ATOMIC ROOSTER 1st & Death Walks Behind You Rare German 2LP Trojan Prog Psych
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Atomic Rooster
Atomic Rooster & Death Walks Behind You
Very Rare German 2LP set released on Trojan Records in 1980. Comes in a Gatefold Sleeve.
The incipient incarnation of Atomic Rooster -- with Vincent Crane (organ/vocals), Nick Graham (vocals/bass), and Carl Palmer (drums) -- was together just long enough to document its debut, Atomic Roooster (1970) -- (note: the extra O is intentional). Prior to the last-minute addition of Graham -- the only bassist Atomic Rooster ever had -- the band emerged from the remnants of the then recently defunct Crazy World of Arthur Brown. The material was primarily courtesy of Crane and consisted of heavier sides. His versatility is evident throughout the impressive array of styles ranging from the folk-inspired pastoral "Winter" to the bluesy horn arrangement heard on "Broken Wings." This directly contrasts driving rockers such as the album's edgy opener, "Friday 13th," or the aggressive "S.L.Y." "Decline and Fall" is a jazz-infused number boasting some exceptional if not incendiary instrumental interaction, most notably from Crane and Palmer. Lyrically, Crane reveals his penchant for dark imagery, including the fatalistic "What is the point of going on?" chorus that runs through the aforementioned "Winter" or the sexually snide "And So to Bed."
"Devil's Answer" might be the record for which Atomic Rooster are remembered, but it was their second album that posted warning that they were on the verge of creating something dazzling -- simply because the record itself is a thing of almost freakish beauty. With only organist Vincent Crane surviving from the original lineup, and John Du Cann coming in to relieve him of some of the songwriting duties, Death Walks Behind You opens at a gallop and closes with a sprint. The title track is effectively spooky enough for any Hammer horror aficionado, all descending pianos and Psycho-screaming guitars, while "Gershatzer," a duet for organ and percussion, proves that new drummer Paul Hammond is more than a match for the departed Carl Palmer. It's in between these dramatic bookends, however, that Rooster truly peak, with the stately "VUG," the pensive "Nobody Else," and the truly amazing "Tomorrow Night" (one of the scariest love songs ever let loose on the U.K. chart) all impressing. Crane's liner notes, incidentally, remind us that the album packed a different version of the hit, with an extended ending that descends into unimagined chaos -- a shocker for the pop kids, perhaps, but a fabulous bridge into the succeeding "7 Streets."
TRACKS ARE :-
Side One
1 Friday The Thirteenth
2 And So To Bed
3 Broken Wings
4 Before Tomorrow
Side Two
1 Banstead
2 S.L.Y.
3 Winter
4 Decline & Fall
Side Three
1 Death Walks Behind You
2 Vug
3 Tomorrow Night
4 7 Streets
Side Four
1 Sleeping For Years
2 I Can't Take No More
3 Nobody Else
4 Gershatzer
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Released on Trojan Records in 1980
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Catalogue Number 6.28504
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Record is in Near Mint condition (one light surface mark on side 1)
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Sleeve is in Near Mint condition
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