RARE 1970 ORIG MIDNIGHT SUN MELTING PROG JAZZ BLUES PSYCH ex- RAINBOW BAND

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  RARE 1970 UNDERGROUND PROG PSYCH COLLECTIBLE    
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               MIDNIGHT SUN             ..|/\|...............................................|/\|..                                    USA -USA - KAPP RECORDS - KS 3667

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SCARCE...sought after Original 1970 first pressing of a hot Danish underground psych Lp ...Every cut on this record is pretty solid but the absolute highlight is the 14 minute scorcher "Living on a Hillside" which features awesome guitar work and killer percussion. 

Includes the scarce printed KAPP Records inner sleeve 

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MIDNIGHT  SUN originally went under the name Rainbow Band and released a rare album under that name too, before switching their name to Midnight Sun. The first MIDNIGHT SUN LP was weirdly enough just a re-recorded version of their first record as Rainbow Band! Anyway, "Midnight Sun" is a really good album, melting progressive, blues, psych and jazzy complex moves with energetic rock into a '70s underground sound.

"Talkin'" is a superb opener to the album, fusing the bluesy vocals of Alan Mortensen with an irresistible rhythmic theme dominated by Niels Brønstedt's keys and Bent Hesselman's jazzy sax-riffs. The hard rocking and jam-oriented instrumental section turns the spotlight over to Peer Frost's razor-sharp guitar. "King of the Sun" has a pretty similar structure, but with a much lighter feel where the outstanding and tight solo-parts are what really save the track. The ballad "Nobody" is based around some eerie keyboard-chords, but increases the tempo during the instrumental passage where the keys veers into some classical influences too. "Where You Going To Be" is in a more straightforward rock-fashion, but with a great mid-tempo groove and a jazzy soloing. "B.M." is a short jammer written by bassist Bo Stief, and is mostly a showcase for his skills on acoustic bass. "Sippin' Wine" is the band from their lightest and least interesting track. The complex, intense and energetic 14+-minute "Living on the Hill" is on the contrary the highlight of the record. It should also be mentioned that the band had a very good and thoroughly active drummer in Carsten Smedegaard. Guitarist Frost surprises here by turning into a classical-influenced heavy explosive styled guitar-solo in the middle of the song, followed by some even more aggressive jamming. The album closes in a far more peaceful way with Hesselman's "Rainbow Song" where he plays a beautiful whirling theme on flute while some Mellotron turns it into the only slight symphonic moment on the record. This is definitively one of the Danish '70s rock albums you should check out.

•Talkin'
 
•King Of The Sun
 
•Nobody
 
•B.M.
 
•Sippin' Wine
 
•Living On The Hill
 
•Rainbow Song

CONDITION: The Cover: rated: "EX" (excellent) front cover /// VG++ back cover

Solid front & back with strong original colors, has no bends, no writing and no split seams ... back group cover is minty clean too ...hard to find this cover THIS clean!

The Vinyl: clean smooth and glossy over both sides, rated: near M- one visible scuff on side two, play-tested and heard absolutely nothing ...both sides plays nice with excellent enjoyable audio... clean KAPP labels too