BUFFALO VOLCANIC ROCK lp gatefold ex PSYCH rose tattoo
  A$   93
  $   62

 


A$ 93 Sold For
Sep 30, 2008 Sold Date
Sep 20, 2008 Start Date
A$   5 Start price
5   Number Of Bids
  Australia Country Of Seller
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Full Length 12" VINYL LP 

 BY

Buffalo

ENTITLED

Volcanic Rock  

RELEASED ON THE  

Vertigo

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AUSTRALIAN ISSUE

COVER GATEFOLD = EXCELLENT  

VINYL = VG++

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Buffalo was a proto-heavy metal band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1971. The band left a legacy with Australia's heavy metal, pub rock and alternative rock movements. The band had evolved from the Brisbane blues-rock outfit Head, which was originally formed in 1968 by Dave Tice and Peter Wells. A change of lineup and a shift in musical direction saw the new band emerge - the name Buffalo was chosen (according to legend, randomly off a map of Australia) as it was seen a more marketable name than the previous Head, which had been considered to be offensive due to its sexual and drug connotations.

Largely unrecognised within the Australian music scene, Buffalo was possibly Australia's first heavy metal band, pre-dating other pioneering Australian hard rock and heavy metal acts, such as Coloured Balls, AC/DC, The Angels, Taste and Rose Tattoo. Like many pioneering heavy metal acts, Buffalo incorporated strong influences of blues-rock, psychedelia and progressive rock. The band toured across Australia, at venues ranging from school dances in tiny halls to large outdoor concerts. Overall, the band's sound is comparable to Black Sabbath, whom they supported during an early 1970s tour.

Despite being the first non-European or British act to sign to Vertigo Records, Buffalo remained an underground band. This was largely due to a lack of airplay on radio, with commercial radio virtually blacklisting the band, and the non-existence of public radio stations in Australia (such as Triple J and 3RRR) until the mid-1970s. Also, the controversial[1] artworks for their albums Volcanic Rock (1973) and Only Want You For Your Body (1974) saw some record chains refuse to stock their albums. After 1975, the band underwent various line-up changes and a change of music direction. The lineup and direction change was followed by decreased album sales and critical acclaim. The band disbanded following their last release in 1977 

Volcanic Rock is the second album for Australian proto-heavy metal band Buffalo, recorded and originally released in 1973 on the Vertigo label. The album was stylistically a much harder, heavier and rawer release than it's predecessor (Dead Forever...) - marking a move away from the band's previous progressive rock influences, although retaining a psych element to their sound. Volcanic Rock had been recorded effectively as a live-in-the-studio effort, with only vocal and additional guitar overdubs added later during the recording sessions.

The album courted controversy with its cover artwork upon its release. Illustrated by J. Phillip Thomas, the artwork was designed as a vertically-opening gatefold cover, with the top-half of the cover (i.e the front cover) depicting an androgynous human standing atop a volcanic mountain holding up a phallus-shaped rock, whilst the lower-half of the cover (i.e. rear cover) depicted the base of the mountain as the lower-half of a female torso (viewed from the rear), menstruating molten lava. Inevitably, it lead to accusations of misogyny towards the band and many record stores either refusing to stock or display the album on the shelves as a result.

Despite this, the album is regarded by both many fans and critics as the band's most musically accomplished effort and has subsequently become a much sought-after album by music collectors.

 

  1. Sunrise (Come My Way)
  2. Freedom
  3. Till My Death
  4. The Prophet
  5. (i) Intro: Pound of Flesh (Baxter/Peter Wells)^
  6. (ii) Shylock^

 

 

 

                                                                   POSTAGE WITHIN AUSTRALIA Au$7.00

POSTAGE outside Australia 

EUROPE & STH AMERICA  = Au$17.00 1st class Airmail
NTH AMERICA = Au$14.00 1st class Airmail
ASIA / NZ = Au$12.00 1st class Airmail

 

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From Outside of Australia

  PAYPAL ONLY

 




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