FRAME FRAME OF MIND MINT/UNPLAYED PROG 1972 GATEFOLD
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U.S. BUYERS SHIPPING MEDIA $ 5.50 PRIORITY $ 7.00 ADDITIONAL RECORDS $ 1.50 . BOTH WITH A TRACKER. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PAY ACTUAL COST ( ESTIMATE $ 16.00 - $ 17.00) ADDITIONAL RECORDS ( $5 ) COMBINED SHIPPING ALWAYS HONORED WITH MUSIC ITEMS ONLY . COVER MINT . RECORDS MINT/UNPLAYED . LABEL BELLAPHONE/BACILUS RECORDS GERMANY 1972 . CATALOG # BLPS 19107 STEREO . PICTURES MON/TUES. Progressive heavy blues from this short-lived German bunch on their only offering with Dieter Dirks' helping hands on production. Led by guitarist Andy Kirnberger and flashed-out with Cherry Hochdorfer's organ, Frame didn't always bring much new to the party but they were good players, and with a less stoned sound could've given 'Frame of Mind' the kickstart it needed to compete in the increasingly flashy and crowded progressive scene (they were among the Bacillus label's early artists such as Dschinn, Haze). In league with other prog bluesmen as Badger, Odin, Traffic or Mainhorse as well as reflecting the impact of Vanilla Fudge and Procol Harum. The title cut plays like Woodstock-era folkrock with Hochdorfer's deep organ sounds filling up the space well and the band jamming nicely, Peter Lotz, Wolfgang Claus and Dieter Becker's rhythms briefly getting into Santana territory. 'All I Really Want Explain', the 11-minute centerpiece, is an ambitious try at linking songcraft together, suddenly swapping balladry for baroque, minor blues and back again, supported by the band's winsome vocal harmonies. Satisfying hard-rocker 'If' shows an outfit that was on to something , and 'Penny for an Old Guy' is straight riff-rock.
