1971 ORIG DEMIAN Hard Fuzzrock BUBBLE PUPPY Garage

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ORIGINAL 1971 HARD & HEAVY FUZZ ROCK COLLECTIBLE              

                                                  DEMIAN

\                                                        USA - ABC Dunhill - ABCS 718

RARE 1970 hard fuzzrocker collectible...the 2nd and arguably superior BUBBLE PUPPY album under the name change of "DEMIAN" ...a long time collector delight...

Here, the rare sought after 1970 first pressing in thick gatefold cover....

This lost hard-psych classic is in fact the second album by Texan psych legends Bubble Puppy, who’d changed their name for legal reasons.

Recorded late at night at the celebrated Record Plant in Los Angeles, it’s a stupendous blend of tough rock riffs, pop hooks, glorious melodies and biting psychedelic guitar, but was sorely under-promoted on its original release in 1971, causing the band to splinter the following year.

Texas quartet Bubble Puppy was one of literally thousands of late ‘60s and early ‘70s bands to break up at the hands of vicious industry mismanagement. Their first single “Hot Smoke and Sassafras” landed at #14 on the Billboard 100 and scored the band a contract with International Artists alongside the now legendary Red Krayola and 13th Floor Elevators. However, the 1969 debut album also called Hot Smoke and Sassafras landed in the marketplace with barely promotion while IA was simultaneously financially crippling the band as the label went down in flames. So they moved out to the Mecca of LA in search of glory, narrowly avoiding have their gear repossessed by their drowning former label in the process.

Under the legal stress in the wake of IA’s implosion, Bubble Puppy changed their name. As Demian, they quickly signed a new contract to ABC-Dunhill, who immediately turned out to be no better than their former management, a fact compounded by the strain of living in such a disjointed, perennial rat race city -- as only Los Angeles can be. Although they secured time at the legendary Record Plant Recording Studios, they were given the rarely coveted 10p.m. to 6 a.m. slot and tensions within the band slowly spread thin. Before that, the band was used to jamming whenever the mood took them, but in LA it had to be on demand, while their living situation went from amicable commune to alienating commute.

Demian’s self-titled debut (or sophomore, depending on how you see it) hit the streets in 1971. Showing their cards or lack thereof, ABC did nothing to connect the modest success of Bubble Puppy to Demian. They practically refused to promote the album at all, as they sent the band back to their native Texas on a meager six-week tour of dive bars. That was the end of the money and the album naturally made not a blip in the charts. After that, as things were slowly shaping up the same way for their third album, they tore up the latest advance check and went their separate ways.

Hot Smoke and Sassafras remains a classic work of late ‘60s psychedelic hard rock. The eponymous Demian record only took the dueling lead guitar sound of the debut deeper into the ‘70s, where it sounded at home all along, and the recording quality thoroughly improved in the still recognized LA studio. The album should have seen them enter Led Zeppelin territory. All in all an improvement over their first album with the consistant hard rock, guitar led tunes are in the league of the sound record collectors hunt for...

01. Face The Crowd (2:58)
02. Windy City (5:21)
03. Love People (2:19)
04. Coming (5:35)
05. Todd's Tune (3:23)
06. No More Madness (3:55)
07. Are You With Me Baby? (4:58)
08. Only a Loner (4:36)

Demian:
*Rod Prince - Lead Guitar / Vocals
*Roy Cox - Bass Guitar / Vocals
*Todd Potter - Lead Guitar / Vocals
*David Fore - Drummer / Vocals

CONDITION: The gatefold cover is VG++ tiny bb delete at top left (really hard to find) otherwise looks pretty cool....see the photo, only a light shelf wear is hardly noticable...previous owner took pretty good care of.

The vinyl is all glossy VG+ to VG++ only because of some very small scuffy marks on one side -- the whole Lp plays excellent and enjoyable.

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record