Lazy Smoke-Corridor Of Faces-'68 US Garage Rock,Psychedelic Rock-NEW LP

Original copies in a plain white jacket of the very highly regarded Onyx label reissue from 1993.

In a genre built on obscured and unsung genius, 'Corridor Of Faces' transcends and stands out as a true psych masterpiece. Rising above any number of recently unearthed late-'60s anglo-pop platters, the sole offering from small town Massachusetts phenomenon Lazy Smoke is a cohesive, solid, classic album in every sense. Ten songs that weave into one-another, painting some beautifully drifty sonic picture as they go. The first remarkable trait of Lazy Smoke's sound is the lead vocals' uncanny similarity to John Lennon. If that likeness was the whole story, we would have a Beatles sound-alike on our hands, and that would be that. Upon digging just a little deeper below the surface, we instead find a darker tone and a patient, eerie and almost shut-in feeling resonating through the songs. While bands like The Beatles and The Left Banke were singing about love, lament and hallucinated travel experiences, the songs on 'Corridor Of Faces' get sincerely dark right away. Even the seemingly-light teenage love-themed 'Sarah Saturday' shares an undercurrent of on-the-edge uncertainty and dread. It's this undercurrent that calls to mind comparisons to 'Forever Changes'-era Love and the more damaged end of the pop spectrum. Originally privately pressed in MA in an edition of only 500 copies in 1968.

Release date: 10/10/1993

Lazy Smoke ‎– Corridor Of Faces
Label:
Onyx (5) ‎– ES 6903
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:
US
Released:
1993
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Psychedelic Rock, Beat

Tracklist
A1     All These Years     3:20
A2     How Was Your Day Last Night?     2:40
A3     Come With The Day     2:45
A4     Salty People     4:30
A5     Jackie-Marie     3:00
B1     Under Skys     4:18
B2     Sarah Saturday     2:40
B3     There Was A Time     2:00
B4     Am I Wrong?     3:35
B5     How Did You Die?     3:12

Credits

    Cover – Joe Fedenyszen
    Engineer – Pat Costa
    Production Manager – Al Pollano, Bob Archer, Joe Fedenyszen

Tracklist

A1     All These Years

    Written-By – John Pollano

    
A2     How Was Your Day Last Night?

    Written-By – John Pollano

    
A3     Come With The Day

    Written-By – John Pollano

    
A4     Salty People

    Written-By – John Pollano

    
A5     Jackie-Marie

    Written-By – John Pollano

    
B1     Under Skys

    Written-By – John Pollano

    
B2     Sarah Saturday

    Written-By – John Pollano

    
B3     There Was A Time

    Written-By – John Pollano

    
B4     Am I Wrong?

    Written-By – John Pollano

    
B5     How Did You Die?

    Written-By – E.V. Cooke, John Pollano

    
Credits

    Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Lead Vocals, Liner Notes – John Pollano
    Bass – Bob Door
    Design [Production Manager] – Joe Fedenyszen
    Design [Reissue Layout] – Jeremy DeVine
    Drums – Ray Charron
    Guitar, Vocals – Ralph Mazzotta
    Recorded By, Engineer – Pat Costa
    Reissue Producer [Reissue Supervisor] – Isaac Slusarenko