MASSIVE RARE UK PROG BREAKS LP SEVEN AGES OF MAN

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MASSIVE UK PROG FUNK AVANT GARDE MONSTER!

THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN

1972

UK REDIFUSSION STEREO R.I.M. ZS115

HAROLD MACNAIR, IAN GREEN, BRIAN ODGES & GORDON BECK

VOCALS COURTESY OF DORIS TROY, P.P ARNOLD AND MADELINE BELL



HERE IS THE INCREDIBLY RARE AND LARGELY SOUGHT AFTER UK PROGRESSIVE ROCK BOMB, THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN, WHICH AS SERIOUS JAZZ, ROCK AND PSYCH COLLECTORS KNOW, IS A DEEPLY EXPERIMENTAL CONCEPT BEAST OF AN LP FEATURING SOME OF THE BRITISH JAZZ SCENE'S TOP GUNS LIKE THE FENCE HIMSELF, HAROLD MACNAIR AS WELL AS SHOWCASING SOME FINE, FINE SOULFUL VOCALS CARE OF MADELINE BELL, P.P ARNOLD AND ROSETTA HIGHTOWER, ALL OF WHOM MADE OCCASIONAL DEPARTURES FROM THEIR ROUTINE RnB ENCLAVES TO TAKE A DIP IN WEIRDER WATERS, MAKING SMALL BUT MEMORABLE DENTS INTO THE DEEPLY LEFTFIELD, CROSS POLINATING ROCK SCENE OF THE EARLY SEVENTIES.
THIS LP IS CHOCK FULL OF FUNK, BIG AND DIRTY SEGMENTS OF BREAK HEAVY ROCK STYLINGS, VERY CLOSE TO THE NUTTIER MOMENTS OF IAN CARR'S NUCLEUS SESSIONS BUT FURTHER OUT THERE. AT TIMES, THIS COMES ACROSS LIKE A FUNKIER, MORE IN THE GROOVE FREDDIE HUBBARD'S SING ME A SONG OF SONGMY, THE MIND MELTING JAZZ ODDITY FROM 71'. AT OTHER TIMES I'M REMINDED OF PHILLIP BESSOMBES STELLAR GROOVES ON HIS FEVERISHLY FREAKY LIBRA SCORE, THE OBSCURE PROG FUNK HYBRID ON POLE. IT'S ALL GOOD THOUGH AS THIS TOTAL FREAKOUT LP MANAGES TO RAPIDLY SWITCH FROM SOLID TRIPPY, HIPPY FUNK ROCK STRAIGHT TO DEEP IN THE POCKET JAZZ WORKOUTS, ALL THE WHILE LOCKING DOWN SOME OF THE NANGIEST RHYTHMS CARE OF MACNAIR'S FREE STYLING FLUTE WORK, IAN GREEN'S WOOZY, ACID SOAKED ORGAN DYNAMITE AND OF COURSE THE BASS ATTACKS OF BRIAN ODGES. TOGETHER, I'M TOLD THESE THREE SPACE CADETS LAID DOWN ENOUGH MATERIAL TO MAKE TWO FURTHER LP'S, WHICH WERE IN THE MAKING BUT SADLY NEVER REALIZED. SHAME AS THEY WOULD HAVE PROVIDED US WITH PERFECT TEMPLATES TO CARR'S MAGNIFICENT NUCLEUS OUTINGS FROM THE SAME PERIOD. AFTER LISTENING TO HAIR, YOU CAN SEE HOW TOO MUCH ACID AND A LOVE OF SERIOUS BLACK MUSIC COLLIDED WITH ROCK ELEMENTS TO CREATE THIS SHORT LIVED CROSS BRED FUNKY STRANGENESS AND I'M GLAD OF THAT!


TRACK LISTING:


THE AGE OF CONCEPTION

THE AGE OF BIRTH & EARLY CHILDHOOD

THE AGE OF YOUTH

THE AGE OF ADOLESCENCE PART 1

THE AGE OF ADOLESCENCE PART 2

THE AGE OF MIDDLE AGE

THE AGE OF THE ELDERLY

THE AGE OF DEATH & BEYOND




THE LAMINATE COVER IS A SOLID VG+++ THE VINYL IS ALSO IN EXCELLENT PLAYING CONDITION.




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