APOCALYPSE (USA) - THE CASTLE
LP (12"/10" Album)
Label: OUT-SIDER
Release date: 25/02/2022
Barcode: 4040824091132
Catalog no.: OSR0000089
Item ID: 518527
'70s Chicago-area based band Apocalypse used their double-neck guitars to create chamber prog suites about faraway castles.
Their lost 1976 LP (used as a demo), with male/female harmonies, violin, mellotron and fuzzed-out guitars/keys has been unearthed by Steve "Plastic Crimewave" Krakow. With their lenghty and tuneful musical odysseys, Apocalypse conjures the golden mid-'70s progressive period of Renaissance, Soft Machine, ELP, Gentle Giant and Genesis. Travel back in time with the Salvatori family. Way back to 1976, when he was in high school, Tom Salvatori teamed up with older brother Michael Salvatori, Michael's wife Gail Salvatori and Tom's classmate Scott Magnesen. As Apocalypse they recorded an album of pure progressive rock magic called 'The Castle.' Although the 5-song, 38-minute demo was an amazing showcase for their collective progressive rock leanings, 'The Castle' remained an unreleased artifact until 2021 when the reel-to-reel master tape of the presumably long-lost relic was rediscovered by Michael in a dusty old basement storage bin. Music fans can be thankful that Michael's rediscovery of the Apocalypse master tape has now led to a vinyl-only reissue of 'The Castle.'
Sourced from the original masters. Insert with photos and liner notes by Plastic Crimewave. Artwork by Sara Gossett.
SIDE 1:
1. The Spirit
2. Only The Children Know
3. Turning Around
SIDE 2:
1. The Castle
2. All The People
Ordering
Are you a private user? Order this item through our mailorder.
Are you a business user? Please login to add items to your basket.
More on the OUT-SIDER label...
|
MAD TIMOTHY - A VERY SNUG JOINERAn obscure and virtually unknown blues-psych demo-LP, recorded in the late '60s or early '70s by a (possibly Chicago-based) band called Mad Timothy, finally sees its first ever official release. Apparantly no one knows who these guys were, but the music is awesome and much ... read more » |
|
|
LITE STORM - WARNINGScreaming psychedelic garage from Los Angeles with fuzzed out guitars, Vox organ, killer vocals, early Oriental vibes... This album was recorded in 1967-68 but not widely released until 1972. Formed in California in 1967, Lite Storm was the first incarnation of spiritual ... read more » |
|
|
BITTER SEEDS/ROCK SHOP - STATE OF YOUR MINDA superb psyche release of remastered sixties recordings from a Monterey-based gang, active between 1966 and '70. In those heady days The Bitter Seeds were gigging regularly at all of California's legendary venues, opening for a.o. Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Iron ... read more » |
|
|
CASSELL, MATTHEW LARKIN - PIECESOriginally from San Francisco, Matthew Larkin Cassell is a talented songwriter, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist. During the '70s-80s, Cassell fronted a trio in the Bay Area, opening for major acts like The Tubes and Sylvester. Playing a particular fusion of funk, ... read more » |
|
|
TANGERINE - THE PEELING OF TANGERINEThe great long lost album released in 1971 from this US '60s hard-psychedelic band. Musically it's pretty much in the style of Iron Butterfly or Banshee, with great fuzzed-out guitars, booming bass and screaming vocals. Includes 'My Main Woman', a 14-minute spaced-out ... read more » |
|
|
WHITE SUMMER - WHITE SUMMERA reissue of an obscure slab of progressive/psychedelic hard-rock, originally released privately in 1976 by a trio from Michigan. This s/t debut-album features melodic vocals, top level musicianship and stunning lead guitar all over. Influences include Hendrix, Cream and ... read more » |
|
| Use our Advanced search to find more... | ||
