MINT 70s VULCAN GHOST HEAVY CRUDE MINDBLOWING FUZZ-BOMB GUITAR PSYCH OUT

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....RARE... 2nd-press of MONSTER RATED HEAVY GARAGE PSYCH ...

                        VULCAN

             MEET YOUR GHOST

                                                                                           USA - PRIVATE PRESS

TOP COPY ((mint))

...long long gone and rare 2nd-press in thick cover...it's been sold as a first pressing...even the first pressing states "reissue" on back cover as the local Iowa artist was "confused" and had the words reissue printed on the original first press...strangely true...

A monster private psych LP from Iowa. Recorded in 1978, Vulcan is Lyle Steece, and this is his one-man-against-the-universe-rock-album. Dedicated to Jimi Hendrix, this features real primitive basement-psych guitar rock that is outrageous, inspirational, distortion-overloaded and massively mindblowing.

Vulcan's self-released album Meet Your Ghost is another one of those legendary vanity recordings that has long been sought after by hardcore vinylhounds. What makes this particularly hard-to-find LP so intriguing is how out of time it sounds. Though it is generally considered to be an example of psychedelic rock, this description is inadequate and really only pertains to the "E.X.P."-like "Prelude" which opens the record (as well as its dedication, in the liner notes, to Jimi Hendrix). Its influences clearly draw from 1960s psychedelic rock.

What makes this record so different is its extremely lo-fi production quality.

Well before "lo-fi" was a calculated aesthetic, Vulcan, fronted by Iowa musician Lyle Steece, seemingly patched together this album recorded in cramped garages and local clubs because, presumably, this is all they could afford. As a result, Steece's guitar, the central musical focus of these recordings, is wildly distorted, his power chords and solos rendered almost-inaudibly fuzzy or highly compressed. The combined effect of these rudimentary recording conditions is a sound that at times foreshadows the fuzz-drenched, catchy riffs of late 1980s/early 1990s grunge music as well as the type of heavy-rock pioneered by groups like Kyuss and Boris. The chronology of the album's release attests to Lyle Steece's limited budget. Approximately 500 copies were originally pressed , many without cover art ...

Here lies the charm...numerous times throughout the record, the instruments are slightly out of tune, tape cut-outs are clearly audible, bum notes are hit, notes are missed, and the rhythm section falls out of sync with Steece. Steece is at best an average vocalist. But despite these rough edges, what makes this record so fun is, along with the (probably unintentional) aforementioned dirty distortion of the guitar throughout the LP, Lyle Steece's guitar workouts. Nearly all of the tracks on the album are anchored by Steece's lead guitar playing, which is sturdy and searing, though far from being virtuosic. His commitment to the material is unquestionable, especially as he plays through some of his backing group's mistakes. At its best, Meet Your Ghost is like much of the mainstream guitar-oriented rock of the time, except Steece's exuberance far outdistances his bloated corporate-rock peers. Several of the tracks are hypnotically groovy, especially the grunge pulse of "Lightning," the hard-throwin' majesty of "Untitled Instrumental" (which opens a rumble that drone-masters like Earth and Sunn O))) hadn't come close to dreaming about yet), or the album's sizzling eight-minute highlight, "One Nighter." This is the kind of rock music you can bang your head to alone in nothing but your underwear on some un-social weeknight. Clearly, there are limitations to the quality of a release like Meet Your Ghost, but for those willing to give it a try, it makes for a very refreshing listening experience.

* Prelude
* High C'
* Lightning
* Noname
* Count On Us Next Time
* One Nighter
* Untitled Instrumental (2.b. Continued)
* Title Track
* The End

The Cover: is stiff and solid all over with virtually NO wear, M- having no split seams, no writing ...TOP COPY

The Vinyl: is all smooth and clear over both sides "M- plays minty clean and both labels are clean too

A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record