JOSEFUS DEAD MAN RAW HARD GARAGE PSYCH 1970 Rare re

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                      JOSEFUS

                     DEAD MAN

\                                            USA - TEXMAN RECORDS - TEX 1001 

Long gone LIMITED EDITION that is no more than seldom seen ...originally released in 1970 remains one of the most sought hard garage fuzz jammers of the sixties...

Having played together in the Houston, Texas-based United Gas, in the wake of the band's collapse, singer Pete Bailey and guitarist Dave Mitchell decided to continue their musical collaboration. Adding drummer Doug Tull and bassist Ray Turner the the line up, the band initially attracted the attention of producer Jim Musil. Musil trucked the band to Arizona where he financed a series of demos under the name Come. Unable to interest a major label in the results (Frank Zappa's Straight label was reportedly briefly interested), the tapes were shelved; the band returning to Houston.

As Josefus, the quartet began playing Houston's local club scene. Unable to attract the attention of a label, the decided to record and release an album on their own Hookah label (the label symbol was a Turkish water pipe). Reportedly recorded in a single eight hour period, with a second day to mix, 1970's self-produced "Dead Man" proved surprisingly accomplished. With the exception of a manic cover of The Stones "Gimmie Shelter", the collection featured all original, group-penned material. Propelled by Bailey's outrageous manic vocals and Mitchell's raw fuzzed-up guitar, the set found the quartet blasting their way through a mix of bluesy ("I Need a Woman") and hard rock ("Crazy Man"). Highlights included their wild cover of The Stones' "Gimmie Shelter" and the 17 minute psychedelic meltdown title track ("Dead Man"). Pete Bailey's high tortured vocals owed much to the Robert Plant school, and the songs are built around crunching riffs. Highlights include the forever greatness of "CRAZY MAN" "Proposition" "Situation" ...though, the album on the whole has no weak tracks and is considered a monster of the genre ...as a result it is widely sought after by collectors...

•                                             .- Crazy Man 
• - I Need A Woman
• - Gimme Shelter
• - Country Boy
• - Proposition
• - Situation
• - Dead Man

CONDITION: The Cover: all solid everywhere, M- top level, clean, no solit seams, no bends, no writing...no problems

The Vinyl: all glossy clean and clear on both sides M- looks and plays TOP LEVEL...

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record