LP l PSYCH : Hastings Street Opera-HEAR

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LP l PSYCH : Hastings Street Opera-HEAR

All records are original pressings unless otherwise noted.

Artist-Title: Hastings Street Opera - Slippery When Wet

Label: no label name

What it is: SUPER RARE 1969 US private pressing LP. Deadwax: C-14001 A/C-14001 B. I'm going to borrow the precvious listing description of this LP as he nails it:

Completely unknown private press late-sixties psych-rock LP, with a heady experimental psyched-out mix of stoner rock riffage, mellow acid-folk vibes and wild free-form avant-jazz jamming.

This is an entirely instrumental LP but for the cut-up found-sound voice of Oral Roberts ranting and raving in a couple places, and the 20-second track "Lo-De-Do" which is just spliced-in sounds of the band coughing and puffing away and uttering some nonsense. (And, as mentioned on the cover, there's a three-year-old kid who yells out "Psychedelic!" at the end of the first track.)

It's mostly electric guitar, bass and drums. There's also some piano and flute on a couple songs. The smokin' rhythm section is really tight and can also get really loose... they go off on some extended and completely fried-out jams. The drummer is pretty wild, and he sounds absolutely besesrk at times; the bass player is solid, both heavy and loose, adept and both low-down riffage and going off on exploratory tangents. The guitar's got a nice crisp but rough tone, not fuzz so much as hard-edged jangle.

Just check out these credits:

CRO-MAGNON MAN: Flute

BUMBLE BEE: Electric Lester, Schmalz

MOLE: Fender Jazz Bass, Acoustic Guitar

H. ROOT WELLOTT: Drum, Gee-Whiz Teen Appeal

WOODY CARLAND: Piano on "Think Of Me"

MOLE PRODUCTIONS Featuring UNCLE CHARLEY at the 1 track

Condition: Record /Cover= M- to EX, some fine marks, one scuff on side one/VG+, 1 " seam split.

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