2xLP M- 1971 AMON DUUL II LEMMINGS ACID PSYCH PROG Floyd Hawkwind KRAUTROCK
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1971 MINTY ORIGINAL ACID-ROCK GIANT!
TOP COPY
A M O N D üü L I I
DANCE OF THE LEMMINGS
TOP COPY!
Rare and sought after 1971 2xLp first pressing in thick freaked-out design gatefold cover... One of the giants from the pioneering prog psych 'Krautrock' field ...
What an achievement! Who would have thought Amon Düül II "Dance Of The Lemmings" could have outdone Yeti, but the follow-up Dance Of The Lemmings is even more wonderous! The classic line-up of Chris Karrer, Renate Krause, Peter Leopold, Falk U. Rogner and John Weinzierl certainly deserve far more credit than they ever got for their individual musicianship, and some believe that this is the ultimate Krautrock album.
This album's first song may be called March Of The Roaring Seventies, but it's very much rooted in the 60s. Dominated by some great guitar playing and an overwhelming hippie vibe, the song becomes a progressive folk jam after the 6 minute-mark (but not before some heavily accented German vocals make their mark). It should appeal to any one who likes Pink Floyd and early Hawkwind and has a strangely dark, incredible improvised feel to it, yet is too good to be improvised. Around about the 9:30 mark, the vocals come back but it's still a trippy spacerock melody. Restless Skylight-Transistor-Child is another heavy blues jam affair with an odd mix of electronic sound effects. There's a repeated ascending riff which leads to a sparse stoner jam with sitar leading the way, eventually vocals over a heavenly choir. Around the 7 minute mark it threatens to become a heavy psych rocker, but fades away into great violin playing that coloured Yeti making its presence felt on this record. The song slows down into another spaced-out section, with delightful guitar work returning.
The Marilyn Monroe Memorial Church follows on from the second half on the Yeti album in that it is pure atmospheric exprimentation. It is also one of the most brilliant examples of improvised music. The sort of unearthly vibes this group could create when the need arose is quite astounding. With washes of sound, tinkling piano, crashing drums, ominous bass and a seemingly ever present organ -- a stellar soundscape is created. This would be a real treat to those who enjoyed the live half of Pink Floyd's Ummagumma.
After the three epics above, this album concludes with awesome Amon Duul psych-nuggets ... the acid-blues-rock of Chewinggum Telegram, the trippy Stumbling Over Melted Moonlight (which still fits in a few distinct sections) and Toxicological Whispering which closes the album out with more duelling lead guitars. "Dance Of The Lemmings" is essential psychedelic progressive music...
One of the touchstone Krautrock releases
- -> Karl-Heinz Hausmann / electronics
-> Chris Karrer / acoustic & electric guitars, violin, vocals
-> Peter Leopold / drums, percussion, piano
-> Lothar Meid / bass, double bass, vocals
-> Falk U. Rogner / organ, electronics
-> John Weinzierl / acoustic & electric guitars, vocals, piano - -> Renata Kroetenschwanz / vocals
+ Al Gromer / sitar
+ Jimy Jackson / organ, piano, choir
+ Rolf Zacher / vocals
1. Syntelman's March of the Roaring Seventies(15:50)
- In the glassgarden
- Pull down your mask
- Prayer to the silence
- Telephonecomplex
2. Restless Skylight-Transistor-Child/Landing (19:33)
- Landing in a ditch
- Dehynotised toothpaste
- A short stop at the transylvanian brain surgery
- Race from here to your ears (Little tornadoes, Overheated tiara, The flyweighted five)
- Riding on a cloud
- Paralised paradise
- HG Well's take off
3. Chamsin Soundtrack
- The Marilyn Monroe... (18:09)
- Chewing Gum Telegram (2:45)
- Stumbling over Melted Moonlight (4:38)
- Toxicological Whispering (7:48)
CONDITION: The Cover: is a great acidy designed thick gatefold cover...solid and strong on all areas, rated M- TOP copy and certainly a keeper collectible from 46 years ago. Sharp 4 corners, flat & square... the only thing keeping it from stone-MINT is a delete drill at top left.
The Vinyl: is all glossy clean over all 4 sides = M- plays clean and dynamic = with clean labels ... a TOP copy
A M O N D üü L I I
DANCE OF THE LEMMINGS
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A cool addition to anyone's music library!
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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 NOTE: All Items backed by money back guarantee! IF you have a problem PLEASE let us solve for you BEFORE leaving ANY negative feedback. Thanks! GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M Completely clean, no marks M- Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, no marks EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, clean VG+ a bit more scuff or markls still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean "trashed" VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 5 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END BIDDERS PLEASE = Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About Following Through The Transaction! ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING!
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