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Artist:	ATILA
Title:	Beginning of the End
Label:	WAH WAH RECORDS (SPAIN)
Format:	LP + 7"
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	LPS 022LP

"Often hailed as one the hard psych masterpieces to come out from Spain in the early '70s, The Beginning Of The End was the vinyl debut of Atila, a trio formed in 1973 by Eduardo Niebla (guitar), Joan Punyet (drums) and Francisco Ortega (keyboards). Originally released in 1975 by the obscure New Promotions label in a alleged tiny pressing of 100 copies the album has reached 'monster' status between die-hard collectors worldwide, sometimes reaching the 1500 euro tag. An incredible progressive tour de force, the album combined the typical classical leanings, fierce guitar leads and dark keys all over in the best European tradition of the era (think Italian prog). Another rarity which finally reaches a wider audience thanks to Wah Wah in a well presented reissue that is completed by two bonus tracks plus a 7" including two more extra tracks all taken from contemporary sessions (actually the same month as the album recordings) which show the band delving into Pink Floyd-territory circa More/Ummagumma (think 'Careful With That Axe, Eugene' and you'll be pretty close)."

Artist:	ATILA
Title:	Intención
Label:	WAH WAH RECORDS (SPAIN)
Format:	LP
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	LPS 032LP

"Reissue in vinyl format of the glorious second LP by this killer Spanish hard prog psychedelic band. Intención, the sensational second LP recorded by Atila, has never fetched the high amounts their debut album The Beginning Of The End (Wah Wah LPS022) does exchange hands for in the collectors' market, but it is still a mega rare LP hardly seen below the 400 Euros tag, and is considered by many to be better than their previous output. At the time of recording this album, the band was already considered one of the top stage acts from Spain, which led to their signing for the BASF label, where they were allowed a better production which not only resulted in a better sound, but also in a much more visually attractive full colour gatefold sleeve, which the Wah Wah reissue reproduces to perfection. Originally issued in 1976, Intención is the perfect follow-up to The Beginning Of The End, with the band offering further pieces led by the strong guitar licks by Eduardo Niebla, Benet Nogué's organ & Moog, and Joan Punyet's drums melting in top progressive freakouts, plus the addition of wordless vocal parts, adding a symphonic edge to the general sound. Side A offers three killer tracks in that vein, while the B-side is a new recording of the band's signature theme 'El Principio Del Fin,' with updated overtones, Moog passages and a much better recorded sound than the one appearing on their debut LP. The Wah Wah release is housed in a full colour gatefold sleeve reproduction of the original issue and with magically remastered sound from the original master tapes, improved by sound wizard Denis Blackham @ SkyMastering, and then, of course, pressed in quality vinyl. That's Wah Wah's philosophy: making reissues that are even better than the original issues!"

Artist:	ATILA
Title:	Intención
Label:	WAH WAH RECORDS (SPAIN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	WCD 008CD

"Intención, the sensational second LP recorded by Atila, has never fetched the high amounts their debut album The Beginning of the End does exchange hands for in the collectors' market, but it is still a mega-rare LP hardly seen below the 400 euros tag, and is considered by many to be better than their previous output. At the time of recording this album, the band was already considered one of the top stage acts from Spain, which led to their signing for the BASF label, where they had access to a better production, which not only resulted in a better sound but also in a much more visually attractive full color gatefold sleeve, which the Wah Wah reissue will reproduce to perfection and outgrade to a gorgeous 16-page booklet full of info on the band. Originally issued in 1976, Intención is the perfect follow-up to The Beginning of the End, with Atila offering further pieces led by the strong guitar licks of Eduardo Niebla, Benet Nogué's organ & Moog, and Joan Punyet's drums melting in top progressive freakouts, plus the addition of wordless vocal parts and even some Catalan sung parts, besides adding a symphonic edge to the general sound. Side A offers three killer tracks in that vein, while the B-side is a new recording of the bands' signature theme 'El Principio Del Fin,' with updated overtones, Moog passages and a much better recorded sound than the one appearing on their debut LP. In addition to the original Intención LP this CD edition will feature one bonus track recorded back in 1999, the year of the band's first comeback after they disbanded in the late '70s."

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