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...according to our Business Lady on Thu 24 Jun, 2010.
Jackpot Records are on a mission to unearth only the rarest gems from the pioneering days of psych-rock. This time around it's the turn of Massachusetts based garage rockers Lazy Smoke and their debut 'Corridor Of Faces'. Originally released in 1968 and made available to only 500 punters the original now goes for daft prices ($1200 shitting hell!) so if you're a fan of obscure psych/garage releases you might want to have a little look at this before it disappears completely. At first it comes to mind that the vocalist is totally aping John lennon, no bad thing mind and once you get beyond it you'll be pleasantly surprised by the collection of songs here. Opener 'All These Years' is a cheeky garage rock infused psych number that makes great use of primitive production techniques like reversed guitar solos and echo to create a wonderful, weed smoking atmosphere. The use of English style melodies and stuff like sitar style guitar effects should sound played out by now but I'm totally enjoying it. What can I say? I'm a sucker for 60's psych rock. A real gem worth investigation. Not as good as The Bubble Puppy's debut 'A Gathering of Promises' but what is?
Continuing our limited edition psych lp reissue series on Jackpot Records, we are proud to present our newest release.. Lazy Smoke "Corridor Of Faces" LP. Originally released in 1968 in a private press of 500 copies in MA. (value now $1200). Remastered from the 1968 Original Master Tapes. Original Album Artwork and design. Intro from John Pollano with rare photos and band history. Lovingly reissued on high quality audiophile vinyl pressed at RTI. In a genre built on obscured and unsung genius, Corridor Of Faces transcends and stands out as a true psyche 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.
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