KLAN Join Us 1967 original Belgian FREAKBEAT FUZZ GARAGE PSYCH LP LISTEN

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THE KLAN "JOIN US" LP

ORIGINAL 1968 LP ON THE Argentinian EQUIPE LABEL, STEREO

COVER IN VG+ shape, sticker on front

VINYL plays VG+ to VG++

Groovy Belgian beat-pop rarity that somehow got released in Argentina but NOT in the States (I'm sure being called the Klan didn't help none) - an original Belgian pressing is selling for $199 right now on this very site, and trust me, NONE of these pressings show up very often and no, it hasn't even been reissued yet either.  GREAT record, probably most comparable to early Motions from the Netherlands - a lot of catchy beat pop with some groovier garage fuzz numbers thrown in and a couple of trippy Eastern psych moves as well.  Most notably "Already Mine," which rides a slippery Eastern bellydance rhythm and adds in some snakey cobra fuzz guitar and shouts of "hey!" like it was the Belgian "Over Under Sideways Down."  And it's nearly as good.  "Wait and See" is another highlight, monster stompin' popsike beat goodness with buzzin' fuzz guitar and some Byrds-like bridges.  Something this good coulda broke the Belgian scene in the States a decade before the legendary Plastic Bertrand.  If only the Klan had done some research on their name first.

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