1967 THE FALLEN ANGELS garage psych ROOM AT THE TOP

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             THE FALLEN ANGELS  

                                                                The Fallen Angels

...USA - Roulette - SR 25358

VERY RARE and 'hunted for' 1967 first pressing vinyl top level garage-rock/psych collectible... a 40+ year old garage rock artifact still in great shape! 

Legendary garage rockers, need no indroduction, just hit the first track "ROOM AT THE TOP" and you're on the way....

    First 1967 album (entitled simply "The Fallen Angels") received a very favorable response but had no top ten hits due in large part to a sub-par production effort by the recording studio and an ill-conceived promotional strategy aimed at the conventional tastes of AM listeners.

  Needless to say, their music was too "far out" for the "straight" audience and received very limited exposure to the burgeoning "underground" music scene associated with west coast bands such as the Doors, Jefferson Airplane and Grateful Dead. Despite playing to wildly enthusiastic crowds at venues all along the east coast, The Fallen Angels had not been able to establish their identity nationwide

  Even with all the problems concurrent with it's release, the first album contains some real gems that reflect the attitudes of both hope and cynicism which prevailed during the psychedelic era. Listen carefully to songs like "Introspective Looking Glass", "Your Mother's Homesick, Too" and the album's tour de force, "No Way Out".

  Conflicts with Roulette records came to a head when the band was slated to promote their single "Hello girl" on Upbeat, a Cleveland-based TV show clone of the American Bandstand. Upon arriving at the TV studio, the band heard a version of their song that, unbeknownst to them, had been completely rearranged by Roulette to the point where it bore little resemblance to their original composition.

  Disgusted and disheartened, the band rebelled at the idea of lip-synching to this bastardized version of their song. Finally, they agreed to go on TV, but as soon as the camera began to roll, Jack Lauritsen pulled a toy doll out of his jacket and proceeded to rip off it's limbs and throw them directly at the camera. It was a classic Fallen Angels performance, albeit one which was highly edited prior to the broadcast.

 During their meteoric career, The Fallen Angels went through a few personnel changes. However, the most well-known incarnation of the band featured the following lineup. Jack Bryant was the lead singer, bass player and a prolific songwriter. Jack provided the creative focal point of the group and with his full beard and shoulder length hair, he was the spitting image of a counterculture "Christ" Figure. Jack had an amazing vocal range, equally adept at belting out powerhouse rock/blues or subtly phrasing folk/jazz lyrics. He also was a heck of a bass player. The bulk of the songwriting came from Jack and was often autobiographical and eloquently expressed his intense personal philosophy.

Wally Cook, lead guitarist, was a master of any style. Wally had a quiet stage presence which was counterbalanced by the ferocious sounds which emanated from his guitar.

  Howard Danchik handled the keyboards and songwriting. A classically trained musician, Howard was a comedic talent who loved to have wacky interactions with the audience members. In many ways, Howard was reminiscent of a young, psychedelic Peter Sellers.

Jack Lauritsen, also classically trained, was a multi-instrumentalist who started off as a rhythm guitarist and moved on to develop his own searing, jazz-flavored lead guitar style. In addition to providing beautiful string arrangements for various Fallen Angel compositions, Jack did hilarious impersonations of then president LBJ when the band performed at anti-war protests.

 John "Thumper" Molloy played the drums with a solid, no-frills, driving intensity. Thumper typically played while wearing a black turtleneck, and given his strong upper body development, he projected a foreboding persona - almost like masked medieval executioner - from behind his drum set.

Room At The Top

Love, Don't Talk To Strangers

Your Friends Here IN Dunderville

I've Been Thinking

It Might Be Easier To Stay Home

Most Children Do

II

Introspective Looking Glass

I don't Want To Fall

No Way Out

Painted Bird

Your Mothers Homesick Too

You Have Changed

CONDITION: 

The psychedelic paisley cover is solid. VG+++ CLEAN only showing very little (very little)wear just starting, now well preserved, surely a collection 'keeper' with no need to upgrade -- solid, having no split seams, no bends and no writing anywhere...! (tiny delete drill at top right, not very noticable)

The vinyl also has been taken care of VG++ has maybe a little scuff or such, brightly glossy everywhere...enjoyable and...a rare collectible from the 'happening' 60's garage scene ... these FALLEN ANGEL cats: 'where it's at'

 Rare & sought ~

THE FALLEN ANGELS 1967 Garage-rock Classic!

keeper!

     A  GREAT ADDITION  TO ANYONES COLLECTIBLES!

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record