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CHRISTOPHER-S/T-'70 underground West Coast psych/acid-rock-NEW LP
CHRISTOPHER - S/T
underground acid rock
NEW LP SEALED
LABEL: OUT-SIDER
REISSUE
Christopher
CHRISTOPHER
Christopher
OUT- SIDER / LP
SECTION: PSYCHEDELIC, PROGRESSIVE, FOLK > 60's & 70's
Cat. No. : OSR082
NEW REPRESS IN HARD CARDBOARD SLEEVE + OBI + RESEALABLE OUTER SLEEVE.
Christopher were an underground acid rock trio featuring future Josefus drummer Doug Tull. They evolved from United Gas, a psychedelic band from Houston who rubbed shoulders with legends like The 13th Floor Elevators and Moving Sidewalks.
After relocating to Los Angeles – where they changed his name to Christopher – they played at numerous biker parties and recorded their sole album in 1970 for the Metromedia label.
It’s an amazing example of West Coast psychedelia / acid–rock featuring strong fuzz–wah guitar, great compositions and superb musicianship. It was housed in a terrific cover depicting the band at the same hippie crash–pad where some scenes from the "The Trip" movie were filmed.
One of the holy grails of American psychedelic–rock and the rarest album originally released by the collectable Metromedia label.
Remastered sound, original artwork, insert with liner notes.
Note: This is the only legitimate, fully–authorized vinyl reissue of Christopher in the current market. Beware of inferior, low quality bootlegs.
"One of the better LPs in the crowded sub–genre of proto–heavy westcoast hippierock, with mid–period Airplane and Cream the obvious influences. The lyrics are memorable strange" – Patrick Lundborg (Acid Archives)
"A great "lost" album from the USA underground, one that grows and grows with repeated listens. Lots of vibrato guitar riffs and creepy vocals a la Frumious Bandersnatch or Framework." – Clark Faville
Christopher (33) – Christopher
Label:
Out-Sider – OSR082
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Country:
Spain
Released:
2020
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Psychedelic Rock, Acid Rock
Tracklist
A1 Dark Road 2:52
A2 Magic Cycles 5:03
A3 Wilbur Lite 3:56
A4 In Your Time 5:25
A5 Beautiful Lady 2:29
B1 Lies 3:04
B2 Disaster 3:41
B3 The Wind 4:58
B4 Queen Mary 3:22
B5 Burns Decision 5:14
Companies, etc.
Copyright (c) – Gear Fab Publishing
Licensed From – Gear Fab Records
Marketed By – Guerssen Records
Distributed By – Guerssen Records
Credits
Art Direction – Sid Maurer
Bass, Piano, Recorder – Doug Walden
Design [Cover] – Elaine Gongora
Drums – John Simpson (8), Terrance Hand
Drums [Heavy Drum Licks] – Doug Tull
Engineer, Other [Special Effects] – Dale Batchelor
Guitar – Richard Avitts
Percussion – Ron Kramer
Photography By [Cover] – Gene Howard, Studio Five
Producer – Ron Kramer
Written-By – Christopher (33)
Notes
NEW REPRESS IN HARD CARDBOARD SLEEVE + OBI + RESEALABLE OUTER SLEEVE.
Official reissue. Original artwork. Includes one-sided insert with liner notes.
Recorded at Sound City, Van Nuys, California
Originally Released on 1970 by Metromedia Rec.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode (Hype Sticker): 4040824090159
Rights Society: ASCAP
Tracklist:
Dark Road – Magic Cycles – Wilbur Lite – In Your Time – Beautiful Lady – Lies – Disaster – The Wind – Queen Mary – Burns Decision