Tremendous heavy psych from Cleveland circa 1970. The influence of the Doors looms large here, mostly because of the vocal tenor, but far more heavy and psychedelic than that may imply on first blush. One could also see this album as a precursor to the Phantom Divine's Comedy album that was to be released 4 years later. They too (Walpurgis) were a Midwest band operating in a similar hazy and mysterious hard rocking psych territory. Essential listening for those who enjoy that unique sounding crossover from 60s psych to 70s hard rock.
Ownership: LP: 1992 Rockadelic. My LP copy is #308, and was a gift handed to me directly from Rockadelic label owner Rich Haupt back in 1992. Kindness like that is not forgotten, and as such the album will stay with me to the end of days.
1992; 11/26/16 (new entry)
They had a second album, pressed only as an acetate, "Dragonwyck II". I think it's better than the first, more prog than psych with a strong Moody Blues influence. Also unreleased tracks from 1974 exist, they have been released by World in Sound under the name "Fun".
ReplyDeleteI agree Spyros. I actually did write about that one for Gnosis and published here about 7 years ago: http://unencumberedmusicreviews.blogspot.com/2010/02/dragonwyck-chapter-2-1973-usa.html
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