The Psycheground Group are yet another all instrumental psych rock album from Italy similar to others of its ilk like Blue Phantom, The Underground Set, and Fourth Sensation. Nuova Idea by any other name, this title is a little more developed than most in the genre, as the songs take longer to evolve (there are only 5 in total). The slower pace allows more time for quality instrumental soloing (primarily guitar who - by the way - is most known as the guitarist for Osage Tribe). Not as edgy as Braen’s Machine Underground album, but on par (maybe even better) than the bands listed above. Perhaps more akin to what Roland Kovac was doing in Germany during this time. There's a bit more of an electric blues feel here as well, which is a plus.
Ownership: LP: 2021 Vinyl Magic. Single sleeve with red vinyl. Record Store Day was launched in 2008 at a time when I wasn't buying much of anything. I never paid any attention to it until the last couple of years. Last year I bought my first RSD album, only because one of our local shops brought in the Fluence album, and I figured what the heck. This is the first year I targeted a release - and it was this one. I ended up mail ordering it as soon as I was allowed, but I was shocked to learn that same store locally brought it in. It was more expensive (including postage), but I still like to support our local b&m. This album has been reissued 3 times prior, twice on LP and once on CD. But it's been OOP forever, and the prices were way too high. So I didn't want to miss out again. It's not a great reissue honestly. One of those bricks, taken from vinyl that has been no noised to death. It's red vinyl (I mean really, who cares? I'm fine with black). No info (tell us the Nuova Idea story at least!) and no bonus. None of this came as a surprise to me though, knowing the label. I wanted to own the album, and so now I have it. Incidentally there are 43 copies for sale on Discogs as I write this. Originals are a fortune, and never offered for sale.
2007; 11/30/18
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