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"Every burg in the '70s that had a steady supply of weed and electricity undoubtedly provided a birthing ground for the formation of bands influenced by the likes of Jerry Garcia and Lowell George, and the Delaware area was no different. What was different was that our subjects-at-hand got it together and in 1977 released an unassuming document for posterity, containing nothing but original, winding (dare we say 'snake-like?') compositions and good vibes throughout. Since then, the album has garnered accolades from the Acid Archives crowd and so we felt the time was right to give the group's efforts a proper (and properly licensed from the band) presentation, with an 'old-style' heavy mini-LP sleeve and thick booklet containing pics, gig posters, song lyrics and liner notes by producer and long-time fan, Gregor Alligator. In addition, we've added a half-hour of unreleased live tracks from the same era, and everything you hear (album and bonus) was transferred from the mastertapes '...with love and anarchy!'"
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OO 2601CD
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"A Turkish-Leprechaun by birth, with a childhood fully immersed in music and art, Jem first made his mark as vocalist/bassist/main songwriter for the Detroit power-trio legends Third Power (Believe LP, Vanguard Records/1969). After the band drifted apart in 1972, a despondent Jem took up home recording, laying down hours of tape on a Teac 4-track (which he still owns as of 2005!) The best cuts were selected and Luckey Guy was self-released in 1978, with Jem pasting up the gatefold covers and handling all sales himself in true 'DIY' fashion. Never staying with one style too long, the album flits among spaced-out guitar ('Bumble Bee Drive'), tortured, dissonant piano ('Ring Out The Bells'), and a sparse, apocalyptic tale ('The Bomb Tune') with bits of childlike whimsy and Jem's eeeeeeerie harmonies woven throughout, and few cues to indicate its mid-'70s vintage. Were we to shamelessly namedrop we might mention Syd, Skip, Todd (solo), Brian Wilson and Gary Wilson as starting points...but we're above that. For its first ever appearance on compact disc we tracked down the mastertapes, miraculously still in storage at the original pressing plant, and created a mini-LP sleeve replica of the original album jacket, plus an insert booklet with liner notes and newly-transcribed lyrics handwritten by Jem."
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