PLASTIC PEOPLE : EGON BONDY`S HAPPY HEARTS...MINT Zappa
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THE PLASTIC PEOPLE : EGON BONDY`S HAPPY HEARTS CLUB BANNED
Invisible Record SCOPA 10001 / France 1978 - MINT
This is not only a MINT RECORD - it is simply NEW, as in unplayed. The exclusive original French release on Invisible Record (1978) comes with a laminated fold-out cover and a sixty page book -in English- that includes the group`s history, countless illustrations as well as translations of the album`s Czech lyrics.
An underground classic in the true sense of the term, „Egon Bondy`s...“ is without a doubt the Plastic People`s masterpiece. The Plastic People were the preeminent dissident jazz/rock band of the Eastern Bloc and rose to fame in the West due to their uncompromising anti-establishment stance in the aftermath of the May 1968 uprisings in Prague. This cost numerous members of the group (and larger commune) a number of years in Czechoslovakian prison cells. Musically, the group are most famed for their incorporation of Frank Zappa`s early cut-up and dadaist compositional techniques as well as a stated reverence for Velvet Underground and The Fugs.
Needless to say, the musicianship is also top-notch: Most Plastic People members were accomplished jazz musicians before „dropping out“ of the established Czech jazz circuit.
„Egon Bondy`s...“ is for all fans of Mothers Of Invention-era Zappa as well as of Captain Beefheart in his free-jazz „Trout Mask Replica“ phase. Listeners inclined to the more jazz-oriented end of the Canterbury Scene (Henry Cow, National Health, Hatfield & The North) should also be much delighted by the skewed brilliance of musicianship on hand and will doubtlessly find a point of entry into the Plastic People`s principled abrasiveness.
Finally, allmusic.com has this to say about the record:
„Although all of The Plastic People`s music remained unheard outside of Eastern Europe (or Czechoslovakia for that matter), their first record was released in the West in 1978. "Egon Bondy's Happy Hearts Club Banned" was not a proper record in the sense that the Plastic People entered a studio with the intent to record a „rock“ record that would be placed into mass circulation. The reality was that these were grubby, lo-fi demo recordings made by friends on primitive equipment and released without the band's knowledge. It also marked the first time the poetry of Czech dissident Egon Bondy was heard outside of Czechoslovakia. Bondy wrote lyrics that meshed perfectly with the Plastic People's cacophonous sound: harsh, dissonant soloing over repetitive odd-metered rhythms. It remains dense, challenging music, totally oblivious to the state-approved pop music. (...) Although much work is required in finding what little recorded work they made, the payoff is well worth the effort. (...) Sounding like a meeting between Zappa, Henry Cow and Allen Ginsberg, this is a wild, politically charged chunk of avant-garde agit-prop. Bondy's poetry may not be the most lyrical you've ever heard, but his imagery is striking in its desperation and anger. Lots of honking saxes courtesy of Vratislav Brabenec, who is a big-time blower in the style of German free-jazz player Peter Brötzmann. For those whose love for late-'60s/early-'70s progressive rock is boundless, this is absolutely essential. But, even if you're squeamish about anything labeled art-rock, don't pass this by; the raw emotions and intense idealism in the face of oppression, despite their being sung in a language you don't speak, are very moving.“
PLEASE NOTE: This is a perfect copy of the Plastic People`s „Egon Bondy`s Happy Hearts Club Band“ album and as such VERY RARE. Ignore a once-in-a-lifetime chance at your own peril...
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