Previously unreleased DIY homemade psychedelia, teenbeat and fuzz-psych\/prog by this amazing Swedish band, 1965-1971!!<\/p>\n
Tracks like \u201cThird Image\u201d or \u201cLook at the stars\u201d are an incredible find for anyone into US garage-psych (they wouldn\u2019t sound out of place on any Pebbles or Psychedelic Unknowns volume!) and others like \u201cFlicka\u201d, \u201cStolta Vingar\u201d or \u201cMittuppslag\u201d are top notch \u201870s fuzzed out Scandinavian psych\/prog. We can\u2019t believe that such fabulous stuff has remained hidden in a carboard box until now.<\/p>\n
Formed in the industrial town of Norrk\u00f6ping in the mid \u201860s, Cymbeline (also known as Motala Str\u00f6m and W&J) only released a 45 in 1971 before breaking up. But during their existence, the band recorded a lot of stuff, included here for the first time along with their rare 45.<\/p>\n
Cymbeline was basically two guys, Michael Journath and Anders Weyde, who met in 1965 while they both played in beat bands. They started recording songs at Anders little home studio with help with some friends and that\u2019s how songs like \u201cImagination\u201d and \u201cLook at the stars\u201d, amazing examples of homemade teen-beat, were born. At the same time, Michael and Anders were feeling a bit tired of playing cover versions with their beat bands so decided to start recording more experimental stuff, using armchairs and furniture as percussion, sounds from seagulls and birds, an electric cocktail mixer, improvising lyrics\u2026these incredible experiments were recorded as \u201cImages\u201d, including the killer garage-psych sounding \u201cThird Image\u201d.<\/p>\n
As the years passed by, the home studio improved and new songs were recorded in a more psych-prog vein, some of them included here. There also played a few live gigs with some help from other local musicians. In 1970, Ulf Ryberg joined the group and soon after a 45 was released containing his song \u201cNew York\u201d. The flip side was \u201cSixth Image\u201d, originally one of the \u201cImages\u201d but rearranged and re-recorded. In 1971, demos for an LP where recorded at Europafilm Studios in Stockholm. Two fantastic songs are included here and the sound is different from the earlier recordings \u2013 closer to the groups live performances.<\/p>\n
So, 40 years later, here\u2019s the LP that Cymbeline always dreamed of.<\/p>\n
*Remastered sound<\/p>\n
*Insert with photos and liner notes by band member Michael Journath.<\/p>\n
Tracklist: 01: Third Image \u2013 02: Mittuppslag \u2013 03: Motala Str\u00f6m \u2013 04: Flicka \u2013 05: Stolta Vingar \u2013 06:Strax Nedanf\u00f6r Tornen \u2013 07: Sixth Image \u2013 08: Fifth Image \u2013 09: Look at The Stars \u2013 10: Imagination \u2013 11: Ur Asfalt Ropar R\u00f6sterna \u2013 12: New York \u2013 13: Mary Anne \u2013 14: Vinden Viskar Mary \u2013 15: Stolta Vingar II<\/p>\n
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Previously unreleased DIY homemade psychedelia, teenbeat and fuzz-psych\/prog by this amazing Swedish band, 1965-1971!!<\/p>\n