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Mormos-The Magic Spell Of Mother's Wrath-'72 FRENCH ACID FOLK-NEW LP+7"EP
MORMOS …THE MAGIC SPELL OF MOTHER'S WRATH… LPS133 4040824084059 12 LPS + BONUS 7" + INSERT ACID FOLK LIMITED TO 500 COPIES
Mormos – The Magic Spell Of Mother's Wrath
Label:
Wah Wah Records – LPS133
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue
Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP
Country:
Spain
Released:
2014
Genre:
Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style:
Psychedelic Rock, Folk
Tracklist
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A1 Homeside
Written-By – Daniel Hanks, Ernest Mansfield
5:32
A2 Walk In The Light Of The (Lord)
Written-By – Elliott Delman
3:03
A2 Octobersong
Written-By – Daniel Hanks, Elliott Delman
0:37
A3 Plastered In Paris
Written-By – Elliott Delman
1:21
A4 Doves Are White
Written-By – Elliott Delman, Jim Cuomo
1:50
A5 Cows In My Colorbook
Written-By – Daniel Hanks, Ernest Mansfield
3:53
B1 Hush (For Lynn's Picture)
Written-By – Daniel Hanks, Jim Cuomo
0:34
B2 No 5 In The Book
Written-By – Daniel Hanks, Mormos
4:34
B3 Rit Yellow
Written-By – Deborah Cuomo, Jim Cuomo
9:38
B4 Lady Of Night
Written-By – Elliott Delman
3:18
C1 Magic Stone
Written-By – Rick Mansfield*
2:50
C2 Hey Gilles
Written-By – Dan Fogelburg*, Elliott Delman, Rick Mansfield*
3:05
D1 Little Frenzies Underneath
Music By – James Cuomo*
D2 We None Of Us
Lyrics By – Deborah CuomoMusic By – James Cuomo*
Companies, etc.
Copyright (c) – Wah Wah Records Supersonic Sounds
Recorded At – Studio Acousti
Remastered At – Prades Mastering
Pressed By – GZ Media – 117638E
Pressed By – GZ Media – 117640H
Credits
Arranged By – Mormos
Cello – Sandy Spencer
Clarinet, Saxophone, Domra, Vocals – Jim Cuomo
Co-producer – Jim Cuomo
Design [Cover] – Mormos
Engineer – Bob Chaubaroux, B. Menny*
Engineer [Assistant] – C. Ziegler*
Flute, Piano, Harmonica, Spoons, Triangle – Ernest Mansfield
Guitar, Vocals – Elliott Delman
Lead Vocals, Bass, Balalaika – Annie Williams (2)
Liner Notes – Jim Cuomo
Photography – Gizella Veres, Gyuala Zarand
Producer – Acousti
Remastered By – Roger Prades
Notes
Limited edition of 500 copies. Released with an insert.
Includes the band's second CBS 45 plus two previously unreleased songs from the era.
Remastered at 24-bit by Roger Prades.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode (on sticker): 4040824084059
Mormos is a French based progressive folk group of American musicians, including multi-instrumentalists James Cuomo, Elliott Delman, Ernest Mansfield, guitarist Dianne Tobia Taylor, cellist Sandy Spencer and bassist/vocalist Annie "The Hat" Williams. The initial line up consisted of just Cuomo, Spencer and Taylor who were part of the New York based LaMama Experimental Theatre. Mormos was formed (initially as Misty Mountain Mormos) after the theater troupe relocated to France in 1970. Needing to flesh out their sound, Cuomo recruited Williams, Delman, and Mansfield whom he collaborated with in the Champaign/Urbana based psychedelic band Spoils Of War (2) before recording their debut in late 1970. Much of Mormos' material, especially on their debut Great Wall of China (1971) were acoustic arrangements of tunes previously recorded by the Spoils of War in the late 1960's.
Their second album, The Magic Spell of Mother's Wrath (1972) saw the departure of Taylor and Spencer was credited as a guest artist. The bulk of the writing on the second album was mostly handled by both Delman and Mansfield (where Cuomo wrote much of the first album) resulting in a more accessible sound, however Cuomo's "Rit Yellow of the Sun" (originally recorded by Spoils of War in 1968) serves as this album's centerpiece.
Mormos disbanded in early 1973 with Delman, Mansfield and Williams joining the Chicago based Sky Farmer which remained active until 1975. Cuomo continued to record throughout the 1970's, occasionally with Sandy Spencer, Daniel Hanks, Clive Griffiths and various European session musicians. These recordings were released in the 1990's, retroactively crediting them to the Spoils of War. Cuomo later became involved in computer based music and still records and performs and currently resides in Australia. In recent years Mormos has been known to reform and perform one off concerts in the Chicago and Champaign/Urbana area with the core band of Mansfield, Delman, Cuomo and Williams.