GEORGE ROMANOS Two Small Blue Horses LP/1970 Greece/Greek Psych Rock Masterpiece
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GEORGE ROMANOS '??? ????? ??????? ?????' ('Two Small Blue Horses') LP (Greece, Music Links Knowledge, Catalogue #MLK/Zodiac 3542) Brand new/unplayed copy of limited (limited edition of 500 copies only) year 2016 Music Links Knowledge label LP reissue edition of stupendously rare Greek Melodic Psychedelic Rock/Psych Folk masterpiece by George Romanos (originally released on the Greek Zodiac label in 1970.) Great melodic psych with tons of inventiveness, interesting arrangements, and some quite obvious Beatles-influence, spanning especially from Revolver through The White Album. Lots of fuzz, too. Really quite excellent and compelling to the ears from start to finish. Excellent LP!
(NOTE: LIMITED EDITION OF 500 COPIES ONLY!)
'If you like the thought of songs overrun by heavy fuzz guitars and immersed in studio effects, then this is an album for you! It’s a record (released by Zodiac in 1970) that bears comparison to the first three Erkin Koray albums, in part due to it’s Middle-Eastern psychedelic intensity; really great stuff—exotic melodies coupled with a full-force fuzz assault; a slight nod to the Byrds (‘Eight Miles High’ riff makes a dramatic appearance), but with baroque pop/psych tracks of a Left Banke type (‘Maria’ springs to mind) thrown in for added spice. Infused throughout with Greek-tinged raga fuzz guitar freakouts that float in and out of orchestrated psychy pop, "Two Small Blue Horses" is a gem of an album that should be in any serious European psych collection. To top it all, this is one of the rarest psychedelic records ever pressed, with original copies changing hands from time to time for more than $1,000. Great sounding reissue of a weird and wonderful record. 180g vinyl deluxe official reissue. 500 pcs limited.'
'His first albums contained folk ballads outside the scope of this book. However, in the seventies he recorded a stunning album named Two Small Blue Horses. Barring a couple of sticky folk ballads, this is a novelty to the world of psychedelic folk. You get the feeling that ancient Greek folk ballads are overthrown by heavy fuzz guitars and mutilated by Revolver-styled studio effects. The American Kaleidoscope hinted at vaguely similar ides on "Egyptian Gardens," but were nothing near the turban psychedelia revolution of "I Giagia" (grannie)! On another track, the guitar player paraphrases the well-known "Eight Miles High" opening riff.' - Dag Erik Asbjornsen/Scented Gardens Of The Mind
Tracks on this LP are as follows:
- ??? ????? ??????? ????? (Two Small Blue Horses) (5:30)
- ? ???????? ??? ??????? (King Of The Heart) (3:25)
- ????????? ??????? (The Fifteen Keys) (1:15)
- ????? (Maria) (2:09)
- ?????????? ??? ????????? ??? (Karaghiozis) (4:10)
- ? ?????? (Grannie) (5:01)
- ? ??????????? ??????? (The Imaginary Doctor) (1:41)
- ????????? ??? (My Little Girl) (2:55)
- ?? ??????? ????? (The Paper Violin) (3:10)
- ??? ????? ??? ?????? (Life Is A Dream) (4:22)
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