RARE Orig 1968 THE BAROQUES Fantastic PSYCH GARAGE a+

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OUTSTANDING TOP OF THE HEAP PSYCHEDELIC ~ GARAGE ORIGINAL!        

                       The Baroques

                                USA - Chess Records - LPS 1516

RARE & WANTED BY COLLECTORS...

1968 Original first pressing, and one of the top 20 *BEST* garage/psych LP's...loaded with self penned tracks that oooze cool infectious grooves....

The Baroques formed in 1966 in Milwaukee,Wisconsin.In January 1967 they signed a contract with Chess Records. By June 1967, both the album “Iowa” and single “Mary Jane”were released and banned in the same week. The ban was imposedby some local DJs whose stations directors thought “Mary Jane”was a pro-drug song about marijuana. Jay Berkenhagen had actually
written it as an anti-drug song but no one got it. Instead The Baroques became infamous as “acid-heads” due to the “far-out”sounds on the record. At this point, Jay had never tried drugs in his life. The Baroques had a fuzz-guitar/keyboard-damaged sound that retained much of the garage intensity of ’66 while plunging into the experimentation that marked the latter part of the decade. Sure, there are traces of the Byrds and the Zombies, but by the time the Baroques have had their way with a pop song,it’s like the deformed bastard child of those bands hobbling around on one leg. As on “Rose Colored Glasses,” where Jay Berkenhagen’s odd,deep vocals bounce along with awkward (yet insanely catchy) riffs until settling into a gorgeous, harmony-laden chorus. “Nothing To Do But Cry” is an exceptional folk-rocker that’s dirtied up with some nice distorted jangling and raw power-chording. At times they veer into chaotic fits of noise  “Iowa, A Girl’s Name” “Musical Tribute…”). But what really sets them apart from other similarly-minded bands is the excessively glum atmosphere which pervades most of the album. The sludge-folk(a new term) of “Purple Day” and “Seasons” may come off too monotonous for some, but there is something absolutely hypnotizing lurking in the uncommonly dark textures of these songs. 

1.Iowa, A Girl's Name
2.Seasons
3.Mary Jane
4.Rose Colored Glasses
5.Musical Tribute To The Oscar Meyer Weiner Wagon
6.In Silver Light

SIDE B:
7.This Song Needs No Introduction
8.There's Nothing Left To Do But Cry
9.Bicycle
10.Purple Day
11.Boop
12.Love In A Circle

CONDITION: The Cover  is solid. No seam splits, no bends, no writing, having minor shelf wear starting (mostly at bottom front) VG+(+) the back is clean near M- all told collectible.

The vinyl is all shiny on both sides, visually: a hard to see couple of scuffs, nothing much, most all clear "EX" (excellent) ...expect to play highly enjoyable. 

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record