TOP M- ORIG HEAVY PSYCH PROG THE DEVILS TOUCH LUCIFERS FRIEND Krautrock
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HEAVY PSYCH - PROG - ANGLO-KRAUTROCK RARITY!
MINT TOP COPY!
LUCIFERS FRIEND
The DEVILS TOUCH
German - FONTANA - 6434306
BEAUTIFUL MINT TOP COPY
RARE to find...original 1976 German only issue that was not around long...this is a strong heavy progressive psych collection of mighty LUCIFERS FRIEND tunes...of their 3 best albums....
LUCIFER'S FRIEND were a highly influential Anglo German outfit that achieved remarkable success, even gaining cult status in North America, based on a succession of albums, but undertook very little live work. Their first brace of albums plough traditional Heavy Rock territory before a switch to Progressive Rock for later works. Formed by the ex GERMAN BONDS quartet of Peter Hesslien, Dieter Horns, Peter Hecht and Herbert Bornhold, LUCIFER'S FRIEND recorded their debut album in Hamburg during 1969 minus a vocalist. At the time, John Lawton's act STONEWALL, featuring guitarist Vic Malcolm (later to form GEORDIE), keyboard player John Miles (who was to later have solo success) and drummer Paul Thompson (who teamed up with ROXY MUSIC), were playing the Top Ten club in the city. A mutual friend advised Lawton to meet Peter Hesslien and it was agreed the singer would stay on in Germany and put down vocals for the album. Around this time too the entire LUCIFER'S FRIEND band plus a singer, Tony Caverner, formed a one off project under the monicker of ASTERIX, releasing an album of the same name in 1970. The self-titled LUCIFER'S FRIEND 1970 debut album, released by Vertigo Records in Europe and Billingsgate Records in the USA, sparked controversy through the track 'Ride The Sky', as so called critics voiced concern that the song was too close in to LED ZEPPELIN's 'Immigrant Song' for (their) comfort.... However, these assertions were quashed when it was revealed 'Ride The Sky' had been composed much earlier. LUCIFER'S FRIEND followed up in 1972 with the Conny Plank and H. Hildebrandt produced 'Where The Groupies Killed The Blues'. This album did not see an immediate US release, eventually Passport Records distributing the album in 1975. Third album 'I'm Just A Rock n' Roll Singer', released in 1973, witnessed a change in musical direction away from Heavy Rock towards more Progressive leanings. 1974's 'Banquet' saw LUCIFER'S FRIEND forging further into progressive experimentation. However, the group decided on a return to a harder sound for 1976's 'Mind Exploding'. This set featured Curt Cress on drums and was the last to feature John Lawton. Fontana Records released the great mid 70's album 'The Devil's Touch' which joined forces all the highlight facets of the band The band indulged in numerous session work and as such LUCIFER'S FRIEND barely managed a handful of gigs during the early years. In fact, the band released no less than ten albums under such pseudonyms as THE PINK MICE, ELECTRIC FOOD, THE CHILDREN OF QUECHEA and THE FANTASTIC PIKESA:
Blind Boy
4:45
Baby You're a Liar
3:51
Rock'n' Roll Singer
3:45
Dirty Old Town
4:44
Closed Curtains
6:00
B:
In the Time of Job When Mammon Was a Yippie
4:01
Groovin' Stone
5:18
Ride the Sky
2:54
High Flying Lady - Goodbye
3:41
Free Hooker
7:15
CONDITION: The cover: fragile laminated cover is ALL CLEAN M- hard to find clean as tends to show dirt and soil easy after 40 years...this copy IS clean all over. Has no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, no writing...should fit nicely in any worthy collection.
The vinyl: bright and shiny clean all over, looks new = smooth and clear M- expect to play beautiful and both German Philips labels are clean
keeper!
A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...
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All imperfections are noted both cover & record
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