horton dancehall for midgets beefheart private press
  $   89

 


$ 89 Sold For
Feb 6, 2010 Sold Date
Jan 30, 2010 Start Date
$   20 Start price
4   Number Of Bids
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horton
dancehall for midgets
horton records inc
vinyl: m-
sleeve: m-

rare & heavily blogged 1976 private press l/p.  bill horton, guitar & vocals; steve fricker, bass, fretless bass, electric sitar; dave gardner, drums & percussion.  some mild aging & bumping to sleeve.  musically i'm reminded of george brigman, hampton grease band & MU.  from gnosis2000.net: "For 1976 this was certainly an odd album - in fact I wouldn't be surprised to see it date back to 1971 or earlier. The band consists of maestro Bill Horton on guitar and a couple of his friends handling bass and drums. Being a private release (and quite a legendary album among psych collectors), "Dancehall For Midgets" has that familiar raw and unpolished sound, which is so characteristic of low-budget hard-rock obscurities - however, unlike most albums of the genre, Horton isn't too keen on simplistic three-chord riffs and 4/4 rhythms. Instead, their brand of heavy rock is stuffed with weird Beefheart-ian psychedelicacy - and since the band obviously had a knack for free-form jamming, the album often sounds almost like an outsider's take on "Trout Mask Replica”. Rambling, unstructured guitar improvs is what it's all about - add a healthy dose of expressive vocals (Mr. Horton obviously wasn't afraid of singing out of tune), and you'll probably get the full picture. Sure, the 1976 album couldn't be all like this, so be prepared for a couple of fairly conventional heavy-blues-rock numbers as well - good thing is that they are very few and far between, hence they don't spoil the impression. Overall this is quite a unique and unparalleled document of America's 1970s rock underground. Was it successful or not - please decide for yourself."

unless noted records are u.s. pressings & visually graded: m-/exc/vg+.  unless a record is new i do not use m grade.  as a serious collector & audiophile i am frequently disappointed by over-graded records & half-assed packaging on ebay.  i grade conservatively & accurately, & package records with real care.  see my other listings for jazz, avant-garde, psych, blues, international, private press.  multiple item buyers save on shipping. paypal only, payment in full must be received w/ in 72 hours of auction ending, no exceptions.  shipping to u.s.a. is by priority or media mail w/ delivery confirmation for every shipment.  international buyers pay actual shipping plus $3 handling. buyer assumes all responsibility for postage and uninsured purchases.




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