ERGO SUM - Mexico - LP 1971 Replica
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Original Erscheinungsjahr: 1971 Year originally published: 1971 Label: Replica Label: Replica Zustand: Neuware Condition: New Land: Frankreich Country: France Stil: Progressiv Style: Progressiv Herstellungsjahr: 2014 Date manufactured: 2014 Medium: LP Media: LP Gewicht.: 330 Weight.: 330 Artikelnr.: RPC01 Cat. no.: RPC01
Bemerkungen / Comments:
Ergo Sum came from Aix-en-Provence, France and was founded in 1968 by Lionel Ledissez and Jean Guerin, who joined with three other talented musicians. At first they called themselves Lemon Pie, since 1969 they changed to Ergo Sum, mostly to avoid confusions with the groups Humble Pie and Lemon Pipers. The aim of them was to expand their musical horizons, as they all got experiences in other local bands before. One played progressive-rock with a lot of instruments, as flute, hammond and Wurlitzer organ, violin, electric and acoustic guitars, drums congas and percussion. The great vox of Lionel Ledissez remembers to Roger Chapman. In 1970 they recorded a single, which was unfortunately very poorly produced and sank without any trace. After this the band bought a new PA system in England, some new instruments and went to Paris, where they played at several festivals and at clubs with fast growing success. On 2nd April 1971 they triumphed at Saint-Gratien, as best up-coming group. This raised attention to Laurent Thibault, the director of Barclay Records, who signed the group as first act on his new label Thlème. In November 1971 their only album 'Mexico' was released in a number of 3000 copies, which were distributed in France, Belgium and Switzerland and as import all over the rest of Europe. Today this album is very much sought-after, as its brilliance is discovered today. After playing further gigs at festivals and youth centers, they disbanded in July 1972 after a performance at a festival in Metz.
500 copies limited reissue in gatefold cover and 180g vinyl.
Sole album from one of the early wave groups (along with Moving Gelatine Plates, Sandrose etc) that progressively rocked France, Ergo Sum's music is sadly a bit over- looked, even by specialists. Their music was a rather unique genre of rock, jazz and so many other ingredients (but I would not call them a jazz-rock group proper), helped out by a violin, a flute and percussion instruments and weird-voiced singer.
From the Spanish-sung average title track (this song was not the opening track on the vinyl, Musea purposely changed it) to the rest of the tracks sung in English, the main danger is Ledissiez's voice (which sounds like Family's Roger Chapman), but past that feat, the rest of the group's oeuvre is really a must-hear for the era. The lengthy (almost 9-min) I Know Your Mother is probably one of the best-sung jazz-rock tracks written in France with Leonardi pulling a superb guitar solo towards the end. Albion Impressions is definitely more conventional prog rock and followed by the short flute interlude Lydie. Night road is a harder rocking track with a guest playing the Moog providing 'strings' (less credible than the Mellotron) and other quirks that ends in a chaotic fade-out.
There is an underlying Spanish feel (almost Flamenco) on the following Unparalleled Embrace, while John's Nightmare glides on a Traffic-like groove. The lengthy Faces is not as good as most of the rest of the tracks, because it tries an Italian singer (Ramazotti or Zucchero) trick (and fails) but Leonardi's guitar saves the day. Second Rebirth's violin might recall a certain Jean-Luc, but the funky bass is stealing the show by teaming with the electric piano.
Bonus tracks include a Sampler album track All's So Comic (almost Caravanserai's Santana-esque in its ambiances, very very much in spirit with the album), the next year's single Tijuana/It's Me (the first having a déjà-entendu feel, while the latter has good b-side value) and an expandable short instrumental version of the title track. Overall these add to the album's general excellent quality. Although I'm not thinking that this album is indispensable or even essential, it is a very excellent album that will furbish your rock collection.
(progarchives)
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