Blackfeather 'At The Mountains of Madness' AUS. 1st Press. Rare
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Excellent 1st press of 'At The Mountains of Madness' by Australian group Blackfeather on the Infinity label.
SINL-934159
Sleeve is fully intact but does have some ringwear, particularly on the front, and some minor shelf wear.
Front of sleeve has the initials 'C.K.' written on the top right-hand corner in biro, but it is quite faded and doesn't stick out.
Back of sleeve has very minor ringwear on the top half, and some minor shelf wear, but nothing serious or scary.
There are no rips, tears, holes, bends etc
Vinyl is crisp and glossy, there are no marks, smudges etc.
Playback is excellent, no jumps, pops or hisses. Vinyl has not been played too often by previous owners.
Vinyl: EX Sleeve: VG (because of the biro initials)
Blackfeather were an Australian group who issued two contrasting albums between 1971 and 1972, with debut album 'In The Mountains Of Madness' a hair-raising slice of wigged-out psychedelic prog-rock, and their second album, 'Boppin' The Blues', a guitar-less, piano-driven, honky-tonk-style blues album that was recorded live-in-concert.
Although very different, both albums are excellent in their own way, and both have become collector's items thanks to their place as key works in Australia's wonderful early-seventies rock scene.
Blackfeather were formed in 1970 when vocalist Neal Johns teamed up with three ex-members of the recently split Dave Miller Set in John Robinson (guitar), Leigh Corbett (bass) and Mike McCormack (drums, percussion).
They began gigging in-and-around the clubs and bars of Sydney and Melbourne, playing a mixture of covers (particular stuff by The Doors) and original material before being signed up by the Sydney-based Inifinity records. However, before they began recording their debut album, Corbett and McCormack were replaced respectively by new members Bob Fortesque (bass) and Alexander Kash (drums, percussion).
With the new rhythm section in place, Blackfeather recorded 'In The Mountains of Madness', which was issued in 1971 and proved a success, reaching no.15 on the Australian album charts.
The success was fleeting however, and the following year a falling out between Johns and Robinson would see the group split, although both members laid claim to the Blackfeather name, forming their own competing versions of the group. Despite this, it was John's version of the group that legally owned the name, and he re-tooled the group as piano-driven blues outfit, issuing the Australian no.1 single 'Boppin' The Blues' in 1972, and the live album of the same name soon after, whilst Robinson's version of Blackfeather received little support and alledgedly lasted less than a month.
Blackfeather would release one more album during their lifetime, a second live effort called 'Live at Sunbury' (recorded at the legendary Sunbury Rock Festival, essentially Australia's woodstock, though more frequent), before continuing as a live act for the nxt few years without releasing any more material.
Part of Australia's colourful early-seventies music scene, those familiar with the likes of Ayers Rock, Band of Light, Chain, The Aztecs, Pirana, Spectrum, Kahvas Jute and Madder Lake should really enjoy the music of Blackfeather.
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