the kosmische Krautrock sound.
Highly recommended for psyche/space/krautheads!
So a true collectors item. Great Sound, Great Psych Music, Great Shape. All over EXCELLENT. Something to treasure. And a record you won't find every year !
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