THE LORDS Inside Out 1971 ORIG GERMAN MOD POP ART PSYCH BEAT LP fuzz LISTEN

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I like the Lords.  I really do.  I know they get the short shrift when it comes to German psych bands.  It’s cooler to mention Can and Amon Duul or Missus Beastly and Kaputter Hamster (wait, does anyone mention Kaputter Hamster?).  But these kids always delivered.  Their Ulleogamaxbe album was decked out like the Deutsche Magical Mystery Tour, and the music matched.  Their Shakin’ All Over ’70 album was surprisingly psychedelic for such a late date, and showed some pretty good Jimi Hendrix moves too.  This one, Inside Out, comes from even later – 1971, in fact – yet that cover screams 1968 and liquid slide shows.  Go figure.  But, true to their form, they keep the illusion going inside too.  “My Dream” is a gorgeous baroque pop prog creation, somewhere between the Moody Blues and Sagittarius.  “Country Dancing” has that worrisome title, for sure, but it ain’t country at all, thank Gott.  It’s actually a super catchy tuff freakbeat pounder with jackhammer beat, something you might get from the Small Faces or the Who during their mod pop art phase.  The slow moody monk chant “I’m Gonna Get You” has ’66-67 Yardbirds written all over it, and that slow bendy jangle guitar coulda come from any era, including the Athens’ REM and West Coast Paisley Underground ones to come.  The stoned, drifty “Suspicious” has vocals drenched in a Sixties weed haze, drenched in reverb and FX and backed by acoustic guitar and hand drums for that “just woke up in Wonderland” feel.  Only the title track, a crunchier, hairier and heavier fuzz-infested gen-yoo-wine RAWK track, points to the band’s immediate future.  They would soon “rename” themselves (slightly) to the New Lords, and turn into a far less interesting, and far heavier glam rock band.  This, 1971’s Inside Out, was their final stab at bottling the late Sixties for the Kindern, from the lysergic cover to the groovy sounds within.  You keep your Kaputter Hamster album.  I’ve got a half dozen from the Lords to represent my German history.

Original 1971 LP on the German EMI Columbia label.  Vinyl is super clean and plays VG+ to VG++.  Cover in EXCELLENT to NEAR MINT shape.

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I try to grade as best as I can, and I list as many blemishes/imperfections I can find (writing, ringwear, scuff marks, etc.) – Also, please note that I DO listen to these albums – I may not listen to every track, but my grades are based on LISTENING, not just looking at it, since chances are you’ll be listening to the record you buy, not just looking at it.  Most of the albums I sell are the ones I’ve enjoyed for years – and I treat my records with kid gloves.  But sounds speak louder than words, so check out the sound clips below – they’re from the actual record you’re bidding on. 

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