LP MECKI MARK MEN (Re) Absinthe Records ARLP 522 - STILL SEALED
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LP MECKI MARK MEN
Mecki Mark Men
Country of release: France, 2018
Original released: 1967
Label: Absinthe
Catalogue number: ARLP 522
Barcode: 3556482555226
Klappcover/Gatefold Sleeve: Nein/No
Condition Record: MINT
Condition Cover: MINT
LP ist noch verschweißt / LP IS STILL SEALED !!!
(Photo von meiner eigenen LP / Photo taken from my own copy)
Tracks Side 1:
1. Opening (2:45)
2. Get Up (3:02)
3. Free (4:07)
4. I Got It (4:04)
5. Love Your Life (4:12)
6. Midnight Land (3:35) (Bonustrack)
Tracks Side 2:
1. I Had A Horse (3:33)
2. Scream (3:45)
3. Sweet Movin' (2:46)
4. Enlightment (3:44)
5. Love Feeling (3:42)
6. Please (4:09)
7. Got Together (4:09) (Bonustrack)
Listen At YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUZfOEjZgSo&list=PL94gOvpr5yt3Rb95f0sJ1J3HiK-ajiXv8
Remarkable debut album from the quintet MMM, and one of the earliest (and most brilliant) psych-rock album of Scandinavia (released in late 67), when they were at the height of their popularity and the previously-released single Midnight Land /Got Together, which sounded excitingly new and pre-dated brass rock, this self titled album is a stunning often overlooked gem. The group had backed up Frank Zappa and Jimi Hendrix in their country and obviously the two strongly influenced MMM a fair bit, especially with leader Mecki Bodemark's vocals, when you'd swear it is Jimi singing. Apparently, the group set the studio a bit like a stage and recorded most of this album as direct-live, just dubbing vocals, vibraphones, flute and sitars later. One of the features of MMM is that there were two drummers: the full-time Fredholm and the part-time (playing vibes and sitar as well) Gartz, who was the second songwriter in the band
Opening (that's also the first track's name) on some phantasmagorical noises from organ and winds, with the beat is a spell-binding slow but drumroll filled almost dies, before catching its final breath and finally lays itself to rest. Whether it is Get Up or I Got It or other Sweet Movin might seem fairly straight forward, but there are always tons of small things happening that this is not basic pop or rock music. Other more experimental tracks like Free (and its great sitar strumming), Scream (some fantastic psych delirium throughout the song and at the end), Enlightenment ( ) are usually the works of Thomas Gartz and provide much of the adventurous spirit of the album. And that's where the non-album single Midnight Land fits, despite its single status. Ditto for its flipside.
( ). MMM's debut album is clearly a real psych classic with plenty of prog and brass rock tinges and deserves to be on every early-prog-loving proghead's shelves. (Sean Trane/progarchives.com)
Mecki Bodemark - Vocals, Organ, Vibraphone
Clas Svanberg - Guitar
Hans Nordström - Saxophone, Flute
Björn Fredholm - Drums, Congas
Thomas Gartz - Drums, Vibraphone, Sitar
Versand innerhalb Deutschland (versichert mit GLS - generell innerhalb von 24 Stunden) 5,00 Euro
Egal wieviele LPs gekauft werden, Versand immer 5,00 Euro. Keine weiteren Versandkosten ab der zweiten LP!!
Shipping within EEC (AIRMAIL) 5,00 Euro
Shipping Oversea (AIRMAIL, REGISTERED) 7,50 Euro
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