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Pariah - The Kindred LP

Pariah

The Kindred LP

12inchHHR202615LPR
HAMMERHEART RECORDS
10.04.2026
  • 1: Gerrymander
  • 2: The Rope
  • 3: Scapegoat
  • 4: Foreign Bodies
  • 5: (La Guerra) Inhumane
  • 6: Killing For Company
  • 7: Icons Of Hypcrisy
  • 8: Promise Of Remembrance
  • 9: Disciples Anonymous

Pariah’s cult debut re-issued! “The Kindred” brings you pure old school Thrash Metal fury! Satan changed their name to Pariah in 1988-1989. Satan’s evolution for the time being came to an end here with this band, Pariah, in 1988. What Satan were going for with “Suspended Sentence”, could definitely be seen as a hint to the direction they would take as Pariah. That raspy, ill-tempered, aggressive Michael Jackson (indeed) is still here on vocals and these guys really wanted to tear things apart with this album. The main lineup here is entirely the same from Satan and Blind Fury (vocalists aside).

Simply put, one could easily say they took “Suspended Sentence”’s interesting idea of “NWOBHM meets Thrash Metal” and basically focused on being even more aggressive this time. We might be throwing out the obvious here again, but if you are new to Pariah or perhaps Satan, familiarize yourself with the fact that guitarists Russ Tippins and Steve Ramsey are truly an insane duo. For the most part with “The Kindred” their guitar work is pretty thrashy and extremely melodic. Then out of nowhere those classic NWOBHM solo’s, dual harmonies, and majestic melodies come into play all over the place and they manage to make it work incredibly well in between the thrashy antics. The production and mix seems to be an improvement over “Suspended Sentence” and here the guitars tend to have more of a sharper edge, Jackson’s vocals are constantly in the clear and never overpowered by anything else, and overall there is a tougher vibe surrounding this.

Everything here is pretty damn heavy. While Tippins and Ramsey are really out there in a realm of their own, there’s great performances again by Graeme English on bass and Sean Taylor on drums. Overall you’ve got a whole package of virtuous musicians here that really mastered the beauty of balance. All in all “The Kindred” goes all the way with every track being fast and aggressive. Satan and Pariah are all typically made up of the same core members and definitely created some timeless and unique Heavy Metal.

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Coeo - Back In The Days

Coeo

Back In The Days

12inchTOYT046
TOY TONICS
03.04.2026

2026 Repress

COEO are to Toy Tonics records, what Master at Work were to the House scene of the 1990ies: They bring the Soul into the House. Their new EP Back In The Days' is a 4 track house stomper that could have been made in 1997 by guys like Sneak, Dimitri from Paris or Little Louie. But still the similarities to the new Berlin Sample-House scene around Max Graef and Hodini are evident, too. Already their last years' superhit NATIVE RIDDIM (which is featured as a bonus track on this vinyl) included some heavy jazz samples they found in their parents' bag of soul. Native Riddim has been no.1 in the Traxsource charts for several weeks and was the basis for their already huge following. From Laurent Garnier to Tensnake - the feedback has been awesome. Now they proceed their way of souldful house. Just good taste.

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Loleatta Holloway - Hit It N Quit It ( Jamie 3:26 & Cratebug Edit)

Yet another solid gold modern reimagining of the mighty Loleatta Holloway, this time her infamous 1977 smash 'Hit & Run' goes under the knife and is tweaked to devastating effect by 2 of Chicago's finest modern day editors - Jamie 326 & Cratebug. Anyone with even a passing interest in Disco or House will be more than familiar with these 2 guys names. Having edited and remixed numerous cuts in their own original ways, they take this all-time Salsoul classic and strip it right back to the essence, to the very basics, and in the process create a total dancefloor weapon. This edit originally came out a few years ago (2013) on a compilation that showcased the new wave of contemporary talent emanating from the Windy City and naturally it was one of the cuts that stood out, finding favour with a wide variety of DJ's across the board from Motor City Drum Ensemble, Todd Terry, Jeremy Underground Paris, Theo Parrish and more. Drawing comparisons with Paperclip People's anthemic 'Throw' from 1994 in the way it snatches a killer loop from 'Hit & Run's' bassline, 'Hit It & Quit It' is a monster, a record you'll literally play over and over and over again, a relentless Disco juggernaut that oozes power. It made perfect sense for this legit single-sided reissue 12" to come out on Salsoul Records, the home of Loleatta Holloway's finest material and all of her classics. This limited reissue has been made in conjunction with Jamie 3:26 & Cratebug and Salsoul Records, 100% sanctioned and lovingly re-presented for your dancing pleasure. This one is HOT. Sleep at your peril!

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14,71

Последний логин: 13 дн. назад
Hardrive (Louie Vega) - Deep Inside

Repress

Well. Where do we start with 'Deep Inside' Originally released in the golden NYC House era of 1993, this 5 tracker literally smashed everything in sight. And still does now! The epitome of an evergreen, all-time classic release. Masters At Work Louie Vega and Kenny Dope were on a major roll in this era, producing, remixing, dj-ing and everything in-between, these guys put in ridiculous work. They are joined on this EP by a roll-call of names and collaborators, Erick Morillo engineering the title track Check. Maurice Joshua on co-production duties You got it. Vocals by Ms. Barbara tucker They're there. Killer, rock hard drums Stacks of Soul Masterfully chopped up Disco samples All present. Serious stuff. Sometimes a record just manages to capture and distill the true essence of what this is all about and 'Deep Inside' is one such record, it bears all the hallmarks of golden era MAW, all the signposts of what was happening in NYC's clubs in the early to mid 90's were there within it's grooves. You know a record is good when it's still being, quite literally, hammered nearly 25 years later! Now, remastered, and reissued with the full involvement of Strictly Rhythm this seminal piece of NYC House history is made available again with all original, full sleeve artwork intact as per the 1993 original. This one's a straight up essential for any self-respecting dance aficionado. You know what to do!

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Последний логин: 7 дн. назад
STANDELLS - Dirty Water LP
  • A1: Medication
  • A2: Little Sally Tease
  • A3: There Is A Storm Comin
  • A4 19: Th Nervous Breakdown
  • A5: Dirty Water
  • A6: Pride And Devotion
  • A7: Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White
  • A8: Hey Joe, Where You Gonna Go?
  • A9: Why Did You Hurt Me?
  • B1: Rari
  • B2: Why Pick On Me
  • B3: Paint It Black
  • B4: My Little Red Book
  • B5: Sunshine Superman
  • B6: Elanor Rigby
  • B7: Try It
  • B8: Barracuda
  • B9: Riot On Sunset Strip

The debut studio album by the American rock band The Standells, Dirty Water was released by the Tower label in June of 1966. Taped in the midst of touring in a two-day session on April 4–5, 1966 at Audio Recording in Seattle, Washington, the LP takes its title from the homonymous song, which, along with its B-side "Rari," had been recorded on March 5, 1965, at Western Recorders in Hollywood, California and issued as a single. Dirty Water became the band's best-selling LP, peaking at #52 on the Billboard charts, and #39 in the Cashbox listings. The "Dirty Water" single peaked at #11 in Billboard and #8 in Cashbox. Along with Why Pick on Me, this is considered the group's strongest album.

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Black Eyes - Mystic Aquazone

Black Eyes

Mystic Aquazone

12inchAOW004
Ascension on Wax
20.02.2026out soon

Moving things a bit deeper AoW welcome Black Eyes for their fourth vinyl release. Alongside his own Lost Control 2097 label, Black Eyes has released records on esteemed labels such as Upstairs Asylum and Housewax contributing significantly to the underground house music scene in Berlin.
Mystic Aquazone EP features subtle smoky house grooves spread across 3 original tracks. Nico Lahs crafts a forward thinking remix to send things into the next dimension. Deeply authentic tunes for the dance floor and for the mind.

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DJ YODA - Breakfast Of Champions LP
  • A1: And To The World
  • A2: Day To Night
  • A3: Pebble Beach
  • A4: Click
  • A5 24: 68
  • B1: Super Cereal Syrup
  • B2: The Baddest
  • B3: Mantra
  • B4: Better Day
  • B5: Open Your Eye

Back on vinyl for the first time since 2015! New remastered version with alternative cover art. Unlike all DJ Yoda’s artist albums, ‘Breakfast Of Champions’ features the same collaborators on every track effectively putting together a band. The genesis of the project was in Manchester, where the legendary Band On The Wall venue asked him to host an artistic residency. He put a call out for local musicians, did auditions, and selected three rappers. Two were local to Manchester - Truthos Mufasa and Sparkz. They were local legends making up parts of The Mouse Outfit and LVLZ. And the third was Rex Domino from down south, who was a British MC who Yoda thought would gel well with the other guys. They wrote, rehearsed and recorded intensively in Manchester - performed a memorable series of live shows (including an epic Glastonbury show), and Yoda put the finishing touches to the album back in London after the fact. “It was such an enjoyable experience” says Yoda. “Lifelong friendships were made, and most excitingly two of the band members got together (James Breen, drummer, and Claire Northey, violinist) and had two kids! So there are Breakfast of Champions humans out there too!”

This new pressing features alternative artwork that was never used at the time of the album’s original release.

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18,07
Stu & Nee / Stu Chapman - The Higher EP

We have made Enormous Mouse 005 available once again as the original 2006 release is currently for sale at £35 a copy of Discogs. But for this release we have taken it from a two tracker to a four tracker by adding the two recent remixes by the guys that we gave away as WAVs with the previous bundles.

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15,92

Последний логин: 78 дн. назад
BUNDLE OF HISS - AUDIO DESIGN SESSIONS: 1987-1988
  • Swamp
  • Sleep No More
  • Amphetamine
  • White
  • Drown
  • What Dreams May Come
  • Rabies
  • Strobe
  • 12: Gauge

This release resurrects a long-lost cornerstone of Seattle's early grunge history, showcasing Bundle of Hiss, featuring future Mudhoney and TAD guys and singer Jamie lane, one of the genre's missing links. Between 1986 and 1988, when Seattle was still a circuit of small clubs, four-track tapes and bands sharing drummers and singers, Jack Endino went in to record one of the most solid - and most unfairly invisible - outfits of that scene: BUNDLE OF HISS. Two sessions (1986 at Reciprocal and 1987/88 at Audio Design) fell into limbo, stored in the basement of Mudhoney-Drummer Dan Peters and for years they were a kind of pre-grunge legend, everyone knew they existed, but there was no record, until Loveless Records from NYC released both on CD. The second one, Audio Design Sessions, now sees the light of vinyl for the first time, just as it should have come out in the late '80s: a basement document turned into a collectible artifact. For those who want real grunge, not the domesticated version. It gathers the core of those 1987-1988 recordings done by Endino: the moment when the band is tighter, darker and closer to what the press would later call the "Seattle sound": minor-key melodies, thick fuzz, vocals on the edge, and that mix of hard rock, punk and Sabbath-like heaviness we'd later hear in Mudhoney, TAD or early Soundgarden. And Jack Endino himself summed up these sessions: "Vintage Seattle grunge from one of the original practitioners_ I always felt sad that this hard-working band never managed to get a record out and was almost lost to history. It was a pleasure -and a technical pain!- to resurrect all this." Kinda key release of the early grunge days, first-generation material, recorded by the scene's producer, at the exact moment Seattle was shifting from noisy punk to that heavy, shadowy rock that later blew up. It sounds raw, young and dangerous: this is not a polished compilation, it's a snapshot of the scene.

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D.O.A. - The Black Spot LP

D.O.A.

The Black Spot LP

12inchSDR0144LP
SUDDEN DEATH
30.01.2026
  • A1: Blind Men
  • A2: Kill Ya Later
  • A3: Order
  • A4: Marijuana Motherfucker
  • A5: You're Paying For Your Body Now
  • A6: Worries
  • A7: Road Kill
  • A8: Get Away
  • A9: More
  • A10: Je Declare
  • A11: Big Guys Like D.o.a
  • A12: I Know Who You Are
  • A13: Bound For Glory
  • A14: Unchained Melody
  • A15: Cut Time
  • A16: Running Out Of Time
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Cherry Red Vinyl[30,88 €]


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D.O.A. - The Black Spot LP

D.O.A.

The Black Spot LP

12inchSDR0145LP
SUDDEN DEATH
30.01.2026
  • A1: Blind Men
  • A2: Kill Ya Later
  • A3: Order
  • A4: Marijuana Motherfucker
  • A5: You're Paying For Your Body Now
  • A6: Worries
  • A7: Road Kill
  • A8: Get Away
  • A9: More
  • A10: Je Declare
  • A11: Big Guys Like D.o.a
  • A12: I Know Who You Are
  • A13: Bound For Glory
  • A14: Unchained Melody
  • A15: Cut Time
  • A16: Running Out Of Time
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The Breadmakers - Lonesome Sundown
  • Three Times Cursed
  • Searching Everywhere
  • Out Of Time
  • (I Know A Thing Or Two About) Girls
  • Marisa In Your Ear
  • She's Fine, She's Mine
  • Existential Homesick Blues
  • Yours Or Mine
  • Stuck In The Past
  • Shadow Of A Doubt
  • Mojo Hanna
  • Lonesome Sundown

Wailin' Rhythm 'n' Blues ravers THE BREADMAKERS from Melbourne, Australia, first formed back in 1989, delivering an explosive mixture of Garage Rock Revival and rockin' Rhythm 'n' Blues

Featuring members of SHUTDOWN 66, THE BO-WEEVILS, and THE PURITANS, these guys have long achieved cult status in the Garage Punk scene. Following their selftitled LP released on SOUNDFLAT RECORDS in 2020, we couldn't get enough of their wild sound. Thankfully, our prayers have been answered with a brand-new hit record from the fantastic BREADMAKERS!

The album includes two smashing cover versions: Bo Diddley's classic "She's Fine, She's Mine" and Andre Williams' "Mojo Hannah" , alongside some fabulous BREADMAKERS originals. Whether it's the catchy, wild tunes like "Marisa In Your Ear", "Existential Homesick Blues" and "Mojo Hanna", or the cool, bluesy vibes of their take on Bo Diddley's "She's Fine, She's Mine" and the moody "Stuck In The Past", these guys prove they have rock 'n' roll coursing through their veins.

"Lonesome Sundown" is yet another fantastic release from Australian Garage Punk legends THE BREADMAKERS!

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Dan Fogelberg - Souvenirs LP

Dan Fogelberg

Souvenirs LP

12inchIMXLP6064
IMPEX Records
Release unknown
  • A1: Part Of The Plan
  • A2: Illinois
  • A3: Changing Horses
  • A4: Better Change
  • A5: Souvenirs
  • A6: The Long Way
  • B1: As The Raven Flies
  • B2: Song From Half Mountain
  • B3: Morning Sky
  • B4: (Someone's Been) Telling You Stories
  • B5: There's A Place In The World For A Gambler

"Souvenirs opened the door for me in L.A. as far as not just being the kid anymore, but being one of the guys, so I remember that one as a real good time—probably way too good a time! It's a miracle we survived that record." – Dan Fogelberg

Impex Records, in collaboration with Epic Records and Iconic Artists Group, is proud to present the official limited-edition 50th Anniversary 180-gram LP of Souvenirs! Our audiophile vinyl LP has been newly remastered from original analog tapes and features original photographs, new notes, and remembrances from Dan Fogelberg and others who crafted this classic album!

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dan Fogelberg's breakout hit album, newly remastered and lavished with The Impex Treatment.

50th Anniversary Edition
180g Audiophile Vinyl LP
Contains the Top-40 Hit "Part of the Plan" & Fan Favorites "As the Raven Flies" & "Illinois"
Features Members of Eagles, Graham Nash, Gerry Beckley, Kenny Passarelli & Russ Kunkel
Mastered from a Flat 1:1 Transfer of the Original Analog Tapes by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing
Exclusive Booklet Containing Original Photos & an Appreciation by Charles L. Granata Featuring Archival & New Interviews with Many of the Participants Who Helped Make This Classic Album
Limited to & Individually Numbered to Only 3,000 Copies

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Melanie - Visit My Dreams 2x12

Melanie

Visit My Dreams 2x12

2x12inchNERE012LP
Neighbour Recordings
Release unknown
  • 1: Beautiful People
  • 2: Baby Guitar
  • 3: Tuning My Guitar
  • 4: Uptown And Down
  • 5: Visit My Dreams
  • 6: I Really Loved Harold
  • 7: I'm Back In Town
  • 8: Johnny Boy
  • 9: Momma Momma
  • 10: Bobo's Party
  • 1: People In The Front Row
  • 2: If You Were A Carpenter
  • 3: Any Guy
  • 4: Ruby Tuesday
  • 5: For My Father
  • 6: Take Me Home
  • 7: Beautiful People
  • 8: Close To It All
  • 9: Candles In The Rain
  • 10: Jigsaw Puzzle
  • 11: The Good Guys
  • 12: Don't You Wait By The Water
  • 13: Walk The World
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Jane Remover - Frailty LP 2x12"
  • A1: Goldfish
  • A2: Your Clothes
  • A3: Misplace
  • A4: Pretender
  • B1: Search Party
  • B2: Buzzcut, Daisy
  • B3: Movies For Guys
  • B4: Kodak Moment
  • C1: Can You Tell?
  • C2: How To Lie
  • C3: Champ
  • D1: Eyes Off The Wheel, I’m A Star
  • D2: Let’s Go Home Lyrics
  • D3: Can You Tell? (Live Version)
  • D4: Might Be Crazy

Remastered Pink Vinyl 2LP

Jane Removers Debütalbum "Frailty" (2021) entstand mitten im fegefeuerhaften Sommer nach ihrem Highschool-Abschluss, kurz vor ihrem 18. Geburtstag im September. Der Text ist das eigensinnige Coming-of-Age-Tagebuch einer LGBT+-Teenagerin, die in den Vororten eines verwirrenden, gesellschaftspolitisch turbulenten Amerikas festsitzt. Die LP wurde begeistert aufgenommen: Platzierungen auf der Album-des-Jahres-Liste von Pitchfork und TheNeedleDrop, begeisterte Kritiken von Paste, Insider und FADER und breite Resonanz bei einem jungen Publikum, das das Album als kathartisch und nachvollziehbar empfindet. Doppel-LP auf Pink Vinyl, remastered.

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ÈBONY - Shades of Meridian

In the wake of their widely-acclaimed album Union, JUNO-nominated duo ÈBONY rematerialize on the dancefloor with the otherworldly Shades of Meridian EP, projecting a waking futurist dream haunted by echoes of Detroit techno, Chicago house, South African melodies, and the rich mythology of Ancient Toronto.

Opener "Break My Skin explores a hidden pocket of after-hours techno space-time with an ethereal vocal by James Baley, leading into the tense, disembodied jack of "Forever." Next, "Dull Side First" rides a spectral break through a sepulchral warehouse trip, "RIFT" invokes peak-time witchcraft, and closer "My Daylight" entrances even the most self-possessed sound-and-lighting guys to spam the smoke machine until reality itself is occluded.

And to those who say that working with JUNO-nominated artists proves that Turbo is just a cog in the CanCon cabal, we would like to familiarize you with the facts: Canadian Tire refused to carry our 2023 Bryan Adams remix LP and we have rejected five separate demos from Justin Trudeau's tech-house alias "Arabian Nights." It's called integrity - try looking it up sometime.

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Последний логин: 5 мес. назад
Conic Rose - Live from Kantine Berghain (LP)
  • Chopin Rosé
  • Learn To Be Cool
  • Projekt 6
  • Sad Whacky Waving Inflatable Tube Guys
  • Young Man
  • Uli
  • Gleisdreieck

Conic Rose's debut album has finally come to life on stage. After two years of playing it live, the music has grown, shifted, and deepened. This live album captures that process - recorded in one night at Kantine Berghain, Berlin.

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DINOSAUR JR. - FARM LP 2x12"

DINOSAUR JR.

FARM LP 2x12"

2x12inchJAGLP151
JAGJAGUWAR
05.12.2025

15th Anniversary Edition. Black Vinyl. When Dinosaur Jr. reunited, more than 20 years after their formation and legendary dissolution, the worry was that these guys were just flogging the back catalog, taking the old show on the road as a marketing gimmick. But the 2007 release of Beyond gave a hearty Marshall-driven "F**K YOU!" answer to those inquiring ears. Restoring the sound established by the unassailable hat-trick gambit of their first three albums -- Dinosaur, You're Living All Over Me, and Bug -- Beyond continued the band's march into rock greatness by making old ears smile and new ears bleed afresh. And then came Farm, the 9th full length record by the original line-up: J Mascis, Lou Barlow, and Murph. If Beyond was Dinosaur Jr.'s return to form, Farm is proof that Dinosaur Jr. could (and still do, to this day!) deliver timeless, exhilarating rock music. Farm encompasses Dinosaur Jr.'s signature palette: soaring and distorted guitar, unshakable hooks, honey-rich melodies. At times wholly 70's guitar-epic, at times perfect for sitting by a babbling brook with Joni and Neil, these songs get into your head and stay there, bouncing happily around. The ear-catching "Plans" is nearly seven minutes of classic whipped-topping rock dessert, while "I Don't Wanna Go There" is a meat-and-potatoes main dish, mixing unapologetic lead guitar with straight-ahead delivery a la James Gang or Humble Pie. This expanded deluxe edition of Farm features four songs never pressed to vinyl and never given worldwide release:"Houses", "Whenever You're Ready" (The Zombies Cover), "Creepies" (Instrumental), and "Show". "Whenever You're Ready", a cover of classic pop-rockers The Zombies, is impossibly good for a hidden gem; Murph stomps in with a sledgehammer to the kit, J and Lou layer low-end and fuzz like two halves of one brain, and right when things feel biggest, airy and colossal, there's J with a lightning bolt of a guitar solo. Pure electricity and melody like only he can make. Recorded in J Mascis' Bisquiteen studio in Amherst, Massachusetts, Farm was produced by Mascis himself, and delivers the singular, unique energy of one of America's greatest living rock bands.

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FRACTION - MOON BLOOD LP

FRACTION

MOON BLOOD LP

12inchEZRDR169LP
Riding Easy
05.12.2025

US Black Friday 2025 Release. There are very few albums in the psych/punk/hard rock/private presses strata that garner the sort of universal awe and accolades that Fraction’s almighty Moonblood LP does, and even fewer records in the world that could be dubbed ‘Christian Rock’ incur such fierce devotion. Indeed some records just meteorically lift themselves out any genre tag with brilliance and sheer defiance--and Moonblood is surely one of them. Based in LA, Fraction was a ragged collection of working-class musicians--the line-up was ringleader Jim Beach--vocals; Don Swanson--lead guitar, Curt Swanson--drums, Victor Hemme--bass, and Robert Meinel--rhythm guitar. Beach himself describes those early days: “The guys met through various acquaintances that we had in LA. All of us had been in bands before, but were seeking something with more teeth. We had a small studio in an industrial complex in North Hollywood and started practicing sometimes as early as 4:30 AM. We all had day jobs, so we did what we could.”

Amazingly the recording sessions for the album were recorded similarly on the fly, as Beach further states: “The Moonblood recording took place at Whitney’s Studio in Glendale, CA, early in 1971. On a strict budget, these songs were recorded in less than three hours—all of them “one takes.” We played, all 5 of us, simultaneously-- there were no studio effects, no overdubbing or any additional sound effects added. Basically what you hear is considered ‘old school’ recording.”

This workmanlike description in no way prepares one for the pure tortured genius the session wrought. Particularly noteworthy is Beach’s vocals—as commonly stated, the spirit of Jim Morrison is conjured in his deep baritone, which gives way to unparalleled pained howls, at times bathed in delay which trails into the abyss. Fascinatingly enough, Beach cites the much punker Love as his fave LA band over the Doors, and also gives influence-nods to proto-everything rockers The Yardbirds and to Dylan, whose dark word tapestries surely inspired Beach’s lyrics (though lines from The Doors’ “L’America” pop up on the LP) Whatever the case, the man clearly has a vision, as even the stark sleeve concept is Beach’s own. Equally as integral to the Fraction sound is lead guitarist Don Swanson—his blown-out fuzz riffs set a template for what is now commonly known as “stoner rock” or “acid punk,” and his solos consist of jagged, wah-wah-ed shards of notes, with his amplifier clearly pushed to the limit.

Beach says: “Don’s guitar was always my driving force and he did everything he could to keep it over the top. You’d never know that (his sound) was coming from an old, broken down Esquire. Don kept it alive!” The other members contributions shouldn’t be underappreciated though-- drummer Curt Swanson keeps things at a constant simmer, and then boils over when the whole band launches into snarling glory. The band and LP as a whole equals something indescribably intense from start to finish—comparisons to the Detroit late 60s high-energy bands like The Stooges and MC5 abound, as well as the sort of late 60s damaged spirit lurking in biker clubs and disgruntled Vietnam vets. The song cycle on side 1 of the LP in particular cuts to the emotional core, with severely charged dark lyrics like “Extend your thumbs and burn the darkness out of her.” Which brings us to the Christian aspect--it often can confuse listeners. The Fraction/Beach world of religion is complex and perhaps a bit pagan/sinister than most---fire and brimstone, temptation, and the truth-seeker being burned by this hell on earth—or perhaps as Beach himself best put it: “Speaking for myself, as a believer, it’s been a progressive experience since my childhood.

I think we’re all basically driven to live more than religion.” The album was pressed in a run of but a few hundred to little attention in the day, but now inferior bootlegs flood the marketplace, and originals of Moonblood command thousands of dollars. So enjoy this all-inclusive reissue, which also features for the first time on vinyl, 3 lost tracks-- like the more acoustic-minded “prisms” and “dawning light,” as well as the proto-metal choogle of “Intercessor’s Blues.”

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