THIN WHITE ROPE Exploring The Axis LP ZIPPO 1985 UK orig ZONG 006 GUY KYSER
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THIN WHITE ROPE
West Coast alt-rockers whose “desert rock” sound featured twin guitars and a hint of twisted psychedelia.
Thin White Rope was founded in Davis, California in 1984. Although the time and place
of their formation aligned them with both the Paisley Underground and roots rock movements,
the group quickly staked out its own musical territory, divining their own unique brand
of dark, surreal, desert rock. Thin White Rope was led by singer/guitarist Guy Kyser,
whose harsh, tightly coiled vocals and unsettling lyrics combined to give the band its edge;
in the group's first incarnation, Kyser was joined by guitarist Roger Kunkel,
bassist Kevin Staydohar (soon replaced by Steven Tesluk), and drummer Jozef Becker.
"EXPLORING THE AXIS"1985 LP ZIPPO RECORDS ZONG 006
MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL PRESSING
SINGLE SLEEVE
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LABEL: ZIPPO - WHITE LABEL w/LOGO on TOP - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine & rear) ZONG 006
Catalog on labels: ZONG 006 (ZONG 006-A) / ZONG 006 (ZONG 006-B)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): ZONG-006-A2 MT.1 DAMONT A PORKY PRIME CUT.
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): ZONG-006-B1 MT1 PORKY DAMONT
On labels: rim text reads "All Rights.....Prohibited"
ZIPPO RECORDS
in association with Demon Records and Shigaku Trading presents
Produced by-Jeff Eyrich
Warner Bros Music/Bug Music
Issue under licence from Frontier Records, USA
? 1985 Frontier Records
© 1985 Demon Records
Manufactured in England
On Back Cover: Produced by-Jeff Eyrich
Recorded at-The Surf Bowl-Point Doom
Issue under licence from Frontier Records....
Manufactured in England
tracklistingSide A: DOWN IN THE DESERT - DISNEY GIRL - SOUNDTRACK
LITHIUM - DEAD GRAMMAS ON A TRAIN
Side B: THE THREE SONG - ELEVEN - ROGER'S TONGUE
THE REAL WEST - EXPLORING THE AXIS
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Hailing from the northern California town of Davis, Thin White Rope was initially pegged as a proponent of the paisley underground
movement. Such labeling, however, tells half the story at best. The list of bands the group went on to cover over the course
of their ten-year career is actually more revealing. Songs by Suicide, the Stooges, Lee Hazlewood, Marty Robbins, Bob Dylan, Can,
and a James Bond theme have all been rendered by the band in the studio and on-stage. That list goes a long way in explaining
the mixture of raw, angular riffs, southern twang, and icy psychedelia that characterizes Exploring the Axis, the group's 1985 debut.
Though subsequent releases would see a maturing of the band's sound, Exploring the Axis would remain the blueprint...(AllMusic)
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