VALHALLA LONG ISLAND PROG PSYCH LP ON UNITED ARTISTS LABEL GF ORIG
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Rare to find CLEAN original....
TOP SOUGHT AFTER & hard to find CLEAN...Original 1969 first pressing vinyl in thick gatefold ((wild visuals of a burning Viking ship cover))... a great, obscure underground psych group mixing heavy rock, prog and psych with a predominant organ and powerful vocals on tracks like "Psychedelic Minds", "Going Nowhere" and "Overseas Symphony".
A fusion between 60's psychedelia and the new Heavy-Rock sounds of 1969, Valhalla appeared in Long Island, N.Y., which is strange as the Heavy-Rock movement appeared mostly in Britain in the late sixties.
"Hard Times", the opener, is a fusion of strong guitar riffs and keyboards. If you dont like this song you wont like the album, because the following tracks are pretty much all in the same style. The guitar and keys are the basis of the sound. "Conceit", again this song is full of guitar solos while Hulling is singing, but when its only the guitar playing the solo turns into a monochordic sound, and along with the chorus, it is quite good. The strenght of the previous 'hard' tracks disappear in "Ladies In Waiting", and its not bad, actually one of the best songs in the album, a keyboard/drums dominated track. "I'm Not Askin" has alot of heavy blues influences. It also features a 4-minute guitar solo and Hulling's shouting vocals. "Heads Are Free" is almost Doors-like, the vocals, the keyboard, the rhythm, its almost like hearing them. "UBT" is even calmer than "Ladies in Waiting" using the same instruments. The screams at the end of "Overseas Symphony" are really delicious.
The album's cover is a sinking burning Viking ship. The name Valhalla is the 'paradise' of all the Vikings who died fighting honorably.
- Mark Mangold - Piano, Organ, Vocals
- Rick Ambrose - Bass, Vocals
- Don Krantz - Guitar, Bass
- Eddie Livingston - Drums
- Bob Huling - VocalsSONGS ARE PICTURED.
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