MUSIC OF EL TOPO 1970 Soundtrack LP Douglas 6 RARE

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Aug 8, 2011 Sold Date

Aug 3, 2011 Start Date

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Music Of El Topo - Composed by Alexandro Jodorowsky, Shades Of Joy, arranged and produced by Martin Fierro. Douglas 6 (KZ 30920), U.S., 1970.

Original pressing of soundtrack classic! Gatefold sleeve-

One of my favorite soundtracks ever! And a somewhat confusing record. First, there are two versions – the film score on Apple (which I hear is to be avoided) and this bay area jazzfunk jam "inspired by the film" by the Shades of Joy on Douglas.

Alejandro Jodorowsky – the movie's director is credited here with writing all the music (which sounds improvised), yet appears to play no instrument or take part in the session at all. But, of the people who do actually play on this record, most noteable is funky keyboard legend Howard Wales! The sound here ranges from all out funky get-downs, to trippy, moody electric Miles Davis-esque excursions. Very highly recommended. -- Waxidermy, 2006.

Shades of Joy was a short-lived supergroup of a bunch of hippies jamming out some funky, trippy, and soothing grooves on a plethora of instruments. It's a mystery who was actually in this loose-knit group but supposedly Jerry Garcia was part of it. If you notice on the cover it says "arranged and conducted by Martín Fierro". After a little research I learned that Martín Fierro was a saxaphonist who played with not just The Dead but also The String Cheese Incident, David Grisman, Yonder Mountain String Band, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Sir Douglas Quintet, and the Allman Brothers, just to name a few- holy cow. Sadly, Matín Fierro aka "The Meester" passed away just last year. -- Sourdough, 2009.

Jacket and vinyl are both a solid VG+ (light jacket wear, mild dings on corners, white label in upper right corner, a couple of light marks on vinyl that do not affect play - overall, very nice).

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