DINO VALENTE - PROMO COVER RARE ORIG. EPIC STEREO US PSYCHE FOLK

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D E S C R I P T I O N :

FORMAT: LP

ARTIST: DINO VALENTE

TITLE: DINO VALENTE

LABEL: EPIC

NUMBER: BN 26335

MONO/STEREO: ST.

LABEL : -

GRADE & DESCRIPTION (COVER): EX +  EGDE WEAR AND LIGHT  BEND ON THE BACK COVER,  SOME YELLOWING SPOTS FROM YEARS ON THE BACK COVER AND ON THE FRONT COVER  NEAR THE LEFT DOWN CORNER BUT STILL IN VERY NICE SHAPE.PROMO STAMP ON THE BACK COVER.

GRADE & DESCRIPTION (RECORD): EX + SOME LIGHT TICKS ARE AUDIBLE GENERALLY PLAYS VERY WELL.

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

DINO VALENTE  DINO Valente is most famed as the author of the song 'Get Together' and as an original member of Quicksilver Messenger Service. A man about the scene in psychedelic 1960s San Francisco, Valente's one solo full-length, produced by Bob Johnson, is something of a cult item.

 ORIGINAL 1967  US (1ST PRESSING)

Dino's friendship with David Freiberg led to the duo forming the original Quicksilver Messenger Service. Yet just before Quicksilver were to get into action Dino was busted on a dope charge and went to jail, he was replaced briefly by Jim Murray. Quicksilver had an agreement with Dino that he could re-join the group as soon as he got out of jail and as a show of strength they recorded Valente's "Dino's Song" for their debut album in 1968.

Dino did hit the streets again in 1968 but instead of joining Quicksilver he signed to Epic as a solo act and recorded this spectacular album which quickly faded into obscurity. This album really justifies the tag of "unsung" and is a winner from beginning to end. It remains Dino's finest ever work. Dino would later rejoin Quicksilver in 1970 after a failed attempt to get together a group called The Outlaws with QMS guitarist Gary Duncan.

the album...

Dino Valente opens with a spacey acoustic ballad called "Time" which features just harpsichord and light percussion, Dino's guitar and his eerie multi-tracked voice, in fact much of this album follows this formula with smashing results. "Something New" is a longish jazzy piece that looks forward to QMS numbers like "Gone Again" it's well played and well sung, a knockout. "My Friend" adds some tasteful flute and piano and trumpets, Dino plays some icy solos on guitar and as usual his vocal is out of sight!. "Listen To Me" is a truly spooky mellowed back Death Valley acoustic ballad that brings to mind Tim Buckley's "Lorca" album.

Up next is "Me and My Uncle" written by John Phillips and also recorded by The Fortunate Sons and The Grateful Dead. Dino's version knocks the spots off The Grateful Dead version, Dino really brings the song to life with a passionate vocal and some dazzling guitar work. "Tomorrow" could have been selected as a possible single it has hit written all over it, it's a beautiful romantic song which is aided by some lovely strings.

"Children Of The Sun" is a tripped out psychedelic trance ballad where Dino sounds a lot like Marty Balin circa "Comin' Back To Me". The next track "New Wind Blowing" follows suit and is also superb. "Everything Is Gonna Be OK" is absolutely killer! Dino's voice has loads of echo on it which makes it sounds like 5 people are singing with him, and he plays aggressive guitar lines similar to "Me and My Uncle". The final song is a total psychedelic freakout called "Test" this one has a bizarre Skip Spence ring to it, it features flute guitar and a really way out vocal, it's a great way to end the album it just leaves you hanging there.