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Artist:
SPENCE, ALEXANDER SKIP
Title:
Oar
Label:
SUNDAZED
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
SC 11075CD
New, definitive CD reissue of this psychedelic masterpiece from 1969, a harrowing stroke of desolation and one of the peak American recordings of its era. "
Oar
was the visionary solo work recorded during Alexander 'Skip" Spence's last days as part of the seminal San Francisco band Moby Grape. Mastered from the original session tapes by Bob Irwin, the Sundazed issue will also contain previously unheard material from the original sessions, unpublished photos, and in-depth annotation by David Fricke , Greil Marcus and Jud Cost. Very importantly, Sundazed restores the original Columbia album version of
Oar
directly from the original 2-track master tapes, circa 1968. The prior (non-Sundazed) CD edition was remixed and, unfortunately, bore little sonic resemblance to the highly distinctive and far superior original album mix. The bonus cuts included on this Sundazed set are exact representations of what Skip recorded during the last day of the historic
Oar
sessions." Includes the original 12 albums tracks, the 5 bonus tracks featured on the previous Sony CD version, and 5 additional unissued bonus tracks never before heard.
Artist:
SPENCE, ALEXANDER SKIP
Title:
All My Life (I Love You)/Land Of The Sun
Label:
SUNDAZED
Format:
7"
Price:
$6.00
Catalog #:
SC 153EP
"Two of Skip's rare post-
Oar
studio excursions; 'All My Life (I Love You),' from '72, is Spence's boisterous take on Badfinger/Raspberries-style power pop, while 'Land Of The Sun,' recorded in '96 with the X Files in mind, sounds like nothing else under the sun, and finds Skip sonorously intoning a poem atop a psychedelic bed of sound."
Artist:
SPENCE, ALEXANDER SKIP
Title:
Oar
Label:
SUNDAZED
Format:
LP
Price:
$19.00
Catalog #:
SC 5030LP
"The haunted genius of Alexander 'Skip' Spence's
Oar
returns at long last to its original format: the LP. Sundazed is ecstatic to be able to reissue Spence's cult classic on 180 gram vinyl -- with original track listing, liner notes, and photos intact. Spence -- a founding member of seminal San Fran skullbenders Moby Grape -- cut his only solo work in Nashville immediately after being released from New York's Bellevue Hospital late in 1968. Unavailable on the collector's market these days at any price,
Oar
vanished without a trace when first released in 1969. Frequently compared to the likes of Syd Barrett and Nick Drake, Spence's visionary work walks the tightrope between reality and delusion, and remains a national treasure." No CD bonus tracks included, those will possibly be issued as separate LP later.
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