LP PHLUPH Phluph (Re) - Akarma AK 147 STILL SEALED
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LP PHLUPH Phluph (Re) - Akarma AK 147 STILL SEALED
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LP Phluph
Phluph
Country of release: Italy, 2001
Original released: 1968
Label: Akarma
Catalogue Number: AK 147
Barcode: -
Gatefold / Gatefold Sleeve: Yes / Yes
Condition Record: MINT
Condition cover: MINT
LP is still sealed / LP IS STILL SEALED !!!
(Photo from my own LP / Photo taken from my own copy)
Tracks Side 1:
1. Doctor Mind 2:55
2. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry 2:45
3. In Her Way 3:03
4. An Other Way 4:46
5. Girl In Tears 3:11
6. Ellyptical Machine 2:30
Tracks Side 2:
1. Lovely Lady 5:54
2. Death Of A Nation 2:38
3. Love Eyes 6:58
4. Patterns 2:34
5. Another Day (Blake IV) 2:50 (Bonus Track)
6. Another Mind (Blake IV) 2:57 (Bonus Track)
Lists at YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXh8xXmVGXY&list=PLd8mI4TtqQSmRDIVyHz2uV8yHLnAbXCdA
Hailing from Boston in the late sixties, Phluph recorded Their one and only album for the Verve record label before drifting off into obscurity. One wonders why a talented group never examined Achieved Success in the Music Industry.
Perhaps Verve, being a predominatly based jazz label, did not know how to promote the band properly. Or Perhaps It was Because Phluph were part of the ill-fated "Boss Town Sound" scene Which Caused a furore in the search Music Industry at That Time.
The "Boss Town Sound" what started as a publicity campaign by producer Alan Lorber, aiming to market the various Boston based psychedelic bands on MGM's books (The Ultimate Spinach, Eden's Children etc) as being part of one singular movement.
The idea was to rival the burgeoning San Francisco scene as well as the Mersey-beat sound That was being imported from across the Atlantic. Unfortunately the rock critics and the underground Took umbrage at What They deemed that a shallow corporate attempt at selling the counter-culture back to them as a package.
There Was strong anti-establishment feeling at this time: because of the Vietnam War, and this helped to fuel the fire against the Boston scene.
This coupled with the Subsequent pressure from the West Coast Those on who declaimed them as frauds, meant thatmany of the Bands Became black- listed, never getting the sales figures thatthey deserved.
Phluph never survived the backlash and Disappeared, leaving behind Their sole album cut for Verve in 1968 Since its rediscovery the album has garnered some disparaging reviews from some quarters, yet has been lauded by others.
In all honesty Phluph is not as groundbreaking or experimental as other albums from That era but Nevertheless it stands as a great slice quiet of psychedelic pop.
It is an album very much of its time, combining all the elements most people would expect from a late sixties piece; fuzz guitar, close harmonies, thinly veiled drug references in the lyrics and a heavy amount of organ grinding.
Sadly the sleeve notes do not reveal Which band member Played Which instrument, but working on the assumption did all organists from the sixties Looked like Ray Manzarek, one can probably ear mark the chap with the enormous glasses and cunning haircut as being the man in Charge of the keys.
And what a player the organist what. Just as Manzarek what the musical genius and Driving Force Behind the Doors, so too the organist on this album steers the group to safety, manipulating the instrument in every way in order to draw Possible from it all Possible sounds.Whether it's conjuring up mournful paranoia for "Girl in Tears" or propelling the group through the brilliant "Patterns" or the Beatles-esque "Ellyptical Machine", the guy on the organ holds the day.
He even gets a freak out on the bizarre "Love Eyes". This tune so Boasts a haunting guitar solo Which DJ Shadow sampled for his Private Press LP. Apart from Those moments of genius the rest of track does not hold up to much scrutiny.
"In Her Way" has got to be the pick of the bunch. Spaced out vocal harmonies and jangling Guitar Chords open the song before the band gets into a bassheavy groove.
The shimmering organ fades in and out under the bassline, Before the track moves on to a great fuzzy guitar solo, with The Guitarist Making the instrument sound like a busted sitar. It's a near perfect 3 minutes of psychedelic pop.
In the liner notes on the original LP There is a quote about the band from Cashbox Magazine: "We Can not See Anything That Could Possibly holdback a group like this.When Their reputation catches up With Their ability, may very well be Phluph Famous Throughout the World ".
Unfortunately something did stand in Their Way and all the potential from seeking a talented bunch that never fully Realised. In a different world maybe They would havebeen Given a chance to become more than just a bargain bin relic (Gerard Fannon / rockasteria.blogspot.de)
Benson Blake IV - Musician - Benson Blake IV, Joel Maisano, John Pell, Lee Dudley
Joel Maisano - Vocals, Organ
John Pell - Vocals, Bass
Lee Dudley - Vocals, Drums
Shipping within Germany (insured GLS - generally within 24 hours) 5,00 EUR
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Year Of Publication 1968 / 2001 EAN Not applicable to Record Size LP (12 Inch) Sub Genre Psychedelic Sampler No Product Type Vinyl Record / Vinyl Disc Speed 33 And/min Reggae/Ska Rock
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