JAM BAND '70 Blue Columbia Krautrock SWEET SMOKE 1st LP HIPPIE HARD PROG PSYCH
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RARE BLUE COLUMBIA FIRST PRINTING
.... 1970 ....
GERMAN UNDERGROUND HIPPIE PSYCH-ROCK JAMS
..|/\|...............................................|/\|..Just A Poke
Of .... SWEET SMOKE ..|/\|...............................................|/\|.. USA - GERMANY - COLUMBIA (blue) - 1 c 062 28 886
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RARE ORIGINAL 1970 first pressing on the old aqua/blue & white label COLUMBIA RECORDS...with laminated cover ==> most copies found are on the silver & black label.
Sweet Smoke were a fairly short lived band from the USA who moved to Germany and easily got swept up in the KRAUTROCK scene, where they found a more receptive audience in Germany and Holland. Sweet Smoke released three albums, "Just a poke" (no explanation is offered for the rather strange title) was their first album, released in 1970.
The albums consists of just two long tracks, each occupying a side of an LP. The first piece, "Baby Night" is the most underground rock orientated number of their entire output, and undoubtedly their best. It is reminiscent at various times of IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY's "White bird", with a relaxed West Coast feel, getting into a cool stoned groove. The track features pleasant stereo flute that pans nicely from speaker to speaker and various guitar runs. As the pace develops the track becomes more improvised, and the sound gets rockier, until it is pulled back to the soft West Coast feel. After apparently ending, the main vocal theme returns for a final refrain.
The other track, "Silly sally", leans much more towards complex and jammy. The track starts off almost medieval sounding, with recorder and webs of guitar. Once the vocals kick in, you can tell they sound quite American. Eventually the song turns to electric guitar (without fuzz) and the get to some extended jams. As the jam ends, they go in to an uncredited version of the DOORS' "Soft Parade"...There are echoes of jazz prog- rock while the music is improvised, combining bursts of scat, and dominant winds and heady guitar flashes. Some fine stereo wah wah guitar leads wind into a percussion section. The phasing effects during the drumming enhance the listening pleasure. The track reverts to a more orthodox prog fusion, along the lines of Colloseum or King Crimson.
SIDE ONE:
1. Baby Night
SIDE TWO:
2. Silly Sally
CONDITION: The cover: rated: M- is fragile, laminated with a very psychedelic cover design... VERY clean with NO bends, no writing and no split seams... nor no delete markings
The vinyl: Rated: is all clean, rated: M- so both sides play perfect with NO audio problems... A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people... EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING All imperfections are noted both cover & record NOTE: All Items backed by money back guarantee! IF you have a problem PLEASE let us solve for you BEFORE leaving ANY negative feedback. Thanks! GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M Completely clean, no marks M- Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, no marks EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, clean VG+ a bit more scuff or markls still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean "trashed" VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 5 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END BIDDERS PLEASE = Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About Following Through The Transaction! ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING!
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