FLOATING BRIDGE on Vault, Acid Archives, original, fuzz, psych, garage, monster

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Floating Bridge - S/T. Rare, great LP! Hard-rock / psych–blues recorded (1969) on Vault # SLP-124. Original pressing! Highly sought after!

Vinyl is NM, cover is VG++ (light RW, slightly "dinged" edges) - please see pics :)

“Guitarist Rich Dangel had been a member of The Wailers, as well as the lesser known The Rooks and a late incarnation of The Time Machine. Following The Time Machine's collapse in 1967, Dangel and bass player Joe Johnson decided to form their own band. Recruiting guitarist Joe Johansen and drummer Michael Marinelli, the result was The Unknown Factor. In 1968 they added former Punch singer Pat Gossan to the lineup. They quickly scored a deal becoming the house band at Seattle's Eagle Auditorium and attracted considerable attention as one of the acts performing at the 1968 Sky River Rock Festival. The resulting publicity saw them sign a contract with L.A. based Vault Records.

Released in 1969, 'Floating Bridge' offered up a mix of (mostly) originals and a few covers, but the results were killer throughout. With Dangel, Johnson and Gossan responsible for most of the original material, tracks like 'Brought Up Wrong', the earlier single 'Watch Your Step', and 'Three Minute & Ten Second Blues' sported a distinctively heavy, Hendrix-inspired sound. Elsewhere, another 'Hey Jude' cover wouldn't have sounded like the year's most imaginative move, but these guys managed to pull it off.  Envision the song redone as an instrumental with a heavy edge that would have sounded good on an early Allman Brothers album ... one of the most impressive Beatles covers I've ever heard. Much better than the standard references would have you think (and surprisingly hard to find in decent shape).

"Floating Bridge" track listing:

(side 1)

1) Crackshot   (Rich Dangel - Joe Johnson - Pat Gossan) - 7:00

2) Hey Jude (instrumental)   (John Lennon - Paul McCartney) - 6:12

3) Watch Your Step   (Rich Dangel - Joe Johnson - Pat Gossan) - 4:00

4) Three Minute & Ten Second Blues   (Pat Gossan) - 3:10  

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(side 2)

1) Brought Up Wrong   (Rich Dangel - Pat Gossan) - 3:47

2) Medley: - 5:35

    a) Eight Miles High (instrumental)   (Gene Clark - Roger McGuinn) 

    b) Paint It Black (instrumental)   (Mick Jagger - Keith Richards)

3) You've Got the Power   (Rich Dangel - Pat Gossan) - 3:40

4) Gonna' Lay Down 'n Die   (Rich Dangel - Joe Johnson - Pat Gossan - Joe Johansen - Michael Marinelli) - 7:26  

The band is also notable for its high mortality rate. Dangel, Johnson and Johansen have all passed on.”

(Badcatrecords.com)

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