Browse by Artist: LAZY SMOKE

Artist:	LAZY SMOKE
Title:	Corridor of Faces
Label:	ARF! ARF! RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	AA 065CD

1997 reissue of this Massachusetts based band's original LP, first issued in 1968, with 12 bonus demo tracks added. "Like The Velvet Underground and Big Star, Lazy Smoke has become more famous in death than life. Basically a local phenomenon during its existence, the Massachusetts band's Corridor of Faces LP has become one of the most revered collectibles among '60s enthusiasts. Included on this CD are 12 previously unheard demos produced a few months prior to the recording of the album. All music has been transferred from the original master tapes. Informative 16-page booklet includes the band history plus rare photos."

Artist:	LAZY SMOKE
Title:	Corridor Of Faces
Label:	JACKPOT RECORDS
Format:	LP
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	JPR 7107LP

"In a genre built on obscured and unsung genius, Corridor Of Faces transcends and stands out as a true psyche masterpiece. Rising above any number of recently unearthed late-60s anglo-pop platters, the sole offering from small town Massachusetts phenomenon Lazy Smoke is a cohesive, solid, classic album in every sense. Ten songs that weave into one-another, painting some beautifully drifty sonic picture as they go. The first remarkable trait of Lazy Smoke's sound is the lead vocals' uncanny similarity to John Lennon. If that likeness was the whole story, we would have a Beatles sound-alike on our hands, and that would be that. Upon digging just a little deeper below the surface, we instead find a darker tone and a patient, eerie and almost shut-in feeling resonating through the songs. While bands like The Beatles and The Left Banke were singing about love, lament and hallucinated travel experiences, the songs on Corridor Of Faces get sincerely dark right away. Even the seemingly-light teenage love-themed 'Sarah Saturday' shares an undercurrent of on-the-edge uncertainty and dread. It's this undercurrent that calls to mind comparisons to Forever Changes-era Love and the more damaged end of the pop spectrum. Originally privately pressed in MA in an edition of only 500 copies in 1968." Features original cover art, printed inner sleeve with rare photos and band history. CD is on Arf! Arf! (AA 065CD).

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