STONE HARBOUR EMERGES - 1974 ACID GARAGE PSYCH prog
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HEAVY 1974 ACID GARAGE & PSYCH BEAST
STONE HARBOUR
== emerges ==
\ USA - PRIVATE PRESS #610
Unearthed a ONE-OFF copy in mint ... This is the rare, first issued 2ndpress from 15 to 20 years ago of the expensive / sought after 1974 masterpiece garage/psychedelic album...
Extraordinary 1974 basement psych with two multi-instrumentalist 'heads' creating a melancholic dreamlike state with songs fading in and out of the speakers, cavemen drums, primitive electronics and murky fuzz lurking in the background. The best tracks go into places no other albums reach. Actually closer to the heart of psychedelia than most other records listed here.
Anyone looking for a well-played collection of technically sophisticated and mind altering music is likely to be appalled by 1974's "Emerges". That said, this is one of those rarities where the hype is actually well deserved and probably doesn't really do the record justice. To be blunt, this album is so bad that it is actually good !!!
Based in Youngstown, Ohio, multi-instrumentalist Ric Ballas and singer/drummer Dave McCarty comprised the Stone Harbour line-up. Released on their own Stone Harbor label, the album was apparently a vanity project with Ballas and McCarty producing, engineering, arranging, writing all ten tracks and handling all of the vocals and instrumentation.
Musically material like 'Grains of Sand' (complete with end of song aural meltdown), 'Summer Magic Is Gone' and the instrumental 'Thanitos' (sounding like a surf band on a truly nasty acid trip) offered up a pure, unadulterated set of low-fi mid-1970s psych. Thoroughly toasted, tracks like 'You'll Be a Star', 'Rock & Roll Puzzle' and 'Still Like That Rock & Roll' offered up heavy doses of acid soaked lyrics, sprinkled with barely in-tune vocals, oddball time signatures, screeching guitar, some of the lamest synthesizers you've ever heard and a weird array of sound and production effects. That probably didn't sound like the makings of a classic album, but the duo's sense of enthusiasm and commitment somehow pulled it all together overcoming the host of technical and performance limitations that should have killed this beast.
While their performances never matched that enthusiasm and the low-tech approach certainly added to the album's under-achieving charm.
To re-cap: Stone Harbour laid out a 1974 local Ohio pressing of...Extraordinary basement psych by two multi-instrumentalists who created a melancholic dreamlike album with songs fading in and out of the speakers, cavemen drums, primitive electronics and murky fuzz lurking in the background...ya gotta love it and that's why collectors have forked over some $800 for the pressing...which you can't lay your hands on for much less, so....
1. You'll Be a Star (Ric Ballas - Dave McCarty) - 4:30
2. Rock & Roll Puzzle (Ric Ballas - Dave McCarty) - 3:06
3. Grains of Sand (Ric Ballas - Dave McCarty) - 5:04
4. Summer Magic Is Gone (Ric Ballas - Dave McCarty) - 3:08
5. Stones Throw (Ric Ballas - Dave McCarty) - 1:20
6. Thanitos (Ric Ballas - Dave McCarty) - 1:59
7. Still Like That Rock & Roll (Ric Ballas - Dave McCarty) - 5:13
8. Ride (Ric Ballas - Dave McCarty)- 4:30
9. Dying To Love You (Ric Ballas - Dave McCarty) - 3:33
10. Workin for the Queen (Ric Ballas - Dave McCarty) - 3:00
CONDITION: The Cover: very clean and still top level M- ...no problems at all, Top Copy
The Vinyl: all glossy clean grooves, M- playing very clear and ultimately collectible.
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...
EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING
All imperfections are noted both cover & record
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