Album:
Heavier Than A Death In The Family
Format:
Year:
2010
Detail:
Cover still in shrink, first press on back vinyl. Unofficial live album by Japanese noise rock band, Les Rallizes Dénudés. Most of the songs were recorded at a performance on 12 March 1977; the fifth track is taken from a 1973 performance. The album was released in 2002. In 2010, Phoenix Records repressed the album on vinyl and CD
The "sound is primitive guitar rock à la the Velvet Underground crossed with the Troggs, but their simple guitar riffs are fed through so much reverb, fuzz, and echo that it's like a dub mix of psychedelic garage rock... it retains a primal rock & roll throb...[the album] is essential listening for anyone who wants to understand [the Japanese underground rock] scene."
It reached #3 on Julian Cope's top 50 albums of Japanese rock. Cope writes, "It's relentless to the point of becoming meditative, and cylindrical to the point of being useful
Condition:
NM/NM
Sound file:
€ 89