IMPALA SYNDROME SELF TITLED LP (VEN/US) heavy psych

	£		30
	$		40

Artist: IMPALA SYNDROME
Title:  SELF TITLED

Track listing

Side one

1. Too Much Time
2. Love Grows A Flower
3. Children Of The Forest
4. For A Small Fee
5. New Love Time

Side two

6. Let Them Try
7. Land Of No Time
8. I Want To Hug The Sky
9. Leave, Eve
10. Run (Don't Look Behind)

The record is in Excellent condition.Vinyl has nice gloss,  On playing the sound is Excellent sharp and clear.

 There is a very bad edge warp, but suprisingly stills plays on my gyro 'se'. HENCE LOW START

BOTH LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION

LAMINATED SLEEVE HAS AGE/EDGE WEAR & CREASING

A GOOD VG+ CONDITION

The sleeve has a superb bright shine and the image is still sharp. The colours are bold,  still clean and the text is clear.

            Record Label: DIRESA spanish import

 The record is in EXCELLENT condition.Vinyl has nice gloss,  On playing the sound is Excellent sharp and clear.
 The sleeve is in V/GOOD+ condition.

IMPALA SYNDROME – IMPALA SYNDROME – 1969 (VEN/US) heavy psych

Originally from Venezuela, where they were known as Los Impala, this group relocated to Madrid, Spain in 1965. After a few months, their singer Henry Stephens left to pursue a solo career, recording an EP as Lord Henry Con Los Impala.

After a few years the band moved to Chicago, releasing their Impala Syndrome album which is well worth checking out. An effective blend of melodic, laid back songs (Love Grows A Flower, Land Of No Time and the superb Eastern-influenced finale, Run (Don't Look Behind)) combined with fuzz guitar numbers like Too Much Time and Let Them Try. New Love Time is also rather catchy but Leave, Eve sounds unashamedly like The Rascals' Its Wonderful.

The sound is often very similar to Cream, vocally and instrumentally, with some occasional muscular guitar/bass guitar/drumkit playing and some excellent riffs. In fact, "For a Small Fee" sounds like a Cream cover. In general, it's ordinary hippie jam rock without any jamming. The songs are all compact and commercially oriented, not much in the way of an acid rock edge and definitely more lightweight flower power sounding than Cream. Male vocals in English, excellent quality.

There's only a faint trace of native music; it's pretty much straight US/UK-derived rock with elements of R&B, soul, funk, and blues, just like Cream.

It's a solid album, about half mediocre and half excellent. I pulled off four tracks for comping: "Too Much Time", "Love Grows a Flower", "Let Them Try", and "New Love Time". The first three are truly outstanding gems, and the fourth is good enough to play again and represents the softer side of the band. "Let Them Try" is one of the most Creamy tracks on the album.

Rudy Márquez,

Edgar Quintero

Nerio Quintero

Bernardo Ball

Francisco Belisario

Records Are Graded Vinyl 1st, Cover 2nd.

MINT……The Record Itself Is In Brand New Condition With No Surface Marks Or Deterioration In Sound Quality. The Cover And Any Extra Items Such As The Lyric Sheet, Booklet Or Poster Are In Perfect Condition. Records Advertised As Sealed Or Unplayed Should Be Mint.

EXCELLENT……The Record Shows Some Signs Of Having Been Played, But There Is (if any) Very Little Lessening In Sound Quality. The Cover And Packaging Might Have Slightest Wear And/Or Creasing.

VERY GOOD ……The Record Has Obviously Been Played Many Times, But Displays No Major Deterioration In Sound Quality, Despite Noticeable Surface Marks And The Occasional Light Scratch. Normal Wear And Tear On The Cover Or Extra Items, Without Any Major Defects, Is Acceptable