QUATERMASS 2 x LP + Bonus Rarities Vinyl Pasted G/FOLD UK Heavy Rock Psych NEW

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QUATERMASS 2 x LP AKARMA AK175/2

Limited Edition Double Deluxe Vinyl in ORIGINAL PASTED HARD BOARD GATEFOLD SLEEVE.

Quatermass made one self-titled album in 1970 and that was the end of them. It’s a shame that they came and went so fast. They could have been very popular with the proper management and backing, but it was not meant to be. This group was a power prog-rock trio along the lines of the early Atomic Rooster. The trio was John Gustafson (vocals, bass), Mick Underwood (drums), and Pete Robinson (keyboards). John Gustafson voice was similar to Ian Gillan’s.

Their sound was not only interesting and captivating; it was complete and full-bodied with the three people and the three instruments that they played. We can only wonder what could have happened if they met with more success and continued to develop. We are glad that we have this great album to enjoy and to add to our prog-rock classics lists.

 Quatermass is an album by British progressive rock band, QUATERMASS, first released in May 1970. It has been described as "a keyboard dominated chunk of heavy progressive rock... a popular part of the eccentric Harvest label." Based around organ, bass and drums, Quatermass is a quintessential British prog rock album, destined to remain a cult classic and also one of the first albums in the vein of progressive metal.Overall, the album is well-rounded, technically competent and complex, yet retaining a distinctive swing time rhythm as would be expected from a trio that were at their core a strong rhythm section. Throughout, the album flows easily from mid-tempo rock to avant-garde instrumental to bluesy soundscapes. Ritchie Blackmore's departure from Deep Purple has often been linked with this album: during the recording of Purple's Stormbringer in 1974, Blackmore's request to cover "Black Sheep Of The Family"

...fell on stony ground [and] he ended up taking a relative back seat in the studio... Blackmore then followed his own muse by recording it on the Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow solo album in early 1975, backed by members of Deep Purple's regular support act Elf."

This is considered the pivotal moment that led to Blackmore's departure

Entropy" is a very quiet keyboard-based melody, vaguely cyclic in nature, and reveals a deep organ-pedal bass underpinning the melody. "Black Sheep Of The Family" is the album's first full length piece, beginning with a series of crashing chords, interspersed with powerful drum breaks. The backing tracks are a layered mix of organ and piano, arranged to make a guitar unnecessary. "Post War Saturday Echo" is a slow electric blues number with delayed and double-tracked vocals in stereo, which combine with the multi-layered keyboard tracks to lend an "otherwordly" quality to the piece. The balladic "Good Lord Knows" is performed as a prayer by John Gustafson, backed by harpsichord and strings. The string arrangements were by Peter Robinson. The next track switches the tempo, "Up On The Ground" being a powerful hard rock song with virtuoso bass riffing and rock organ solos. With "Gemini" Peter Robinson again arranges piano and organ to form a texture which leaves no requirement for a guitarist. "Make Up Your Mind" is an example of stop-time instrumental, and also features explorative keyboard riffs in odd time signatures punctuated by drum and bass licks. "Laughing Tackle" is an extended, often exploratory piece, which commences with a pulsating, bounding bass guitar pattern and cymbal work, double tracking by Robinson on electric piano and organ, and a slow-building organ solo culminating in a descending chord break signalling the start of a Mick Underwood drum solo highlighted by extensive rolling. The original vinyl release then closed with the repeat of the intro, "Entropy (Reprise)." Of the bonus tracks which feature on subsequent reissues, "One Blind Mice" is the best known, having been released also as a single, and demonstrates a heavy rock influence and descending chord progression. The organ solo releases into a phasing wash which carries through to the final verse and chorus. "Punting" has solid bass and drum lines textured with exploratory musings by Peter Robinson using the ring-modulator.

Side One

ENTROPY

BLACK SHEEP OF THE FAMILY

POST WAR SATURDAY ECHO

Side Two

GOOD LORD KNOWS

UP ON THE GROUND

GEMINI

Side Three

MAKE UP YOUR MIND

LAUGHIN' TACKLE

ENTROPY (REPRISE)

Side Four  Bonus Tracks

ONE BLIND MICE

PUNTING

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