Thunderpussy - Documents of Captivity rare prog LP

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Thunderpussy - Documents of Captivity

Killer heavy and extremely rare progressive psych hard rock masterpiece!

Private label

Breeder RPR 002-1C-561

REALLY SCARCE, not seen in many years...

This is the work of a 1973 hard rock/progressive trio from Quincy in South Illinois. Nice hard-rockin' progressive with killer moves and sound featuring lotsa harmonies (guitar leads and vocals, both) that should appeal to fans of Wishbone Ash and other dual guitar jam bands of the early 70's heavy rock scene, but way above your average heavy, these cats raise the bar when talking quality sound and moves... Production is excellent, surprisingly enough for a self-pressed recording of this vintage, complex power trio... The song titles are utterly baffling, with each of the six tracks or "documents" ("Document Of Enigma", "Document Of Latent Summation", etc.) endowed with TWO titles; one for the "song" part of the song ("Scream Inside" and "Observation Of Us" being a couple); and, just like on the Black Sabbath and King Crimson LPs these guys no doubt hoarded, a seperate title for the "Instrumentation" (such as "The Battle", "The Pursuit" and - no shit - "The Then" !) A total of 18 titles for 6 songs. Madness - and don't even ask about the lyrics.
The album is not at all contrived and is quite experimental at times, and is a concept album (apparently about a poem). Their titles are off-kilter, having seemingly three parts to every song, most of which travel beyond the five-minute mark, progressive rock heaven. A beautifully performed suite of songs with deep, poetic musings on the nature of good vs. evil, class inequalities and other subjects, this mixes fragile guitar interludes with classic guitar heaviness, traditional prog-rock time craziness and general higher elevation musical themes. Idiotic, and enthusiastically performed.
A1 Document of Enigma   6:39 i. Scream Inside   ii. Instrumentation / Eden to Now   A2 Document of Validation   7:32 i. Observation of Us   ii. Instrumentation / The Slave and the Duke   A3 Document of Extrinsic Value   5:00 i. Lucifer   ii. Instrumentation / The Battle   B1 Document of Inquiry   4:43 i. To Be Real   ii. Instrumentation / The Curious Child   B2 Document of Security   5:33 i. Moonlight Ladies   ii. Instrumentation / The Pursuit   B3 Document of Latent Summation   7:40 i. In the Forest   ii. Instrumentation / The Then  

Small sticker on front, little ring wear. The vinyl is excellent!

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