Guitarist born in Poland 1942 and died after been hit by a drunk
driver in Chicago 1981. From 1962 member of pop/rock band
Niebiesko-Czarny (Blue-Black), then after a couple of years moving
over to Czerwone Gitary (Red Guitars), which under its German name
"Rote Gitarren" also became a big hit in DDR. To my knowledge this
was the only LP with his early sventies group "Trzy Korony" (Three
Crowns). It's a very good psych/prog album - incorporating genre
mix , rythmic gaming and unexpected turns, often drowned in lots
of downright evil guitars...like the slow dark fuzz-psych orgy
"Nie Przejdziemy Do Historii" (We'll Never Make History), or the howling mean
intro to "10 W Skali Beauforta" (10 Degrees Beaufort). "Spotkanie
Z Diablem" (Meeting With The Devil") builds on an intriguing bass
riff (inspired by the guitar in Hollies "We're
Through"???)...again with lots of sharp psych guitars. "Bierz
Zycie Jakie Jest" (Take It As It Is) heavy hard rock and "Piosenka
O Niozym" (Nonsense Song) uptempo rock relying on a fuzzed rhythm
guitar. The audio on this is very good, no problems with pressing
or stereo mix. Originals has also become quite rare, which makes
me think. If released by some obscure anglo-saxon outfit and sung
in English it would now probably have been considered a psych
classic and sold for big bucks, but since sung in Polish, a
language most lovers of the genres involved don't understand, you
can still get it a lot cheaper. So for those who don't care about
language as long as the music is tophole it could be a catch. If I
bump into stuff with for me unintellgible lyrics I just hear the
vocals as another instrument and problem solved. Only released on
vinyl in Poland (also as mono - XL 0779). 2014 vinyl reissue (same number)
came in a fold/out sleeve. 2005 CD on Underground Masters (UM
004). This saw early pressings on both blue and red labels. I see
both presented as originals, but after checking other Pronit
labels and considering the very thick and unflexible vinyl here I
guess this red was if not first so at least early (right me if I'm
wrong). It came wrapped in a thin glossy cover, some with stereo sticker
on front. (BÅC*)
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