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01. ABSTRACT TRUTH - Jersey Thursday
02. ABSTRACT TRUTH - Coming Home Baby
03. ABSTRACT TRUTH - Oxford Town
04. ABSTRACT TRUTH - Fat Angel/Work Song
05. ABSTRACT TRUTH - Summertime
06. ABSTRACT TRUTH - Scarborough Fair
07. ABSTRACT TRUTH - Parchman Farm/Moaning
08. ABSTRACT TRUTH - Ain't Necessarily So/Take Five
09. ABSTRACT TRUTH - Total Totum (Acid Raga)
ARTIST
TITLE
Totum
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
SHAD 111CD SHAD 111CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
10/13/2009

This is the debut release by South African prog/jazz/folk/psych band, Abstract Truth. The band existed only for a very short time, but it was a time of super-creativity. They exploded onto the Durban music scene early in 1969, released two studio albums during 1970 on EMI, of which this is the first. Comprised mostly of reworkings of songs by Donovan, Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, etc., plus one original song, this is excellent early '70s melodic, wistful freak-rock blended with African rhythms in an assorted panoply of instruments: keyboards, flutes, electric guitars, saxophone, percussion, etc. A refreshing approach with an eastern touch. If you like UK bands such as Quintessence, If and Bloodwyn Pig, this album goes in the same direction. It is more trippy/stoned and acoustic than their follow-up from the same year, Silver Trees. Ken E. Henson on guitar, vocals and sitar; Robbie Pavid on percussion; Brian Gibson on bass & vocals; Sean Bergin on sax & flute.