ANALOG LP 1971 MUSHROOM "SECOND HAND" DEATH MAY BE YOUR SANTA ACID PROG PSYCH
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1971 BRITISH ACID PROGRESSIVE CHAMPION!
= SECOND HAND =
DEATH May Be Y O U R Santa Clause
Europe - Mushroom Records - 20 MR6
RARE ...long long gone European pressing ... this was the FIRST reissue pressed up in limited quantity back some 20 years or more ago... as reading about the older preferred 2nd-pressings in acid archives, it is such, and not digitalized, but exactly as it sounded in full analog glory! The legendary 1971 SECOND HAND LP :::::
- Ken Elliott / organ, mellotron, vocals, piano- Kieran O'Connor / percussion, drums, noise, vibraphone, vocals
- George Hart / bass, vocals, violin
- Moggy Mead / guitar
- Rob Elliot / vocals On the "whacked-out scale" -- this album doesn't just rate a 10+++......its off the charts!! One of the most insane, out-there, and seriously disturbed/disturbing records you'll ever hear in the 'mainstream' of progressive rock, although this is really more of a late psychedelic album. Undoubtedly made under the influence of a LOT of drugs, and probably best heard in that state. If not, it will make you feel that way! Definitely an altered-state inducing recording. This extraordinary work can now be seen at last for what it is - a ground-breaking masterpiece. At times funereal, at times intricately classical and at times almost hard rock, the whole explosion of keyboard-driven music is fuelled by Kenny Elliott's dextrous and versatile mellotron, Wurlitzer organ, piano and other keys. The background powerhouse rhythmn section is supplied by George Hart on bass and Kieran O'Connor on drums. Songs and instrumentals have a Hieronymous Bosch feel to them with a mixture of surrealism and tongue-in-cheek black humour. Tracks such as "Cyclops" are based on a Bach motif while "Something you've got" is almost a straight-ahead rocker. The final instrumental of the album is probably the high point among many - the main riff kicks in so hard that it makes you jump out of your seat and ends with a triumphant classical wall of chords against some quite extraordinary phased drums from Kieran, who must have had at least four hands to have played them and indicates a very jazz-influenced background and training. Really, there is not a dull moment on this album, even though one is bound to have favourites.
Right from the start, the title track twists & turns with its great catchy organ riff and crazy Arthur Brown-like vocal. What nobody seemed to know then, and even now, which makes it easier to sit through the entire record from front to back, is that this is actually a SOUNDTRACK for an equally obscure and bizarre film of the same name. This explains the unusual structure ( lack of) pervading the entire album, and the surreal dreamlike/nightmare qualities throughout. Yes, many of the hallmarks of the traditional 'progressive' sound is here: Hammond organ (the chief melodic instrument), odd time signatures, classical sounding passages/quotes. But the vocals are about as 'unprogressive' as you can get and are actually somewhere in the madcap 'punk' vein in most cases (save for the Beautiful 'Hangin' on an Eyelid'), with heavy doses of near-psychotic levels of emotion; a kind of prog/punk 'expressionism' if you want a label. Think of Pink Floyd in hell and maybe you get an idea. Or the track actually entitled 'Hell' from the first Gracious album...except that on this album there is a lot of humor and fun in the overall vibe too. You get the feeling these guys were stoned out of their minds and in a Zap comix kind of space when they recorded this insane masterpiece, which, typical for the period and the 'stoner' mentality, has plenty of carnival funhouse kind of moments and left-to- right panning of stereo speakers channels. Wow man, heavy!!! Not surprisingly, this band changed their name to 'Chillum' (a dope paraphernalia-related moniker...of course!) and did another stoner sounding record before totally going off the rails and becoming the outlandish Seventh Wave. Savor this bizarre album lying on your back with the black/strobe light handy. Be forewarned: this is certainly not an ACID friendly or chick-friendly record. And remember: Death May be YOUR Santa Claus! Death May Be Your Santa Claus Hangin' On An Eyelid Lucifer And The Egg Somethin' You Got
Cyclops
Sic Transit Gloria Mundi
Revelations Ch.16, Vs. 9-12
Take To The Skies
Death May Be Your Santa Claus
Funeral
CONDITION: The sleeve: very fragile Eurpean sleeve is VG++ having a tuch of shelf rub, nothing bad, just previously lightly used, VG++ collectible with NO problems, remains a solid collectible until you find the first press valued at $200+ ...until then, this is the nedxt best issue
The vinyl: all glossy, clean visuals, rated M- TOP COPY has clean Mushroom labels
A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !
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