1971 GERMAN PHILIPS #1 LUCIFERS FRIEND Hard HEAVY PROG PSYCH DRIVING KRAUTROCK
  $   406

 


$ 406 Sold For
May 5, 2024 Sold Date
Apr 28, 2024 Start Date
13   Number Of Bids
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  •     RIPPING HARD & HEAVY PROG PSYCH
        HAMMOND ORGAN , ACID GUITAR 
  • SCREAMER VOCALS

  •     RARE FIRST PRESSING WITH GATEFOLD COVER!

        MINTY CLEAN !
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  • = LUCIFERS FRIEND=

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  • GERMANY - (black & silver) PHILIPS Records - 6305 068
  • FINAL COLLECTION COPY
            One look at the cover and you get the idea....

  • NOTE: THIS IS THE SCARCE GATEFOLD 1971 DESIGN on the GERMAN PHILIPS LABEL ... the one to own !
  1. The mighty Lucifer's Friend delivered a very powerful "Krautrock" first album in 1970... a band with a career that spanned a mind exploding decade of nefarious activity...

  2.     Thee scarce & fragile     1971 GATEFOLD German issue is generally expensive and unlikely rare in clean condition ...

  4. The mighty LUCIFER'S FRIEND first album is a burning Krautrock powerhouse ...heavy, intense, filled with killer-rated self-penned tunes featuring loads of gushing organ, ripping heavy guitar and an classic English vocalist so great he led URIAH HEEP... 

  6. The first LUCIFER'S FRIEND is legendary - they could never hope to equal this beast.... Manic screaming John Lawton appropriately initiates the proceedings of this hard-psych album which features the evil twins on the blood splattered gatefold cover.

  7. CLICK BELOW: Lucifer's Friend - Ride The Sky (1971)

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  8.    The interesting thing about this 1971 LP by Lucifer's Friend is that it pre-dates many heavies that were to come, probably most closely compared to a raging DEEP PURPLE (Machine Head era sound) engulfed in raw burning vocals, wall of sound pre-metal guitar riffing and lyrics which deal with such disturbing topics as confusion, paranoia and doom. The album certainly has a gloomy feel to it as both the title and cover suggest, but with more of a psychedelic approach. With the opening line, " Travelling this dark world, leavin' the Earth behind..." on the first monster track Ride The Sky you can rest assured that this album is going to be a real trip! From the cosmic opening to it's spooky conclusion with the title track, Lucifer's Friend features superior rock musicianship throughout ( guitarist Peter Hesselin was a former session man)
    Be ready for dominating & dynamic guitar/Hammond organ interplay - turned-up loud                   CONDITION:
    1. The cover: rated: M- TOP COPY , German Philips GATEFOLD would be hard to find better. Flat, square & shiny, very lightly handled. There are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing  ...

    1. The vinyl: Rated: near M- both sides are clean with awesome audio playback , both (black & silver) German PHILIPS labels are perfect .



A cool addition to anyone's music library! 
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