"BIBLES FOR THE BLESSED"
STARLESS KING CRIMSON (1973-74) A1: LARKS’ TONGUES IN ASPIC (PART I) (11:14); A2: THE TALKING DRUM (6:58); A3: LARKS’ TONGUES IN ASPIC (PART II) (7:00). B1: STARLESS AND BIBLE BLACK (9:10); B2: FRACTURE (11:12); B3: RED (6:17); B4: PROVIDENCE (8:10). CATEGORY: PROGRESSIVE | DURATION: 60 MINUTES Long regarded as a foundational act of…
DEVIL CHILD PENTAGRAM (1973-74) A1: DEVIL CHILD (1:27); A2: THE BEES (2:32); A3: OUT OF LUCK (3:51); A4: GODDESS (2:32); A5: THE DIVER (2:49). B1: RAPE (5:11), B2: BUZZSAW (2:37); B3: BURNING RAYS (2:50); B4: SHOW ‘EM HOW (10.01). C1: FOREVER MY QUEEN (2:24); C2: WHEN THE SCREAMS COME (2:59); C3: WALK IN THE BLUE LIGHT (5:36); C4: FRUSTRATION (2:04); C5:…
12-DUB UPSETTER UPSETTERS (1973) A1: BLACK PANTA (4:40); A2: V/S PANTA ROCK (3:34); A3: KHASHA MACKA (3:52); A4: ELEPHANT ROCK (3:17); A5: AFRICAN SKANK (3:17); A6: DREAMLAND SKANK (2:35). B1: DRUM ROCK (3:56); B2: DUB ORGANIZER (3:25); B3: MOOVING SKANK (2:48); B4: APEMAN SKANK (2:30);…
GENTLEMAN FELA RANSOME KUTI & THE AFRICA 70 (1973) A1: GENTLEMAN (14:42). B1: FEFE NAA EFE (8:12); B2: IGBE (8:07). CATEGORY: AFROBEAT | DURATION: 31 MINUTES A prime example of Afrobeat by its originator and prime purveyor, Fela Kuti. With stylistic links to American funk,…
FUTURE DAYS CAN (1973) A1: FUTURE DAYS (9:34); A2: SPRAY (8:28); A3: MOONSHAKE (3:02). B1: BEL AIR (20:00). CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL POP-ROCK | DURATION: 40 MINUTES Can’s pop classic is a hallucinatory trip into the zone, that place where sound and vision coalesce to liberate the…