Our Generation "Dawning Of The Day" RARE Psych Xian LP

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906

RARE Private Press Xian Our Generation Our Generation “Dawning of the Day” [Generation, 1971] One of the rarest privately pressed religious albums, and a copy has not come up for auction in nearly six years. Our Generation was either from Nyack, NY or New York, NY (depending on which source you use). The Nyack address is listed on the back cover. Here’s Xian expert Ken Scott to tell more about it: What do you get when you combine the heavy fuzz guitar of Azitis and the joyous male/female harmonies of The Bridge? You get a humongous garage/psych monster by the name of Our Generation. This Nyack, New York outfit’s debut is easily one of the top Jesus psych privates. Opens with the hard-driving rocker “11th Hour”, followed by the chilling downer minor-key “Near The End” with heavy droning distorted fuzz, eerie vocals and lyrics dealing with death and despair. “Love” provides some animated ‘60’s garage-rockin’ fun with a bratty abrasive fuzz riff that sounds like it came straight out of the Rhino Nuggets boxed set. Lots of dynamic organ throughout, as on the high-energy “Look – Out” (which again hits us with another venomous explosion of fuzz), “Jesus In Your Life” (coupled with nice wah-wah electric guitar) and “Can You Make It?” with its dissonant spoken-word psychedelic intro. Even the quieter melodic tracks like “Beyond Yourself” and “I Can See Forever” definitely have that sought-after tripped-out edge. The title track closes out the lp with a slow dreamy mysterious psych mood. All original songs and every single one is a winner, with creative vocal arrangements and sincere Jesus-centered lyrics. Faint yellow-on-white cover art with hills, sunflower and chain of figures holding hands. Raise your hands and worship at high volume. Awesome! CONDITION: This album’s only fault is the cover; both the top and bottom spine are split ½ way; the album still fits inside, however. The vinyl has some surface wear (as do most albums), however it is nothing major, and I would grade it at VG+/NM; it just needs a cleaning and a home in someone’s collection! OTHER: There is a price sticker on the cover. Also, there is a RARE lyric insert that came with the album, which makes it an EVEN rarer find, as the previous copy that sold made no note of it, meaning it too is quite scarce!