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ARZACHEL-ARZACHEL-'69 Weird Psychedelic Spacey-NEW LP+1
ARZACHEL
-ARZACHEL
(NEW LP)
REISSUE
ARZACHEL - Arzachel (+ 1 bonus track)
WHITE VINYL
KLIMT RECORDS
One of the great lost albums of British psychedelia, original copies of Arzachel’s 1969 self-titled debut fetch huge sums on the collectors’ market and it is not difficult to understand why. Originally released in 1969 on the small Evolution label, this album quite simply contains some of the best psych to ever come out of the UK.
However, like so many other great albums of the era, it soon dropped entirely from the radar due to bad promotion. In fact, it may not have ever been rediscovered at all if guitarist Steve Hillage and keyboardist Dave Stewart had not gone on to be so well known. Hillage would soon become famous for his work in Gong, and Stewart would become a legend of British prog with Egg, Hatfield and the North, National Health, and his work with wife Barbara Gaskin in the 1980s.
Contains a bonus track from the CD version.
This spacey psychedelic album is notable for the involvement of Steve Hillage the opening cut, garden of earthly delights is of interest and Azathoth has a rich church organ backing.
On side two clean innocent fun previews Hillages fine guitar work and metempsychosis opens full of weirdness and sound effects (which recur at regular intervals throughout) before pursuing a similar vein.
The latter track, in particular, begs comparison with Pink Floyd around the saucerful of secrets era.
Arzachel is a very keyboard-dominated album.
1) Garden Of Earthly Delights
2) Soul Thing (Queen St. Gang)
3) Leg
4) Clean Innocent Fun
5) Azathoth
6) Metempsychosis
7) Saturn / The Bringer Of Old Age (bonus track)
Arzachel – Arzachel
Label:
Klimt Records – MJJ315
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, White Vinyl
Country:
Europe
Released:
2016
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock
Tracklist
A1 Garden Of Earthly Delights
Written-By – Arzachel
A2 Soul Thing (Queen St. Gang)
Written-By – Keith Mansfield
A3 Leg
Written-By – Arzachel
A4 Clean Innocent Fun
Written-By – Arzachel
B1 Azathoth
Written-By – Arzachel
B2 Metempsychosis
Written-By – Arzachel
B3 Saturn / The Bringer Of Old Age (Bonus Track)
Written-By – Arzachel
Companies, etc.
Pressed By – GZ Media – 92305E
Credits
Bass Guitar, Vocals – Njerogi Gategaka
Drums – Basil Dowling
Guitar [Lead], Vocals – Simeon Sasparella
Organ – Sam Lee-Uff
Producer – Peter D. Wicker
Notes
Recorded in England 1969 for : Evolution Records.
Catalogue number : MJJ315 on sleeve, MJJ315cw on sticker with barcode.
Front sticker : "Arzachel. Dave Stewart, Steve Hillage, Clive Brooks, Mont Campbell. White vinyl edition. A psychedelic masterpiece incuding as bonus track "Saturn / The Bringer Of Old Age". (Barcode : 8 89397 60315 1. Catalogue number : MJJ315cw)"
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode (Sticker): 8 89397 60315 1
Barcode (Scanned): 889397603151
Matrix / Runout (Side A): 92305E1/B
Matrix / Runout (Side B): 92305E2/B