Hapshash & Coloured Coat

Artist: Hapshash & The Coloured Coat
Label: Repertoire
Category: Music

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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 4009910440421
ASIN: B0000085XP

Release Date: 1999-01-07

Hapshash & Coloured Coat

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Tracks:

H-o-p-p- Why
A Mind Blown Is A Mind Shown
The New Messiah Coming
Aoum
Empires Of The Sun

Album Description

1967 Reissue. On of the psychedelic 'Freak Out' scenes most sought after releases and one of the oddest 'groups' ever to release a record. Basically the brainchild of producer Guy Stevens, Hapshash also featured graphic designer Michael English and boutique owner Nigel Waymouth and the five LSD influenced tracks on this collector's CD showed the trio taking the 60s 'free spirit' stance to new and uncharted areas.

Customer Reviews:

One of a kind.......2007-04-22

Anyone that is a serious collector of 60s psychedelia this is a must have.
i owned and still have the original vinyl and can say the CD is a splendid re-mastering. Quality is first rate.
i never myself dropped acid in those wild days even though deep into the scene having spent the Summer of Love in Greenwich Village.
But i can say i suspect this is the best way to take an acid trip without dropping acid:)
Though only just short of 37 minutes it seems longer as it can mesmerize for those that have an ear for beyond the fringe psyschedelia.
The Empire of the Sun cut lasts just over 17 minutes and is one whole side on the vinyl. i love the whimsical Ragnorok touch at the end of The Empire of The Sun
i now recommend the review by Carl Slim that is here, it is a fine review and i can't improve on it.Max90

featuring: the Human Host and the Heavy Metal Kids.......2004-09-01

That's the full title. it's not actually a metal album, that's just a Burroughs reference. It's "free-form" rock, something that's pretty much dead now. 5 songs built around basic themes, with improv everywhere. Two have really cool riffs, and another is built around a chant of "ohm". Vocals are more to add a little colour here and there, rather than the focal point. These guys can actually play-not virtuosos, but I recognize standard chords, harmonica runs, and the ability to keep the beat, so don't believe everything you hear. Some of this is exciting, some is surprisingly relaxing & (I guess) good for meditation. This is a one of a kind (as far as I know), and I really think most open minded music lovers WILL appreciate this. One of these guys, I hear, eventually joined T.Rex, by the way.

Gran portada. En lo musical, extraña y repetitiva sicodelia........2004-02-17

A juzgar por el extraño nombre y la atractiva y lisérgica portada, creada por los miembros del grupo (en el que también estaba Guy Stevens), este debería ser una experiencia sicodélica total. En efecto, el ambiente del disco es absolutamente hipnótico y acorde con 1967, superando incluso en excentricidad y espontaneidad a muchos de sus competidores. Pero las ventajas llegan hasta allí. Musicalmente las limitaciones del grupo se hacen evidentes desde el primer tema, interesante en un comienzo pero repetitivo y sin alteraciones hasta el final. Los temas 2 y 3 se pasean en ambientes folk sicodélicos, con bongos, armónicas y pianos, agradables en un inicio pero cansadores después. Aoum podrá ser muy místico pero cuenta sólo con monótonas voces mixtas, y uno empieza a sospechar que el grupo realmente no tiene más que decir.

Hasta que Empires of the Sun salva la situación con un agresivo y pegadizo riff, el cual como se puede suponer se repite infinitimente por casi 16 minutos. Pero en este caso la repetición produce un mejor efecto, mezclado con cantos tribales y orgásmicos, exóticos instrumentos y hasta una recitación en español (gracias Hapshash por incluir algo en este idioma). Para los buscadores de sicodelia exótica, este es uno de esos discos únicos y con cierto encanto, lleno de entusiasmo, aun cuando las ganas por si solas no hacen milagros.

A real inspiration!.......2001-02-03

Ok, so the music does sound a bit "strange"! But I have it on VERY good authority that this is THE album that served as the inspiration for Buxx Banner's great band Major G and the G-Men. Banner confided to me that the secret of reproducing the unique sound on this album was the innovative use of a turkey baster as a musical instrument. Other innovations were the use of tupper-ware for percussion, and a death in the immediate family aided in obtaining the haunting vocals. this is truly an inspirational piece of music!

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