SAM GOPAL Escalator LP STABLE 1969 UK original+foc LEMMY-MOTORHEAD-HAWKWIND
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SAM GOPAL
SAM GOPAL, IAN (LEMMY) WILLIS, ROGER D'ELIA, PHIL DUKE
Sam Gopal occupies what can safely be considered a rarefied, if not unique, position in the history
of British rock & roll: as its premiere tabla player. He saw room for his instrument and musical sensibilities
by the mid-decade, amidst the budding sounds of psychedelia and the rainbow-like mix of sounds
starting to attach itself to rock & roll in London, and organized the Sam Gopal Dream.
The group didn't last, and in 1968 Gopal organized an eponymously named quartet with
ex-Rockin' Vickers bassist Lemmy (guitar/vocals), Roger D'Elia (guitar), and Phil Duke (bass).
This quartet recorded a whole LP, entitled Escalator, on the Stable Records label,
as well as a single, "Horse" b/w "Back Door Man," and the band was good enough to gain
the attention and services of Robert Stigwood as its manager.
The first Sam Gopal group and lineup lasted only a year
"ESCALATOR"
Produced by TREVOR WALTERS
1969 LP STABLE RECORDS SLE 8001 STEREO
MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL PRESSING
TEXTURED + GATEFOLD SLEEVE
Barcode and Other Identifiers
LABEL: STABLE - BLACK LABEL - SILVER TEXT
Catalog on cover: (rear & spine) SLE 8001
Catalog on labels: SLE 8001 (SLE 8001A / SLE 8001B)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): SLE + 8001 + A
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): SLE + 8001 + B
On back cover: Stable RECORDS Stereo Playable Mono
Produced by TREVOR WALTERS
On labels: ? 1969 on both labels (on the labels the release year appears at 9 o'clock)
Rights Society:
Side A: B & C Music
Side B: All B & C Music except *Donovan Music Ltd
On inside cover: Recorded at De-Lane Lea 10 Oct.-26 Nov. '68
Morgan Sound 10/12/15 Nov. '68
Cover Art Paul Francis
Stereo Playable Mono
Stable Records Music House 12 Neasden Lane London N.W.10.
from my records collection
tracklisting
Side A: COLD EMBRACE - THE DARK LORD
THE SKY IS BURNING - YOU'RE ALONE NOW - GRASS - IT'S ONLY LOVE
Side B: ESCALATOR - ANGRY FACES
MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM - SEASON OF THE WITCH - YESTERLOVE
grading
RECORD from VG to VG+ but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG (please, see pictures and read above description)
Their album, which was produced by Trevor Walters, is now a minor collectable.
It contains a reasonable version of Season Of The Witch, but it's the group and Ian Willis compositions which catch the ear.
The best group compositions are Cold Embrace, The Dark Lord and Midsummer Nights Dream.
All three are heavyish psychedelic rock with some good guitar work. Willis' contributions ranged from Escalator,
another heavy, quite psychedelic number and probably the album's finest moment to the mellower
The Sky Is Burning and the sensitive, slightly Eastern-influenced Yesterlove...(Tapestry of Delights)
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