{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Guerssen records","provider_url":"https:\/\/guerssen.com\/es\/","author_name":"GuerssenAdmin","author_url":"https:\/\/guerssen.com\/es\/author\/guerssenadmin\/","title":"CLOWN - Lord of The Ringside -  (LP) | Guerssen","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ZIDP3UfTPW\"><a href=\"https:\/\/guerssen.com\/es\/producto\/lord-of-the-ringside\/\">Lord of The Ringside<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/guerssen.com\/es\/producto\/lord-of-the-ringside\/embed\/#?secret=ZIDP3UfTPW\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"\u00abLord of The Ringside\u00bb \u2014 Guerssen records\" data-secret=\"ZIDP3UfTPW\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/guerssen.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/guerssen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/38238.jpg","thumbnail_width":302,"thumbnail_height":302,"description":"CLOWN, Plymouth UK based, formed in mid-1970.* Fully laminated cover.* 4-pages (LP-sized) coloured insert with bio, photos, lyrics and memorabilia.Limited to 200 black copies.180gr vinyl as usual.An excellent progressive rock sextet which had the luck (???) to produce just one single in early 1972 for CBS, containing the tracks \u201cLord of the Ringside\u201d and \u201cRumania\u201d. Both tracks recorded in October 1971.At the same sessions, the band recorded 6 more demo songs. These tracks were intended for a forthcoming full-length album by the same label, which unfortunately never finalized and appears here for the very first time. Completing this release, we have added both their single\u2019s tracks and 4 more songs, recorded as their first demo in January 1971.Clown had lot of gigs playing with bands such as Manfred Mann\u2019s Earth Band, Raw Material, Man, Lindisfarne, Lee Riders etc.After some personnel changes, Clown came to a halt in the summer of \u201972.The band\u2019s line up was including the classic \u201crock\u201d core of guitar-bass-drums augmented by the sax-flute-keyboards progressive touches. Superb musicianship, beautiful orchestration and rhythm changes flirting with the late 60\u2019s psychedelia and the early 70\u2019s british folk rock.All 12 songs included in \u201cLord of the Ringside\u201d LP here, are coming from old surviving tapes which have been carefully restored and remastered. \u201cEd Welch\u201d, the song which concludes the album, is coming from a semi-destroyed tape but as it is one of their best (and \u201cheavier\u201d, indeed) songs and an excellent example of Clown\u2019s powerful live presence, Clown members wanted to be included and so we did our best on making it possible, restoring it from the scratch.Pls note that some compilations (mainly from the 90\u2019s) have some songs with wrong titles, credited to a band called The Alby. In truth, these are Clown original recordings. Clown had never had The Alby monicker. Alby was just the nickname of Alan Hodgson, Clown\u2019s lead singer."}