Last Updated 10/07/2024 02:22 PM EDT
LOG IN
CART
Cart Items :
Sub Total :
artist
label
title
catalog #
any field
advanced
New Releases
Artists
Labels
Forthcoming
Best Sellers
Reviews
Jobs
soundclips
[All Countries]
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt
Europe
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Korea
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Romania
Russian Federation
Scotland
Senegal
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
UK
Ukraine
United States
Uruguay
World's Leading Terrorist State
World's Misleading Terrorist State
[All Formats]
Book
Cassette
CD
Clothing
Digital
DVD
MISC
VHS
Vinyl
[All Genres]
CLASSICAL
COMEDY
ELECTRONIC
EXPERIMENTAL
HIPHOP
JAZZ
Misc
ROCK
WORLD
artist
catalog #
label
title
any field
Tweet
Send Email
PRICE:
$31.50
$31.50
IN STOCK
ARTIST
ACTION, THE
TITLE
Rolled Gold (Gold Vinyl)
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
GUERSSEN RECORDS
CATALOG #
GUESS 219LP
GUESS 219LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
3/24/2023
Gold vinyl. The legendary 1967-68 recordings by UK mod band
The Action
, registered when they were in transition from mod-beat to full-blown psychedelia, just prior to becoming
Mighty Baby
. Originally recorded as a set of demos with the intention of obtaining an album deal which inexplicably never materialized,
Rolled Gold
is a collection of brilliant songs, melancholic yet powerful. The Action's classic line-up of
Reg King
,
Alan "Bam" King
,
Michael Evans
, and
Roger Powell
is augmented with the inclusion of new members
Martin Stone
on guitar and
Ian Whiteman
on flute/organ. All of them are playing their hearts out: superb harmonies, great guitar work, and clever arrangements which show the influence of bands like
The Byrds
and the psychedelic sounds that were coming from the west coast and UK as well as jazz giants like
Coltrane
. Always the stuff of legend, the
Rolled Gold
tapes were shelved at the time, not released until 1997 when the Dig The Fuzz label discovered them and did a limited LP/CD run. Out of print on vinyl for many years, Guerssen Records present a new vinyl edition. If you dig the psychedelic era of
Small Faces
,
Pretty Things
,
The Who
,
Plus The Creation
,
Nazz
,
Tomorrow
,
Blossom Toes
,
The End
, or
Traffic
-- look no further. Digitally remastered from the master tapes. Includes insert with photos and detailed liner notes by
Jason Barnard
(
Shindig!
).
"
It's as if
Paul Weller
time-travelled back to 1967 and wrote the best songs of his career. Every track is a fully realized melodic and lyrical statement.
" --
Matt Collar
, All Music
"
I could imagine, if they had been able to do them 'properly,'
Rolled Gold
stood to be thought of as their
Ogden's Nut Gone Flake." --
David M. Snyder
(Popdiggers)
"
We were really excited about what we were doing and felt we were creating something fresh and new.
"--Alan "Bam" King
"
The Action never became stars, but
Rolled Gold
justifies the legend.
" --
David Fricke
(Rolling Stone)
Customers who bought this title also bought these titles:
Other releases on GUERSSEN RECORDS