Sunday, October 15, 2023

Karakorum - Prison Bitterness (1969)



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8 comments:

Anonymous said...

"Completely unreleased at the time but finally seeing a release on Seelie Court is the 1969 demo tape made by the band Karakorum, who released absolutely no music at all in their lifetime. They were a hard working band who were apparently quite popular on the live circuit (opening for Mott, Pretty Things, Audience, Edgar Broughton Band, etc.), and who received a good amount of press, including one in Sounds stating that Keith Moon liked them. The demo (along with a rehearsal tape The Gate of Thought) received a release in 2022. This album is really good, perhaps offering a glimpse of massive potential rather than excellence itself. The songs are interesting and the playing is wonderful, so with a little fairy-dust this could have been a classic. It's still better than half the Vertigo, Dawn and Neon catalogues, however."

"Rather astonishingly, the drummer was Martin Chambers who years later was to found in the back row of the Pretenders, a position he still holds whenever Chrissie decides to tour. I hung out with Chrissie and Martin once and now I'm kicking myself that I didn't know about this fascinating group so could quiz him about those days."

https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/karakorum/prison-bitterness

3.6 of 5 RYM

They were a hard working band
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Chocoreve said...

Thanks for Karakorum - Prison Bitterness (1969) !

wolf said...

Many thanks for this potential band. Us there any chance to get "The Gate of Thought" too?

juan manuel muñoz said...

Muy agradecido, apreciado amigo. Saludos.

espm06 said...

Thank you very much! Great post!

MrDave said...

Great -- thank you Lisa!

Anonymous said...

Nice discovery ! thank you

Jeff

Jean said...

Jamais écouté, mais c' est très bon! Merci beaucoup, encore une fois!