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GILA Night Works LP/1972 Germany/Live In Köln/Pink Floyd/Space Rock/Krautrock
Sold Date:
December 30, 2020
Start Date:
December 27, 2020
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GILA 'Night Works' LP (Germany, Garden Of Delights, Catalogue #LP 035) Brand new/unplayed copy of limited (a limited edition of 1000 copies only) year 2018 Garden Of Delights LP edition of 1972 German Kosmiche Music/Space Rock/Krautrock live session by German band Gila (recorded live in Köln on February 26, 1972.) Includes large 12-page insert booklet.
(NOTE: LIMITED EDITION OF 1000 COPIES ONLY!)
Gila is probably the Garden Of Delights' label's best or second-best known artist. And deservedly so... their eponymous 1971 debut album (known as 'Free Electric Sound') is a psychedelic rock masterpiece. The same foursome (fronted by guitarist/vocalist Conny Veit, who later had a stint with Guru Guru) then recorded a concert for radio, broadcast on 26 Feb 1972. This was subsequently edited down to 43 minutes — sadly that is all that still exists of the show. Released here as "Night Works," it captures a different dimension of the band in a live setting. On tracks like ‘Braintwist’ and the wonderfully cosmic ‘Gila Symphony,’ the group comes across much like the Doors doing their own “Space Ritual.” However, the overall mix of textures ends up sounding very Germanic in the end; for example, the outstanding ‘Trampelpfad’ simply couldn't have been created by an American group. The source tape isn't perfect (a few noticeable dropouts now and again) but we’re glad that the magnificence of this single performance is still preserved. All of the tracks included here are unique to “Night Works,” making it a true second album by the band’s original lineup. Cover artwork was painted by Gila guitarist Conny Veit himself. The 12-page LP-sized booklet contains an extremely elaborate history of the band in German, English and Swedish, a very meticulous discography, numerous cover and label repros, many so far unseen Gila photographs, leaving nothing left to be desired. Limited edition of 1000 numbered LPs.Tracks on this LP are as follows:
A1Around Midnight5:46 A2Braintwist7:45 A3Trampelpfad6:11 B1Viva Arabica5:24 B2The Gila Symphony13:46 B3Communication II3:04 B4The Needle0:53
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