MISUNDERSTOOD Before The Dream Faded LP CHERRY RED 1982 UK orig+inner B RED 32
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THE MISUNDERSTOOD
Of the thousands of U.S. garage bands who struggled in the '60s without achieving international success,
the Misunderstood were not only among the very best, but among the very few to progress beyond basic garage
sounds to music that has been (belatedly) recognized as nearly as accomplished and innovative
as that of the British Invasion bands who touched off the garage explosion in the first place.
Formed in Riverside, CA, in 1963, the group began as a basic R&Brock combo in the tradition
of the Stones and the Animals. After the addition of steel guitarist Glenn Campbell, they rapidly moved
toward a proto-psychedelic sound with guitar feedback, sustain, Middle Eastern influences,
and exploratory song structures that strongly echoed the Yardbirds. With the encouragement
of local expatriate British radio announcer John Ravenscroft (who would shortly become one of Britain's
most influential DJs as John Peel, a designation he holds to this day),
the band moved to England in 1966 in an attempt to find a sympathetic audience
"BEFORE THE DREAM FADED"<recorded 1969>
1982 LP CHERRY RED RECORDS B RED 32
MADE IN FRANCE for the UK MARKET UK ORIGINAL COPY
SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVE
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LABEL: CHERRY RED - BLUE/PINK LABELS - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine & rear) B RED 32
Catalog on labels: B RED 32
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): THE PERFUMED GARDEN.... BRED 32 A
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): DEDICATED TO GEORGE PHELPS.... BRED 32 B
Other / Runout (on both sides, Stamped): ? (circle logo with arrows)
On labels: two line rim text reads "Made in France" & "All rights.......prohibited"
P CHERRY RED RECORDS
(on Side A): COLOUR OF THEIR SOUND
(on Side B): BLUE DAY IN RIVERSIDE
On Front Sleeve: Includes, Rarities, Obscurities and Never Before Released Tracks.
On Back Sleeve: Notes by Nigel Cross, 1982
P C 1982 Cherry Red Records
Made in France - Imp. S..N.A.
tracklisting
Side A: CHILDREN OF THE SUN - MY MIND - WHO DO YOU LOVE - UNSEEN
FIND A HIDDEN DOOR - I CAN TAKE YOU TO THE SUN
Side B: I'M NOT TALKING - WHO'S BEEN TALKING - I NEED YOUR LOVE
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO OUT - I CRIED MY EYES OUT - LIKE I DO - UNTITLED
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RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE EX (please, see pictures and read above description)
One of the great lost '60s albums. Side one includes all six of the tracks the Misunderstood recorded in England in 1966,
with magnificent guitar work and nervy, ambitious (if a bit overtly cosmic) songwriting that combines some of the
best aspects of the Jeff Beck-era Yardbirds and Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd. Remember that Pink Floyd and Hendrix
had yet to record when these sides were waxed; they aren't derivations, but genuinely innovative and groundbreaking
performances. Side two contains seven pre-psychedelic demos from their U.S. garage days in the mid-'60s that,
while not nearly as important as their 1966 work, are solid, crunching R&B-soaked rock
in the tradition of their chief British influences...(AllMusic)
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