RARE Orig 2nd MUSIC MACHINE BONNIWELL Psych GARAGE a+

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RARE 1967 ORIGINAL ON GOLD WARNER BROTHERS                 

FUZZ PUNK & PSYCH SNARL!                                                                                                                          

                  T h e  M U S I C  M A C H I N E

                 The  Bonniwell  Music  Machine

                        USA - GOLD Warner Brothers - WB 1732

RARE and WANTED ...Original 1967 first pressing  of the great second MUSIC MACHINE album ...on the highly collected GOLD Warner brothers label...includes the printed Warner Brothers inner sleeve to the pressing....      

Better than their first album. This time Music Machine not only present a garagy attitude;  the songs are really well written (eg "Absolutely Positively" "Double Yellow Line", "Discrepancy", "Bottom Of The Soul" etc etc.) ...   A slightly different sound than the first album, and leader, singer, song writer Sean Bonniwell at his peak of genius. A generous handful of all-time garage rock masterpieces on this album...

The album is top notch, one of the best US psych/garage LP's out there. The Music Machine had a big transistion and did this one trippy garage/psych, pulling it off perfectly.       

The Bonniwell Music Machine album above was recorded mostly with the original lineup who had recorded the 1966 debut. That debut was sabotaged, managers and producers forced Bonniwell to fill half the record with cover versions of current popular hits. Stellar originals battled it out with covers and included a respectable gutsy stab at Hey Joe. This second album was released in 1967 and was a small victory for a band who had fought for absolute creative control. The recording sessions were tension fueled wars between management, Bonniwell, and the band. Eventually, the band left Bonniwell, feeling that he sided with management and ruled with an iron fist. Bonniwell Music Machine saw the band forge ahead and move beyond their garage roots.

The most popular song off the album, Double Yellow Line, was a real flame thrower, supposedly written while Sean was behind the wheel driving to the recording sessions! It was a unique statement that featured Bonniwell’s rants and hangups over some razor sharp guitars, a killer beat and strange fish bowl-like organ. Talk Me Down, Bottom of the Soul and the Eagle Never Hunts the Fly were just as vital and displayed Bonniwell’s alienation in spades. The Eagle Hunts was a monstrous, intense rocker with a wonderful fuzz meltdown that was supposedly disowned by the band during the recording sessions. Other strange pop songs like the psychedelic harpsichord-laden, harmony-rich Trap were a welcomed change in direction. Absolutely Positively was a fantastic fist pounding garage-punk anthem and Discrepancy was notable for two distinct vocalizations.

It’s always great to see a garage band enter the studio stoked about the possibilities of recording and come out creating their acid punk masterpiece. Bonniwell was definitely a rock star in his own mind, making this record their definitive statement.        

1.Astrologically Incompatible
2.Double Yellow Line
3.The Day Today
4.Absolutely Positively
5.Somethin Hurtin On Me
6.The Trap
7.Soul Love
8.Bottom Of The Soul
9.Talk Me Down
10.The Eagle Never Hunts The Fly
11.I've Loved You
12.Affirmative No
13.Discrepancy
14.Me, Myself, And I

CONDITION: The cover is clean, having only some light seam shelf rub, no seams are split, overall a decent collectible, VG+(+) lowering the grade only for the light seam rub, otherwise should be readily acceptible  the collection. The back cover is clean

The vinyl is very clean, near "EX" (excellent) having very minor hard to see inner sleeve scuffs on one side, otherwise this is a top keeper playing in M- top level zones.

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record