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| | wah wah (spain) #lps 065 lp
wah wah records supersonic sounds (spain) #lps 065 lpton vlasman “white room with disintegrating walls” long playing record - to sell
- fight with a circular course
- walking in a country lane
- it’s allright with me
- mithrandir the white horse rider
- pale blue eyes
- story of too many prisoners
- the end
| september 2009 release ; was very excited to see this popup in the wah wah reissue campaign ... tipped off about this record by greg davis, i tracked down a copy of the (long o/p) cd reissue & was just floored ... what starts out as an ad hoc dylan tribute (the first track) washes away in a 16-minute sea of field recordings, raga guitar, tape-echo, and snaky, floyd-ian farfisa lines (the second - listen to the extended sound-sample) that knocks my socks off every time i hear it, merging sandy bull-esque forms with the whole “private outsider universe” thing ...
the rest of the record is great, notably showcasing vlasman’s takoma-esque vocabulary (along with some fine flute riffing) on the extended “mithrandir the white horse rider” & further post-dylan imagery , but yeah, that one track ; damn ... typically perfect wah wah issue with the gorgeous full-color sleeve in tact, plus two separate inserts (detailed below) ; highly recommended !!! |
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artist : ton vlasman
title : white room with disintegrating walls
label : wah wah records supersonic sounds
catalogue number : lps065
format : lp
ton vlasman recorded this amazing piece of acid euro folk back in 1970, making it sound like an outter space freaked out bob dylan with the help of frans schoonen (organ, flute and harmonica) and leo van vugt (chincha tumba and tambourine). the seven original compositions are stunning, drug inspired psychedelic pieces of acid folk that mix dylan with indian ragas and even add some pink floyd overtones, yet from an acoustic rather than electric point of view. and the album contains also a very cool version of the velvet underground's "pale blue eyes". if you evered wondered how would dylan have sounded covering the v.u., here's a close example! the album, originally released on the small flame label from amsterdam, sold poorly back in the seventies - thus becoming a collector's piece when it was rediscovered in the eighties. since then it has been gathering new fans that pay small fortunes for a copy, no reissue has been available until now that wah wah offers 500 copies in a lavish edition that will probably sell out soon, so grab your copy before it's too late!
the beautiful cover art and full color poster insert with the lyrics are the work of leendert le duc, and both are here faithfully reproduced as they deserve. the wah wah reissue also features an extra insert with a text by reputed dutch collector jean jöbses and a couple of rare unseen period photos courtesi of the frans schoonen and leo van vugt archives.
the album has been carefully remastered by sound wizard denis blackham @ skye mastering, making these songs sound like never before.
remember, 500 copies only - don't miss it! |
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