AFTERGLOW Afterglow LP MTA RECORDS 1968 US orig MTS 5010 RARE
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AFTERGLOW
An obscure psychedelic band based in Oregon, Afterglow released only one album in 1968 before vanishing. The lone, eponymous release was sort of like a sampler of American psychedelic styles, featuring songs that recalled not only the Doors and Jefferson Airplane, but also the Byrds, Donovan, and trippy garage-psychedelic bands like the Strawberry Alarm Clock.
Led by guitarist/vocalist Tony Tecumseh, the group formed in August of 1965 when Tecumseh was convinced by a friend to contact drummer Larry Alexander and a bassist named Mike. The trio, dubbed the Madallions, soon added vocalist Gene Resler and the band played several shows, usually at a local pizza parlor, before they went their separate ways to attend college. They re-formed in 1966, adding new bassist Ron George and keyboardist Roger Swanson. That fall, they began recording with producer Leo Lukla at his Golden State Recorders studio, but due to their studies, they were unable to complete an album until late 1967; the resulting eponymous record appeared early the following year on MTA Records. Afterglow was ignored at the time and the group broke up shortly afterward, but the record became a favorite of psychedelic collectors
"AFTERGLOW"
1968 LP MTA RECORDS MTS 5010 STEREO
PRINTED IN USA ORIGINAL PRESSING
SINGLE SLEEVE
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
NOTES: on label THE AFTERGLOW
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LABEL: MTA - BLACK LABEL w/LOGO on TOP - SILVER/WHITE TEXT
Catalog on cover: MTS 5010
Catalog on labels: MTS 5010 MTS 5010 A / MTS 5010 MTS 5010 B
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): o MT S 5010 A-1A
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): o MT S 5010 B-1B
On labels: rim text "MTA RECORDS ® NEW YORK 19, N.Y."
Produced by Larry Goldberg & Leo Kulka
On back cover: Tracklist + Credits
MTA Records A Product of MTA Productions, Ltd.
tracklisting
Side A: RIDING HOME AGAIN - MORNING - DREAM AWAY - SUSIE'S GONE
IT'S A WONDER - AFTERNOON
Side B: MEADOWLAND OF LOVE - LOVE - CHASING RAINBOWS
MEND THIS HEART OF MINE - BY MY SIDE
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RECORD VG(+) but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG but (please, see pictures and read above description)
"Morning" is a gentle folk-rock song that finds the middle ground between the Byrds and Jefferson Airplane. Although there are a couple of tracks similar to "Morning" on the album, it is no more an indication of what's to follow as any other song on the record. Each song on Afterglow sounds as if it could have been written by different bands -- sure, there is the sighing "Mend This Heart of Mine," but it follows the downright bizarre "Susie's Gone," awhich, with its dissonant Farfisa organs and slide guitars, sounds like a space voyage gone bad. It's not particularly coherent, and it isn't particularly good -- the group isn't just derivative, but also doesn't have a sharp sense of melody -- but its sampler nature makes Afterglow a charming psychedelic relic...(AllMusic)
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