PAUL VINCENT Making Our Own Sweet Music 1973 GERMAN HENDRIX FUZZ PSYCH LP LISTEN

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PAUL VINCENT "MAKING OUR OWN SWEET MUSIC" LP

ORIGINAL 1973 PRESSING ON THE GERMAN ARIOLA LABEL, STEREO

COVER IN EXCELLENT SHAPE, GATEFOLD, INCLUDES INNER BOOKLET (COMPLETE)

VINYL PLAYS EXCELLENT

Rare guitar psych album from German studio musician Paul Vincent, late of the Klaus Doldinger Formation Motherhood and Hallelujah.  This is his first solo album, Makin’ Our Own Sweet Music, from 1973, which finds him flirting with so many different musical styles, it’s like listening to David Bowie’s entire career on fast forward.  Or a Ween CD.  He does gospel rock proud on the stirring opener “Freedom’s Coming” and the slowburning “Hey Brother Come To Jerusalem,” which could’ve very easily fit on any early 70’s Elton John album.  The fiery “Gosh,” on the other hand, is vintage space age glam psychedelia, with treated vocals, orchestral backing and an intricate, almost jazzy power guitar riff.  Paul plays tricks on us on the ensuing track, the 7-minute “Gone To Rio” – the song begins with a full minute of silence (!) as the song very slowly, very gradually fades in.  It’s worth the wait, however, and quickly becomes a funky Hendrix-inspired dual guitar jam full of echoed-out Jimi guitar pyrotechnics with a deep groove behind it, sorta like listening to Robin Trower jam with Santana when it’s not raining.  But, much like Ween, his glam and jam festival songs are immediately followed by another complete 180 degree turn.  “Lady” is a gentle harp and orchestra torch song which sounds like one of those Queen showcases for Freddie’s crooning like “Love Of My Life,” and ends the album with a chorus of fluttering Disney fairies.  I half expected to hear Ringo wish us “Good night everybody, good night!”  Makin’ Our Own Sweet Music is about as far from fellow Doldinger students’ subsequent krautrock forays (Embryo, Amon Duul II) as you can get, but it’s a pleasant, if wildly schizophrenic, diversion.  You wouldn’t even know it’s German!

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