Browse by Label: EREBUS RECORDS (UK)

Artist:	GEDO
Title:	Gedo
Label:	EREBUS RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	EREBUS 002CD

"Superb limited edition card digipak containing 4-page booklet with band info and photos. Gedo's first and self-titled album from 1974 was recorded live and is mostly hard rock with some psychedelic touches. A good mix of old-style rock'n'roll and heavier high-energy guitar rock with the occasional lighter, almost morose moment. A furious 'Born To Be Wild' rush of proto-Ramones. Gedo is a trio led by the charismatically androgynous guitarist/vocalist Hideto Kanoh, ex-The M, Masayuki Aoki ex-Too Much (bass) and Ryoichi Nakano (drums). Gedo had a big biker following and were a very popular act at the festivals that were a major feature of 1970s Japan rock culture. This album features at number 30 in Julian Cope's Japrocksampler Top 50."

Artist:	GREER
Title:	Between Two Worlds
Label:	EREBUS RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	EREBUS 007CD

"Obscure artifact out of a local scene that produced cult music for a 15-year period; this is a powerful trip in a song-oriented 1970s British rock/hardrock style, with psych moves on the two long epics. Plenty of raw guitar, some piano and synth, heartfelt vocals, all wrapped in a consistent package that displays talent and self-confidence. May be too much of a '70s mainstream sound for some, and indeed it would have deserved to come out on a major label. Should appeal to fans of Felt on Nasco." --Acid Archives. As with all Erebus Records titles, this was remastered at the legendary Abbey Road Studios. It is presented here for the first time on CD.

Artist:	WILSON MCKINLEY
Title:	Spirit of Elijah
Label:	EREBUS RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	EREBUS 008CD

"Their really good one, West Coasty Christian rock reminiscent of the best tracks on the Rainbow Promise LP and solid all through. Well-written songs combine perfectly with the jammy SF ballroom sound popular among the Jesus Music bands, recalling the mellow aspects of Moby Grape in particular. The epic, spine-chilling title track is especially good. A loose, understated live in the basement recording adds to the appeal. This album is undoubtedly one of the classics from the era." --Acid Archives. "As with all Erebus Records titles, this was remastered at the legendary Abbey Road Studios. It is presented here for the first time on CD." Originally released in 1971.

Artist:	AGGREGATION, THE
Title:	Mind Odyssey
Label:	EREBUS RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	EREBUS 013CD

"Containing 12-page booklet with band info and photos. The Aggregation -- Mind Odyssey. This group of talented and diverse musicians played Disneyland in the late '60s and was picked up for this one excellent Concept album by Lee Hazlewood on his LHI label in 1968. 'Unusual and atmospheric early art-rock/psych item based on an acid trip amusement park concept from classically trained band who held a residency at Disneyland! This LP could be seen as a precursor to those extraordinary 1970s private press artefacts, and reveals its classiness and coherence over time. Worth investigating for anyone -- ('better than Hunger, as an example' --Patrick the Lama). This is the first time this legendary album has been available on CD."

Artist:	KRISTYL
Title:	Kristyl
Label:	EREBUS RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	EREBUS 017CD

Reissue of this private press album, originally released in 1975; Kristyl were based in Louisville, KY. "Highly regarded local Christian 1970s melodic guitar-rock with an open late-1960s West Coast vibe, dual guitars and great organic playing/vocals all around. They have a very distinct sound, which makes the tracks seem similar at first, but it opens up after some plays and remains that way. The best tracks such as 'Deceptions of the Mind' and 'Valley of Life' are truly monumental. Personal fave, one of the big ones in the style. Great sleeve design.' --Acid Archives"

Artist:	YONIN BAYASHI
Title:	Ishoku-Sokuhatsu
Label:	EREBUS RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	EREBUS 025CD

"Yonin Bayashi made its studio album debut with Ishoku-Sokuhatsu in 1974, when all of the members were 20. Their virtuoso performances and experimentation in the studio were exceptional and impressive at the dawn of the Japanese rock business. The sound was a mixture of Pink Floyd, Yes, Deep Purple or Frank Zappa with Hendrix-esque guitar and Procol Harum-like drumming. Yonin Bayashi broke up in 1979. Julian Cope rated Ishoku-Sokuhatsu at number 49 in his top 50 Jap rock albums of all time: 'From mock Italian harmonies and bossanova rhythms, they'll thrust straight into pure Van der Graaf Generator as played by the first Alice Cooper band, then off into some American guitar epic treks, perhaps with a 13/8 moment thrown in for good measure. This album is progressive pop music in a similar manner to that of solo Todd Rundgren or even the Zombies' experimental LP Odyssey & Oracle.'"

Artist:	HAPPY END
Title:	Happy End
Label:	EREBUS RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	EREBUS 027CD

"Presented here is Happy End's eponymous first album that was originally released in 1970 on URC. Happy End was a Japanese folk rock band which existed between 1970 and 1973. The band's pioneering avant-garde sound is highly revered, and they are considered to be one of the most influential bands in Japanese music. In fact, Happy End is listed at number 4 in HMV Japan's list of the top 100 Japanese popular artists of all time! Happy End was formed by ex-Apryl Fool's Haruomi Hosono and Takashi Matsumoto and after its demise, Hosono went on to form the Yellow Magic Orchestra. Unlike most contemporary Japanese bands of the time, Happy End also refused to sweeten their albums with scatterings of Western rock covers, even presenting their songs in the Japanese language. Happy End's music is most reminiscent of soft rock such as Wheatfield Soul-period Guess Who, a slightly heavier CSN&Y and Badfinger."

Artist:	POWERHOUSE
Title:	Powerhouse
Label:	EREBUS RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	EREBUS 045CD

"Perhaps the most legendary of all Japanese rock musicians, Shinki Chen is Japan's most celebrated guitarist. Before going on to form Food Brain, Speed, Glue & Shinki et al, Shinki worked with vocalist Eiji Takamura, who took the stage name 'Chibo' under several different band names (Midnight Express Blues Band, Bebes). As the Bebes, they recorded their own version of The Beatles' 'Back in the USSR' for Toshiba Records, slowing it down to a crawl resulting in the longest song ever to make it on to 7" single. And in the process, Shinki's friend George Yanagi (Strawberry Path, Flied Egg) joined as bass player as the band changed its name yet again, this time to Powerhouse. Shinki and Chibo prided themselves on having hair as long as that of their English heroes, and refused to sing in Japanese or wear the de rigueur Beatles-inspired Group Sounds uniforms of the day. Powerhouse played no original songs, but their cover versions were enormously long and unfolding things, their version of The Yardbirds' 'Good Morning Little Schoolgirl' and the inevitable 'Spoonful' both clocking in at over a quarter of an hour each. Presented here is their sole LP, which was originally released in April 1969."

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