THE BAROQUES - (S/t) - psychedelic rock - vinyk LP - 1968 - SHRINK Chess
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THE BAROQUES
“THE BAROQUES’”
Chess LP
1967
EX / EX
Mono pressing
STILL IN SHRINK
Best priced copy on eBay as of 5-5-2017. Other copes currently posted on eBay are listed for $125 (VG+ / VG+), $140 (VG+ / VG+), $154 (VG+ / VG+), $278 and there is a sealed copy for $304, incl. post.
Extremely rare white rock and roll band from Milwaukee, WI that was pressed and distributed by the predominantly black Chess label out of Chicago. This is a beautiful copy.
A second tier psychedelic band with a mixture of interesting and generic material, the Baroques recorded one LP for Chess in 1967, when the blues/R&B/soul-oriented label was considering breaking into the rock market. Popular on a regional level, the Milwaukee group (originally called "The Complete Unknowns," until someone probably realized how dangerously self-fulfilling it could be) was dominated by a fairly low vocal range of singer-lead guitarist Jay Berkenhagen, who also played keyboards; the other members were Rick Bieniewski on bass, Jacques Hutchinson, on guitar and vocals, and Dean Nimmer on drums. With a slight garage feel, their unusual, occasionally oddball material was built around electric (sometimes "baroque") keyboards and fuzz guitar riffs, which occasional detours into uplifting folk-rock and freak-out jamming. They lucked out in 1966 with the Berkenhagen-authored single "Mary Jane," which engendered considerable local controversy over whether it was or wasn't a drug song: it wasn't, but the dispute over the lyrics got them labeled as a psychedelic act, and boosted their live popularity. The album didn't sell well, however, and the group disbanded in 1968. They should appeal to psychedelic fans, but they recorded some idiosyncratically worthwhile stuff.
Stored vertically in a smoke-free environment for 44 years.
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