KENDRA SMITH pre-OPAL EP 1984 Dream Syndicate RAINY DAY
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Kendra Smith, David Roback, Keith Mitchell -- Fell From The Sun 12"EP
Original 1984 US release on Serpent Records (catalog # E1092, marketed by Enigma Records), in Picture Sleeve. Bonus Kendra Smith Rainy Day LP included (see below.)Extremely rare neo-psych EP from Opal before they called themselves Opal... Heavy and beautiful Velvet Underground feel to these songs, two of which were recorded as the band Clay Allison.
Kendra Smith (Dream Syndicate, Guild of Temporal Adventurers, Rainy Day, Suspects), David Roback (Mazzy Star, Rain Parade, Rainy Day), and Keith Mitchell (Green On Red, Romans) are joined on here by Juan Gomez (LAFMS member, Airway, The Fine Arts Dumpsters, Human Hands, Romans) and Terry Graham (Alice Bag Band, The Gun Club).
Trouser Press Review: Floating serenely through the ether, Kendra Smith has inhabited many hues of psychedelia, from the primary paisley feedback scrawl of the Dream Syndicate (which the onetime bassist co-founded with Steve Wynn in 1981) to the swirly translucence of Opal (a group with ex-Rain Parade guitarist David Roback that transmuted into Mazzy Star upon her 1988 departure), the stonewashed pale Velvet folk-rock of the informal Guild of Temporal Adventurers to the shiny, thickly applied pop art surfaces of her solo album. Although the Californian has, on more than one occasion, followed the logic of drop-out music to its ultimate conclusion and withdrawn completely, she keeps coming back, a beguiling semi-precious stone in the not-quite-here and the not-quite-now. Smith and Roback initially formed Clay Allison with drummer Keith Mitchell (ex-Green on Red/Romans) and guitarist Juan Gomez. Gomez and the moniker (borrowed from a Western film character) lasted for one 7-inch single, after which the remaining three recorded two new songs to flesh out the lovely and understated Fell From the Sun — on which Smith's vocals meld handsomely with the subtle mood music, a pleasant drone of translucent elegance that resembles the Velvet Underground at their most restrained — and then renamed themselves Opal.Tracks:
- A1 Grains Of Sand 5:43 A2 Fell From The Sun 4:26 B1 All Souls 2:21 B2 Lullabye 7:12
Bonus Rainy Day LP:
You are also bidding on a WARPED 1983 original Lama Records pressing of the self-titled debut (and only) LP by Rainy Day - a loosely assembled assortment of renegades from L.A.'s paisley underground of the early '80's including Susanna Hoffs and Vicki Peterson from the Bangles, Kendra Smith of the Dream Syndicate (and, later on, Opal), Michael Quercio from the Three O'Clock, David Roback from Rain Parade (and eventually Opal and Mazzy Star), Dennis Duck and Karl Precoda from the Dream Syndicate, and others performing their favorite psych era numbers from the likes of Nico (Dylan's "I'll Keep It With Mine"), the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, the Beach Boys, the Who, Big Star, the Velvet Underground, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience.This record is BADLY WARPED, only a handful of songs played without skipping all over the place on my turntable... you might have better results or be able to somehow unwarp it (good luck...) but at least you have the cover and several songs to listen to.
Kendra Smith, David Roback, Keith Mitchell EP guaranteed to play fine
but RAINY DAY LP not guaranteed to play without skipping
Graded conservatively using Goldmine standards [G / G+ / VG / VG+ / NM / ]grade only used if record is brand new.
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