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ARTIST
OLIVER
TITLE
Standing Stone
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
GUERSSEN RECORDS
CATALOG #
GUESS 065CD
GUESS 065CD
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
8/5/2022
Part-time farmer/musician
Oliver Chaplin
is the person behind one of the rarest private pressings from the UK. His cult masterpiece
Standing Stone
was recorded in early 1974 at a remote farm in Wales, using a portable 4-track TEAC reel-to-reel machine. Helped by his brother
Chris
at the controls (an experienced BBC engineer who had worked on
Syd Barrett
sessions), surrounded by animals and "smaller winged creatures", Oliver sang and played acoustic and electric guitars filtered through tape echo, distortion and multi-tracking, creating a very unique sound, a kind of DIY mutant-psychedelic-blues (think
Captain Beefheart
) which sounded years ahead of its time. Despite the lo-fi nature of the recording, the sound quality is amazing and timeless. Only 250 copies of the album were pressed and it even caught the attention of the Virgin label, who were interested in distribution but Oliver finally refused their offer. Musicians like
JJ Cale
expressed interest in Oliver's music, inviting him to a jam session but in the end, Oliver decided he was not interested in the music business and left Wales to travel around Europe. He remains a kind of a mysterious figure and we're proud to offer a new, long-awaited reissue of
Standing Stone
, sanctioned by him. RIYL: Captain Beefheart, Syd Barrett,
Roy Harper
,
Brian Eno
,
Robert Johnson
,
Magical Power Mako
,
Fresh Maggots
,
Comus
,
Tony Caro & John
. Incudes insert with liner notes by
Richard Allen
and rare photos. Sourced from the original master tapes. "
Few other musicians have been able to mix and blend folk, blues, psychedelia together as Oliver has managed to do
" --
Ricardo Martillos
(Distorsioni). "
Like a rustic, ramshackle mix between
Electric Ladyland
and
No Pussyfooting
" --
Giacomo Checcucci
(Pincopanco). "
A truly remarkable record
" --Galactic Ramble.
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