M- RARE 1970 ORIG ? "ONE" INVENTIVE DRUGGY PROG PSYCH "HANNIBAL" "RAW MATERIAL"
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ORIGINAL 1970 FONTANA FIRST PRESS .. = ONE =
= ONE = CDN - FONTANA - 885.562
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= ONE =
RARE & OBSCURE .... only the THIRD copy we've seen in 10 or more years... don't wait!
Original 1970 French Canadian Fontana Records in lavishly laminated GATEFOLD cover ... Much better than expected, this is a GREAT early progressive rock LP with fusion and psychy edges all throughout ! Somewhat in the same vein as "HANNIBAL" (UK B&C label) and RAW MATERIAL ...
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Personnel:
Allan Marshall: Vocals, guitar & Harp
Bobby Sass : Organ, piano & guitar
Norman Leppard : Flute & Saxophone
Kavin Fogarty : Guitar (ex-Timebox)
Brent Forbes : Bass
Conrad Isidore : drums (ex-Sundae Times)
In late 1969/early 1970, a motley crew of London-based musicians entered Trident Studios in the heart of Soho to record a lone, rare album for Fontana Records. Helmed by Indian-born musicians and childhood friends, singer Alan Marshall and keyboard player Bobby Sass, One had initially formed in early 1969 after a series of jam sessions at Marshall’s studio flat, located at 6 Denmark Street which he shared with manager Roger Burrow, a friend of Graham Nash’s.
Alan Marshall had quite the musical pedigree. Starting out with R&B / beatrock outfit The Loose Ends, he wound through various groups in the British beat-rock "Invasion" scene. By 1969 Marshall had vastly progressed musically, jamming rock variations into progressive creations and formed the band "ONE" ... another prominent members were guitarist Kevin Fogerty, who had first come to prominence with with future PATTO guitar-master Ollie Halsall in TIMEBOX. Fogerty appeared on the band’s early recordings but in the spring of 1969, he jumped ship and signed up with "ONE." Also Conrad Isadora was a member of the fabulous "SUNDAE TIMES" who released a rare LP on the UK President label. Psychedelic in nature, and well worth the discovery!According to several band members, the sessions for the only ONE album recorded at Trident’s studios also featured Alan Marshall’s former band mate from The Loose Ends, Peter Kirtley, who provided lead guitar on several cuts.
Bassist Brent Forbes is quick to credit Conrad Isidore and Alan Marshall as the key inspirations during the recording process. “Whether he’s playing guitar, percussion, drums or singing, [Marshall’s] just a warm spirit,” he says. “Conrad Isidore was [also] a fantastic influence for me. Great feel. He sat down one day and said: ‘Brent the notes are all right but the feel’. He made me think about that and I managed to maintain it and got a reputation for it over the years.”Judging by the track listing, Richie Havens was a huge influence on the singer, but Marshall is not entirely happy with how some tracks turned out. “There are a couple that I am not too keen on,” says Marshall. “It was marijuana fueled and they went on and on like ‘Run, Shaker Run’ but we didn’t know any better. We were young guys. (note: disagree, the album is GREAT because of the extension of the tracks )...That may well be, One’s storming “Don’t Listen To Me”, which opens the LP and third track, “Stop Pulling and Pushing Me” are inspired, extended workouts full of inventive playing and powerful instrumental passages. The musicians also do justice to “Cautiously”, an atmospheric reading originally written by Maurey Hayden, singer, and wife of Lenny Bruce. Alan Marshall and Bobby Sass’s “Near The Bone”, is also highly noteworthy.
According to Forbes, there were no left-overs from the album sessions, which is perhaps surprising considering how long the musicians spent rehearsing material.
With the sessions complete, Norman Leppard was invited to become a fully-fledged member of One. “After the album was done, they asked me to join the band, which I then did for quite a long time,” remembers the session player.
Fontana duly released the LP in the UK in early 1970, followed by continental releases in Canada, France, Germany and Spain. The label also issued several singles but like the LP, none of the releases charted, which is perhaps not surprising considering that One undertook very little live work to promote the records. .....SIDE ONE:
Don't Listen To Me (7:00)
Cautiously (8:40)
Stop Pulling and Pushing Me (7:55)
SIDE TWO:
Near the Bone (4:05)
Run Shaker Life (17:50)
The vinyl: Rated: M- best copy we've had, all clear - so enjoyably minty (audio) across all tracks! Both UK Fontana labels are clean
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
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