Light Of Darkness - Light Of Darkness (1971)(1998)

Artist: Light Of Darkness
Title Of Album: Light Of Darkness
Year Of Release: 1971/1998
Label (Catalog#): Second Battle[SB 019]
Country: Germany
Genre: Psych Hard Rock
Quality: WavPack(*image + .cue,log)
Bitrate: Lossless
Time: 44:32
Full Size: 285Mb(+3%)(front,back)

German-Scottish band based & released this album in Germany. This is a heavy progressive garage rock masterpiece with such a bizarre vocalist, his voice makes Captain Beefheart sound like Art Garfunkel! The line-up was: John Latimer (vocals, piano, organ, percussion), Byron Grant (guitars, fiddle), Mike Reoch (bass, flute, piano, harmonica) and Manfred Bebert (drums, percussion). Their only album included a freaked version of "Soul Francisco" as well as self-written, thunderin' blues-rock classics such as "Movin' Along" and "Freedom's Fight". A stunning party record! The album came with impressive, absurd cover art. Original Phillips copies now sell for 400 DM or more. The album was re-issued in 1981 on ZYX in a single sleeve with completely different artwork. Luckily, Second Battle put it right again in 1990, when they released 1,000 copies of the album featuring the original cover plus and insert with information.

Tracks:
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1. Movin' Along - 4:12
2. Love in Your Heart - 5:19
3. Ain't no Place Where I Belong - 4:59
4. Soul Francisco [Tony Joe White] - 9:55
5. Freedom Fight - 6:41
6. Time - 4:14
7. Down 'n' Out - 8:55

Personnel:
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Manfred Bebert (drums, percussion)
Byron Grant (guitar, violin)
John Latimer (vocals, keyboards, percussion)
Mike Reoch (bass, keyboards, harp, flute)

All thanks to original releaser