HEITKOTTER Black Orckid 2xLP/1971 US/BIZARRE PSYCH ROCK LEGEND /Acid Archives

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HEITKOTTER 'Black Orckid' Double LP (US, Now-Again Records, Catalogue #NA 4110-LP) Brand new/unplayed copy of long-awaited year 2014 reissue of what has been building up over the past several years to be amongst the most absolute, most truly anticipated and talked about reissue projects of what is a now legendary private-press brain-bent psych-rock ultra-rarity (only a couple original copies of the original demo-only pressing are verified to still exist) originally recorded and issued in 1971 by an (unfortunately) lost in space/clinically insane individual named Stephen David Heitkotter, just shortly before being commited for life to a state mental asylum. A heroic, long in the works project now finally available in this deluxe, limited "select edition" Double LP edition by Now-Again Records in an absolutely superb presentation with 16-page booklet of liner notes (detailing the fascinating, tragic and surreal aspects/circumstances of the life and art of Stephen David Heitkotter himself and the one-in-a-million chance discovery that led to the decades long odyssey of sheer mystery and conjecture to full-fledged revititalization and lionization of his almost lost-to-oblivion artifact/final artistic testament, which now at last finally blooms like the 'black orchids' envisioned by Stephen David Heitkotter for just a potential thousand more sympathetic record collectors and fellow lost souls to experience.)

(NOTE: LIMITED EDITION OF 1000 COPIES ONLY!)

"Deluxe reissue of the legendary '70s California bedroom psychedelic album restored/remastered transfer and never-before-heard demos. '...banging garage downer LP from the twilight zone ...raw & wasted." - Paul Major. Psychedelic rock record collectors have been repeating the name Heitkotter as if it were a mantra ever since the first copy of a hand-made demo LP turned up in a Los Angeles music publisher's reject bin, with nothing more than that word scrawled across a plain white jacket. Now-Again Records embarked some years ago on what seemed like a fruitless crusade -- to find out more about this Heitkotter, his music, his story. In the process, we've visited the house where this confounding album was recorded, found Heitkotter's musicians, rescued the demo-recordings that paved the way for this album, uncovered unpublished photos and paintings by the man behind the album, and are now ready to present the definitive look into a musical vision equal parts dangerous and peaceful, nihilistic and optimistic. It's safe to say the world has never heard something like Heitkotter -- it is a unique piece of art unlike anything that came before or has come after it. The bizarre LP known as Heitkotter -- recorded in around 1971 and pressed in a run of less than twenty five copies - was the culmination of one Stephen David Heitkotter's artistic career. Ross Dwelle, Stephen's childhood friend and the drummer on the record, describes the bedroom sessions in a handsome Craftsman home in Old Fresno as this young trio 'trying to play five songs written by a man losing his mind...probably stoned the whole time.' Heitkotter, this time issued as Black Orckid, as we assume Stephen would have wanted it - is too complicated to be written off as a symptom of a greater ill, or lionized by a few (and dismissed by the majority) as 'outsider' art. It's a rare and vital look at 60s and 70s American rock through the sad story -- and incredible music -- of an untethered soul. And as we hope to show in enlightening more of Stephen's backstory, it can also be considered sweet, kind and optimistic. The Heitkotter tale is cautionary, but Stephen's music is as close to the sublime as American rock has ever ventured."

'Intense real-people fringe LP popular among psych mafiosos, a 3-man band with guitar, bass and drums led by Stephen David Heitkotter, presumably recorded inside the mental institution where the guy has been for decades. Track titles include "Hangin' All Night", "Quaker, Dog Got Away" and the 14-minute "Fly Over The Moon". The vibe is intense and feverish like a nightmare; a unique LP that lives up to its reputation, and benefits from a surprisingly powerful, in your face recording. This may have been a test press only and comes in a blank cover, except for the handwritten title. Heitkotter was also in a garage band in the 1960s that released a few 45s.' - Patrick Lundborg/Acid Archives

'This is a truly disturbing record... so far out-there it goes beyond what could be classified as 'genius'. At times all three musicians sound like they are playing different songs and somehow you're able to groove along on three different levels. This is not for everyone, but if you've been down every 'psych' road out there and enjoyed each and every one of them, Heitkotter might be for you. I can see 20-25 people thinking this is the greatest LP ever recorded and everyone else thinking it was a piece of trash.' - Rich Haupt/Acid Archives

Tracks on this Double LP are as follows:

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