1971 Halfnelson LP Bearsville Promo Pre-Sparks Rundgren

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Original Promotional Pressing NOT a Remix!

1971 Halfnelson LP Bearsville Promo Pre-Sparks Todd Rundgren Production!! Rare Pre-Sparks band produced by Todd Rundgren . Includes lyric sheet! Bearsville Promo BV 2048, 12 inch 33rpm stereo! Extremely RARE and Hard To Find!!! 1. WONDER GIRL 2. FA LA FA LEE 3. ROGER 4. HIGH C 5. FLETCHER HONORAMA 6. SIMPLE BALLET 7. SLOWBOAT 8. BIOLOGY 2 9. SACCHARIN AND THE WAR 10. BIG BANDS 11. MR.NICE GUYS! Very HARD TO FIND PRESSING!! Vintage COLLECTIBLE!! ENJOY!! HAPPY BIDDING ON THIS CLASSIC COLLECTIBLE - RARE AND BOOKS HIGH!! Gr0OoVy!!!

Halfnelson (sometimes spelled Half Nelson) was an American rock band, which was a precursor to the more successful Sparks. Halfnelson was formed in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles in 1969 by brothers Ron (keyboards) and Russell Mael (vocals), the first incarnation also including friend and electro-whizz Earle Mankey (guitar).

Todd Rundgren producer of Bearsville Records rescued the band with a contract and became the producer of their Halfnelson debut in 1971, which was one of Todd Rundgren's first outside production jobs since his own group, The Nazz. In retrospect the band was not all that happy with his production and one year later Ron Mael stated that "Todd Rundgren is extremely nice, but if you had to work with him, you wouldn't have much space for your own ideas. We did not feel his way of producing was suitable for our music. However, he could not be convinced otherwise. We started to behave a bit nasty and aggressive towards him and finally he didn't turn up anymore."

This first album was a startling debut, with its crude yet experimental rhythms - the band used to beat on cardboard boxes with reverb on and run it through amplifiers - and ad-hoc inventiveness. They managed to explore a bewildering array of styles using backwards tape loops and generally messing about with whatever lo-tech gadgetry they could find. This was music designed in the recording studio whose intricate arrangements would be nigh-on impossible to perform in concert.

Later on, Albert Grossman of Bearsville suggested they change their name into "Sparks Brothers", as they reminded of the Marx Brothers. In the end it was decided only to use the first part, aka Sparks.

CONDITION:

(Cover/Very Fine /Light Edge wear; VINYL/Fine/Very Fine; White Promotion Bearsville Records LABEL)!! (Please see Scans!!)(WE HAVE NOT PLAYED IT)!!!

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