'70s OWL ORIG THE LOAD CRAFTED HAMMOND ORGAN/GUITAR HARD MAJESTIC PROG GEM
  $   312

 


$ 312 Sold For
Nov 23, 2014 Sold Date
Nov 18, 2014 Start Date
$   10 Start price
13   Number Of Bids
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    SUPER RARE ORIGINAL PRIVATE PRESS

        DAZZLING PROG PSYCH HARDROCK

                            

                    THE LOAD

            PRAISE THE LOAD

                

                              

            

\                                     USA - LOCAL OHIO PRESS (OWL Records) 2557 

 

SUPER RARE ...Original '70s first pressing...an ACID ARCHIVES type private pressing that was produced in very small quantity::::

SAME LABEL as the also mega rare & sought ONE ST STEPHEN

This is a pretty entertaining record, although getting your hands on the original vinyl release is more than pretty difficult. Fortunately we located a BEAUTIFUL MINT first printing still in original factory shrink wrapper and appearing to have been played very little ....

There are basically two types of tracks here – Hammond organ-crazed atmospherics and keyboard-crazed crafted tracks with vocals that reminds sometimes of the Polyphony Lp "Without Introduction". The lineup is a trio consisting of brothers Tom and Sterling Smith, plus guitarist Dave Hessler. Apparently Sterling Smith has subsequently made a career of session work, no surprise since his keyboard skills are readily apparent all over this album.


The opening track “Fandango” is an eleven minute atmospheric highlight featuring what sounds like a mix of guitar, slightly syncopated and lively drumming, and a whole cornucopia of Hammond and synth keyboard passages that are pretty entertaining and kind of impressive for the skill of Sterling Smith’s fast fingers if nothing else.To go along with that you get exciting bass lines by Dave Hessler and very effective drumming by Tommy Smith create excellent support. The tracks very crafted complex themes influenced by baroque era of classic music. Some tracks are even arrangements namely Rossini's William's Tell Overture and Bach's Brandenburg Concerto. The entire album is a conceptual masterpiece, underrated/unknown and creates unique touches of medieval spirit. Dave Hessler guitar's passages & interplay with trademarked keyboard's are pretty impressive as well as overwhelming.



 

Fandango
 Flyaway
 Brandenburg #3
 Dave's 'A' Song
 The Betrayal
The William Tell Overture
She Calls My Name

 

 

 

 

Undo edits

 

 

CONDITION: The cover: solid MINT in factory cellophane = extremely clean with 4 sharp corners, flat & square with fresh original colors, no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing  ... collection worthy rarity ...

The vinyl: Clean and glossy over both sides,rated: MINT expect play grade to be very enjoyable clear audio...NO distracting surface problems ... both OWL labels are clean

       

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

 

SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...

 

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