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CALLAHAN, EDDIE - FALSE EGO
LP (12"/10" Album)
Label: TIME-LAG
Release date: 15/12/2011
Barcode: 2090503553774
Catalog no.: TLRLP0000056
Price: € 31.95
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Stock level: LIMITED STOCK
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First ever reissue, deluxe and legit, of this quite rare 1976 Southern California private press gem. It's a strange, fantastical, and totally distinct album that will have you sucked in almost instantly. This one is extremely hard to pin down - think something like a loner powerpop rock opus, heavy on the psychedelic production values, studio dreamer vibes, and timeless hooks. The songs are unusual but infectious, the production is breezy and expansive but not polished, and the vocals are constantly morphing yet always effective. In fact, the hazy chameleon-like personality here might be one of the best things going for the album, as not only does Eddie seem to be channeling a handful of different vocalists, but the whole mood & sound shifts around unexpectedly as well. Even the potential low points somehow work, and there's surprises around every turn. The often questioning, self-reflective lyrics add yet another layer of mystique to the trip. Musically the most mellow points hover around gorgeous, airy, rural-tinged, floating psychedelia with beautifully layered acoustic and electric guitars, tinkling keys, and lush mellotron. When things pick up theyre truly rocking, with tight punchy rhythms and Eddie firing off big chunky guitar riffs like he's playing to the packed stadium behind his third eye. All the studio tricks at hand are put to full use with sweet Leslie guitar effects, special tones, backwards solos, elaborate multi-tracked sound fields, and some of the most wonderfully bent synthesizer soloing ever laid to tape. The perfectly strange and beautiful cover art seals the deal... Mastered from the artist's well preserved and great sounding master tapes. Pressed on highest quality 180gm virgin vinyl, and packaging in an exact reproduction heavy old-style cover, with exact repro labels. Also includes a double-sided heavy stock insert with a bunch of great vintage photos of Eddie rockin' the Marshall stacks at the false ego sessions, plus new notes from Eddie, his wife Donna-Davi, and album producer Robert Berry. One time pressing of 700 copies.
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