MATCHING MOLE CBS 32105 RARE MINT / MINT CONDITION
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You are bidding on the MATCHING MOLE'S 1972 LP "MATCHING MOLE" (CBS 32105) - UK 1970's RE-PRESS 12" LP.
Condition: MINT
Vinyl: MINT
Tracklist:
Disc 1
1. O Caroline
2. Instant Pussy
3. Signed Curtain
4. Part of the Dance
5. Instant Kitten
6. Dedicated to Hugh, But You Weren't Listening
7. Beer as in Braindeer
8. Immediate Curtain
Matching Mole was a UK progressive rock band from the Canterbury scene best known for the song "O Caroline". Robert Wyatt formed the band in October 1971 after he left Soft Machine and recorded his first solo album The End of an Ear. He continued his role on vocals and drums and was joined by David Sinclair, of Caravan, on organ and piano, Phil Miller on guitar and Bill MacCormick, formerly of Quiet Sun, on bass. The name is a pun on Machine Molle, the French translation of the name of Wyatt's previous group Soft Machine.
Their first, eponymous album was released in April 1972, the bulk of which was composed by Wyatt himself, with the exception of the lush mellotron-laced "O Caroline" (a Dave Sinclair composition with lyrics by Wyatt about his recent breakup with girlfriend Caroline Coon) and Phil Miller's "Part Of The Dance". For their second album, Matching Mole's Little Red Record, released in November 1972 and produced by Robert Fripp, Sinclair was replaced by New Zealand-born keyboard player and composer Dave MacRae who had already played a guest role on the first album. This album was more of a team effort, with Wyatt concentrating on lyrics and vocal melodies and leaving the composing to his bandmates.
Matching Mole disbanded in late September 1972 immediately upon completion of a European tour supporting Soft Machine, with Sinclair and Miller going on to form the more successful Hatfield and the North. A new lineup - consisting of Wyatt, MacCormick, ex-Curved Air keyboardist Francis Monkman and jazz saxophonist Gary Windo - was due to record a third album in 1973, but this was cancelled when Wyatt fell from a window and was paralysed from the waist down and was therefore unable to continue drumming.
My first journey with the psychedelic matching mole...! and it was a great one at that! i never heard the mole, although i know soft machine etc.. this was the first time. and it was a great surprise to get freaked and excited about this cd.. the whole thing from start to finish is superb music. easy/interesting music and abstract music. had me lying on the floor as usual with the hi fi blasting away the cob webs.. and that is what its all about, 1972 i believe this came out, its still fresh and freaky today, probably more so than ever... if you need to loose yourself for an hour or so, then this is it, and you probably wont want to come back again after lol...!
so.. like i say and extremely psyched lp, that just reaches higher and higher. recommended if you wanna get freaked/high/loose yerself or just collecting obscure and abstract sounds.. this is the right choice for you!
The LP is a re-pressing, number CBS 32105, CBS STEREO, AND IS IN MINT CONDITION!!!
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