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OW 004LP
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Ohrwaschl Records present a reissue of Spot's self-titled album, originally released in 1971. Spot were an early seventies Swiss band that showcased heavy blues-rock in fusion with the psychedelic influences of other Swiss bands like Krokodil or Country Lane. The Spot LP is one of the rarest from the European underground scene for sure; it's highly unlikely that it ever made it past an initial order of a few hundred copies for their local fan base. Spot is heavy rock with searing distorted wah-wah guitar and excellent guitar playing. Gatefold sleeve. Includes two bonus tracks.
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R.I.P. SPOT - "Glen M. Lockett" (1951-2023)
"Legendary hardcore producer and engineer SPOT (Misfits, Black Flag, Hüsker Dü, Minutemen, etc.) is a master photographer. Sinecure Books are bafflingly proud to be the first to introduce the world to SPOT's photographic narrative. Edited by Johan Kugelberg and Ryan Richardson, Sounds of Two Eyes Opening is a narrative of Southern California chiaroscuro: all the shots of punkers and bands and clubs are dark swatches of blacks and grays with brief illuminations of white skin, bringing about a general claustrophobic cul-de-sac feeling. These images sit in contrast to the wide open event horizon of SPOT's beach photographs: beauty, youth and body worship, white teeth, big hair, the eternal triage of sun/sand/sea, and the promise of the unbroken horizon. Spanning the late 1960s through the early 1980s, Sounds of Two Eyes Opening offers an amazing portrait of Southern California coastal life: surfing, bikinis, roller skating, and skate boarding's fledgling days are set in contrast to iconic shots of all the core denizens of hardcore punk rock as it is being invented; candid shots of Black Flag, The Germs, Minutemen, etc. abut everyday punkers, fans, cops, clubs, and now shuttered rehearsal spaces. Sounds of Two Eyes Opening is presented as a hardbound, 272 page book, printed on matte art paper, with 4-color black-and-white printing, a lay flat binding."
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