Armageddon Amos Lp - fine psych blues rock
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Up for auction is the fine psychedelic original Amos records lp by Armageddon titled Armageddon. West Coast dreamy Rockers! Loaded with guitar and all the right trippy psych moves great harmonies!! You need this! Nice keeper copy here.
Not to be confused with Keith Relf's far better known outfit (and also with the homophone German band), this Texas-to-the-West Coast obscurity.
Singer/lead guitarist Mark Creamer, rhythm guitarist James Parker, and drummer Johnny Stark had previously been members of the Texas-based The Kitchen Cinq. Following the band's collapse the trio along with Kitchen Cinq bassist James Dallas Smith decamped for Los Angeles. Smith apparently decided to return to Texas in order to get a college degree and was quickly replaced by Skip Battin.
The quartet was quickly signed to Jimmy Bowen's newly formed Amos label (Kitchen Cinq manager Tom Thacker and Bowen were longtime friends). As you probably guessed, the move to Southern California and a new label found the band ditching their earlier pop-psych roots in favor of a distinctively tougher, rock-oriented attack. Produced by Tom Thacker, 1969's cleverly titled "Armageddon" marked a major step forward in terms of creativity.
Whereas The Kitchen Cinq LP and singles frequently followed prevailing musical trends, original tracks like 'Armageddon Theme', 'Water Lilly' and 'Another Part Of Our Life' offered up a first-rate set of fuzz guitar propelled hard rock, though much of the material was tempered by catchy melodies. The other big difference was found in the vocal performances. Whereas The Kitchen Cinq lacked a distinctive singer, this time out all four members came off as first-rate vocalists.
Virtually every one of the ten tracks was worth hearing (okay, any song based on a Tolkin character was of dubious worth ('Bilbo Baggins' and the stoned cover of the Walt Disney class 'The Magic Song' was simply a bad idea to start with). Personal favorites included the acid-tinged ballad 'Cave of the Winds' and their Cream cover 'Tales of Brave Ulysses'. Not a major masterpiece, but easily on of the better albums I've stumbled across over the last couple of years.
Piece of needless trivia - Finishing the recording sessions Battin dropped out in order to join a late inning Byrds line up. He was replaced by Robert Ledger (Ledger's face is on the album cover).
LP is NM and super nice! Jacket is EX with factory c/o clip lower left side and usual slight RW found on most copies. We can't do anything about that otherwise cover is clean and not bad for a 45+ year old! No reserve and reasonable start!
We rate this to be a 3 1/2 star album and a must for serious psych heads! Great Lp for folk / rock heads to as some of the moves on this Lp cater to that early Byrdsy - Buffalo Springfield sound!!
After long hiatus we are back with lots of items to come! Keep watching Forgotten Sounds! We are happy to combine ship for multiples! All items guaranteed! Good luck with bidding!!!
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