ROBB KUNKEL: Abyss, Tumbleweed Records, 1st, USA, Rare Psych Folk LP
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WOW! What you are bidding on is a out of print rock LP from ROBB KUNKEL: ABYSS. This is on the tiny Tumbleweed label from the USA. Long out of print, first pressing, no bar code, Stereo, great play copy! Textured cover.
The opening 10 minutes of Abyss is likely to have any fan of melodic west coast psych foaming at the mouth. Introduced with the sound of breaking waves and seagulls, Eastern-flavored guitars and tamboura set the stage for “You Were The Morning”, a sublime Thomas Stockwell composition that Kunkel had learned in Chicago many years earlier. Rich guitar tapestries and lush female harmonies support a wave-like melodic structure, with a lyrical electric guitar entering as the tension sharpens. No sooner have you said “Relatively Clean Rivers” than the ocean waves and seagulls return, with some wind chimes added, to send you into the hypnotic “Whispermuse”, again with an organic, constantly evolving melodic flow that keeps spiraling upwards round an axis of dreamy California ’68 summer days, violins there just to make you happy. The lyrics are apparently inspired by Baudelaire, which makes for an interesting contrast with musical moods that recall Mu at their most relaxed and oceanic. I have to dig deep into my collection to find an album that opens in such a stunning manner.??In an unpredictability typical of the album, Kunkel then decides to break the dreamy psych spell of the two opening tracks with an uptempo Nashville style country number which lasts just long enough for you to wonder what comes next. Answer: “O Light”, a moody piano ballad with excellent string and flute arrangements and an overall feel that reminds me a bit of the Pete Fine LP. The soundscape is so exquisite that it more than compensates for the somewhat strained vocals. “O Light” segues almost unnoticeably into the title track, which step by step picks up the pace and introduces drums and guitars and suddenly you’re inside a great west coast rocker with hooks and guitar figures that hint of the 1970 Bay Area sound of Bob Smith and Terry Dolan. After a glance back at the moody singer/songwriter spot where the suite began side 1 draws to a close; essentially two great 9-minute suites of 1970s psychedelia separated by a 90-second country & western interlude. RARE
A1 You Were The Morning 4:15 A2 Whisper Muse 5:08 A3 Country Blues 1:45 A4 O Light 4:15 A5 Abyss 5:02 B1 Monterrey 4:19 B2 Ten Summers 3:38 B3 Air Hammer Eddie 3:31 B4 Playa De Bagdad 2:41 B5 Turn Of The Century 4:31 TUMBLEWEE RECORDS TWS 111 1973 RLF
NOTE: These records are visual graded not play graded. I try to be conservative in grading. MINT= SEALED N. MINT= PLAYED MAY BE ONCE EXCELLENT= PLAYED A FEW TIMES MAY HAVE A FEW MINOR SCUFFS THAT DO NOT AFFECT PLAY VG+= PLAYED SEVERAL TIMES, WELL MAINTAINED AND WILL PLAY FINE, BUT MAY HAVE A LITTLE SURFACE NOISE OR FEW CLICKS AND POPS, BUT SHOULD NOT BE DISTRACTIVE. We will not list anything below a VG+ unless it's mega rare.
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