BRUCE PALMER Cycle Is Complete LP WERKAMP 1970 US re+blue BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD
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THIS IS THE LATE-80s US(?) REPRESSING on WERKAMP label. SINGLE COVER + BLUE VINYL. The cover is in VG+ condition, normal wear and without any major deterioration BUT light discolouration/wear on corners, surface ringwear/edgewear, mils creases on edges; for details see photos (with and without flashlight). The vinyl is in VG+/EX condition (some clicks on 2nd side) and plays wonderfully.
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BRUCE PALMER
with ED ROTH, RICK MATTHEWS, BIG BLACK, PAUL LAGOS
JEFF KAPLAN, TEMPLETON PARCELY, RICHARD APLAN
The enigmatic Bruce Palmer is known mostly as the original bassist in Buffalo Springfield, one of the greatest rock groups of the 1960s. Although Palmer did not sing or write any material during his time in the band, he was a vital member, both on-stage and (at least in the beginning) in the studio, for providing much of the "rock" muscle in the band's folk-rock with his powerful, creative basslines. He was also its most mysterious member, playing with his back to the audience and often even posing in photographs with his face away or hidden from the camera.
"THE CYCLE IS COMPLETE"
<reissue, originally published 1970>
LP WERKAMP RECORDS PB1311
MADE IN U.S.A.(?) LATE-80s REPRESSING
SINGLE SLEEVE + BLUE COLOR VINYL
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: WERKAMP - WHITE LABEL w/BLUE DESIGN - BLUE TEXT
Catalog on cover: none
Catalog on labels: PB 1311 a / PB 1311 B
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): PB- 1311- A
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): PB- 1311- B
On labels: Mfd. in U.S.A.
On back cover: Tracklist + Credits
Special Thanks to Verkamp Records P.B.S...................
tracklisting
Side A: ALPHA OMEGA APOCALYPSE - INTERLUDE
Side B: OXO - CALM BEFORE THE STORM
grading
RECORD VG+/EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
The Cycle Is Complete (1970) -- Palmer's only solo effort -- is an eclectic masterwork with stream of consciousness jams that combine folk, jazz, and rock onto a quartet of primarily instrumental sides. Joining him are a seemingly disparate group of musicians who include Ed Roth (organ), Danny Ray aka "Big Black" (conga), and from the West Coast psych-fusion group Kaleidoscope: Chester Crill (violin), Paul Lagos (drums), Jeff Kaplan (piano), and Richard Aplan (nee Aplanalp) (flute/oboe). Also playing a pivotal part in the musical exchange is one of Palmer's pre-Buffalo Springfield acquaintances from the Toronto-based band the Mynah Birds. Rick Matthews would become better known several years later under his super freaky persona as the funky Rick James. Throughout this release he can be heard on percussion and most notably on the improvised scat-like vocals that materialize from within the instrumentation. Each of the tracks is ultimately as unique as the proverbial fingerprint. They are indeed inclusively well-developed musical statements. "Alpha-Omega-Apocalypse" is a frenetic and exploratory quarter-hour of jazzy intonations and features a bluesy vocal by James. Much in the same way that Skip Spence goes for it throughout his magnum opus Oar (1970), these musicians act and react on skill and intuition. The end result is something along the lines of latter-era Traffic and the psychedelic soul of the Rotary Connection....(AllMusic)
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