Fate - Sgt. Death (1968)

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Another vintage previously unreleased Psychedelic wonder from 1967-1968. From the remains of legendary band "Euphoria's". Influenced by Doors and other West coast psychedelic bands. Eerie keyboards led psychedelia with great slashing guitar leads and biting vocals to Yardbirds like rave ups.

Tracklist

1.: Sergeant Death

2.: Simone

3.: Sexual Fantasy #8

4.: Having A Cigarette

5.: I Need A Woman

6.: Hungry Lovin' Blues

7.: Mannequin

8.: Tribute To The Bo

9.: Smoke And Stone

One of the few 1960s-era titles in the Rockadelic catalog, this piece of zeitgeist plays like a completely finalized album that could, and probably should, have come out back then. Archetypal ambitious mainstream psych with a New England slant a la St Steven while extensive use of keyboards recalls the 1st Mandrake Memorial; the all-bases-covered approach could appeal to fans of Food as well. Vocals are a bit too Morrisonesque/operatic, while the production and arrangements are impressive. Not a bad LP but spread a bit too thin for my tastes; the sarcastic anti-Vietnam title track is what makes it stand out. Die-cut sleeve design makes the reissue look like a local heavy metal LP. Band (or main guy) recorded a rare garage 45 as Euphoria's ID prior to this. Here is a description of the original album: "a no info test pressing, other than the words FATE SIDE 1 and FATE Side 2 written on it. Side one dead wax says "6 25 68 a 1", side 2 dead wax "2 1 69 b 1". The reissue rearranges the track order and has a somewhat different (less compressed) sound than the original disc.

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