ANDROMEDA Andromeda 1969 UK 1stP LP Prog Psych Classic
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Description
ARTIST: ANDROMEDA
TITLE: ANDROMEDA
LABEL + YEAR: RCA Victor SF 8031; 1969, UK 1st Press
CONDITION VINYL: The Vinyl WAS really Near Mint but very sadly has a tale to tell & this is not a happy one, just like the Sun’s face on the front cover.
I sold this LP and it was damaged in transit in the following way, (incidentally, this is the only casualty in many hundreds of postings, & I hope it will be the only one).
The damage is as follows: The LP sustained, (presumably by being dropped), a crack which runs from the outer edge of the record & is 1” long; this runs from a point on the rim where there is a blob of surplus vinyl & now results in Track 1 on both Sides being unplayable due to clicks. I personally would not play this but some people might. The rest of the Vinyl is unaffected.
CONDITION SLEEVE: Near Mint with a couple of small laminate creases on the spine: other than this it is lovely: fresh, clean & full of colour.
DESCRIPTION: Side 1: TOO OLD; DAY OF THE CHANGE; AND NOW THE SUN SHINES; TURNS TO DUST. Side 2: RETURN TO SANITY; I CAN STOP THE SUN; WHEN TO STOP.
ANDROMEDA's work is an early example of hard progressive rock, similar to what bands like ATOMIC ROOSTER would do in the following years.
ANDROMEDA was a blend of psychedelic, progressive, jazz and hard rock power trio which lasted only long enough to release one album. They were formed back in '68, by John Du Cann, later of ATOMIC ROOSTER, after the break up of his previous band, THE ATTACK.
Du Cann (guitar), along with Mick Hawksworth (bass) and Jack Collins (drums), recorded a psychedelic rock project named THE FIVE DAY WEEK STRAW PEOPLE, being a concept album much praised by collectors nowadays. After recording this project, the three decided to form a band called ANDROMEDA. The band started to gig, record demos, live material, etc, but without a recording contract.
In '69, they were helped by John Peel, after recording sessions in Top Gear programme. It was arranged for them to record a single, by RCA, in Peel's label Dandelion; later they signed a contract to record an album, self titled. The band had some disagreements with Peel by the time Collins left, being substituted by Ian McLane, and they broke the contract. Though the band toured with BLACK SABBATH, recorded several live radio performances and even Pete Townshend from THE WHO showed his interest to produce their album, nothing turned out as expected, but they could hold a contract with RCA, where they released their only, self- titled album in '69. The album was acclaimed by critics, but had no great success among the public, so they never released any other material again. Du Cann left in late 69' going to form Atomic Rooster, along with Vincent Crane and Carl Palmer from ARTHUR BROWN BAND. The other members tried to continue with new guitarists, but the band soon split.
Their work was forgotten, and only in the 90's ANDROMEDA had its material released, including extras, live material, BBC sessions, and re-releases of the first album. All their material can be found in a collection released under the name 'The Definitive Collection'. Their eponymous album was re-released remastered with bonus tracks; there are many variations of it and other albums comprising some of the material of 'The Definitive Collection'.
Fernando Raffani (Akin) - February 2007
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