LOTHAR AND THE HAND PEOPLE Presenting V Rare Orig 1968 US Psych LP Capitol
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Lothar and The Hand People

Presenting....

Very Rare original US LP released on Capitol Records in 1968. 1st US pressing on the Rainbow Border Capitol Label.

This group may be one of the more fondly remembered psychedelic cult bands of the late '60s, but their debut album hasn't dated that well. Their determinedly freaky material has some period charm, but the songwriting and singing really aren't all that hot. There are other problems: the frequent use of "Lothar," the group's theremin, sounds gimmicky rather than futuristic. They vacillate between good-time New York psychedelia in the style of The Youngbloods (who did it much better) and satirical shock-rock of The Mothers (who also did it much better), and the styles don't mix especially well. What sounded adventurous and far-out at the time can be a bit flat and embarrassing out of the context of the era. The saving grace of the CD reissue is the addition of six bonus cuts from their first three singles. Of variable quality, they nonetheless show The Hand People playing it straighter and, for the most part, the psychedelic folk-rock on these rare tracks was more effective and tuneful than the material on their LPs. The undoubted highlight is the fabulous "L-O-V-E (Ask For It By Name)," an explosive slice of pop-psychedelia that ranks as one of the best hit-singles-that-never-were of the late '60s.
 

 

TRACKS ARE :-

Side One

1 Machines 2:30
2 This Is It 2:40
3 This May Be Goodbye 2:20
4 That's Another Story 2:00
5 Kids Are Little People 2:18
6 Ha (Ho) 2:40

Side Two

1 Sex And Violence 2:33
2 Bye Bye Love 2:43
3 Milkweed Love 2:43
4 You Won't Be Lonely 2:25
5 Woody Woodpecker 0:45
6 It Comes On Anyhow 3:10
7 Paul, In Love 2:50

 

  • Released on Capitol Records in 1968

  • Catalogue Number ST 2997

  • Record is in Near Mint condition

  • Sleeve is in Ex + condition (small descreat tear at opening edge, still in shrink wrap)

 

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