ORANG-UTAN – Orang-Utan. Sommor Records SOMM 014. Spanish release. FACTORY SEALED NEW VINYL RECORD ALBUM. NOTE:  This cover has a tiny corner ding URC, through my supplier this copy also includes an undinged empty jacket as replacement. Originally issued in 1971 on U.S. Bell Records. This edition issued in 2014. Original cover art and includes a liner-note insert by Jeremy Cargill with photos. MEMBERS:  Terry “Nobby” Clarke (vocals), Mick Clarke (guitar), Sid Fairman (guitar), Paul Roberts (bass), and Jeff Seopardie (drums). TRACKS:  I Can See Inside Your Head, Slipping Away, Love Queen, Chocolate Piano, If You Leave, Fly Me High, Country Hike, and Magic Playground. DESCRIPTION:  Killer heavy rock, psych tinged, with dualing lead gutar runs, from England whose sole album was only issued on Bell Records in the US. Details on this band have almost been non-existant until recent years; so here’s the latest update… Orang-Utan were in fact a London based band called Hunter (apparently they issued nothing under this name), featuring vocalist Terry "Nobby" Clarke (of psych-pop legends Jason Crest; the texture of his voice recalls that of Peter Lee Stirling of Rumplestiltskin), guitar player Mick Clarke, drummer and songwriter Jeff Seopardi and bass player Paul Roberts. They recorded their sole album in 1971 at DeLane Lea studios. In a bizarre twist of events, their producers / managers ran with the tapes to the US, where they placed the album with Bell Records under a new band name: Orang- Utan, without telling any of the band members. None the less,  this is a lost classic of blazing, early hard rock with minor psychedelic hangover vibes, a twin-guitar attack, and waves of fuzz/wah, along with powerful vocals. Think Leaf Hound, Budgie, Bang, Sir Lord Baltimore, Hard Stuff, Medusa era Trapeze, May Blitz, etc. First ever legit reissue done in co-operation with the original band members. Includes an insert with liner notes by Jeremy Cargill (Ugly Things / Got Kinda Lost), telling the bizarre story of the band for the first time along with rare photos. To my ears, this is one of the very best heavy rock albums of the period. Song titles such as Fly Me High and Magic Playground leave no doubt that this music is stuffed full of brain fryin’ chemicals. In fact, this is one of the very few genuine UK Acid Rock albums; highly recommended and an essential album for any rock collector. Play loud, play very very LOUD! 

 

 

 

 

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