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01. MAYPOLE - Glance At The Past
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02. MAYPOLE - Show Me The Way
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03. MAYPOLE - Henry Stared
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04. MAYPOLE - Changes Places
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05. MAYPOLE - Under A Wave
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06. MAYPOLE - Look At Me
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07. MAYPOLE - Johnny
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08. MAYPOLE - Come Back
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09. MAYPOLE - You Were
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10. MAYPOLE - In The Beginning
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11. MAYPOLE - Dozy World
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12. MAYPOLE - Stand Alone
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ARTIST
MAYPOLE
TITLE
Maypole
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
VINILISSSIMO
CATALOG #
MRSSS 542LP
MRSSS 542LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
5/19/2017
Vinilisssimo present
Maypole
's self-titled debut, originally released in 1971. You have probably heard this story before: a great album gets released by the time the label folds and the few copies distributed end up in the dollar bins. Then, a few decades later, some connoisseurs realize what a great record that album was and it becomes collectable and sought after overnight. This is exactly what happened in 1971 when
Demian Bell
and
Paul Welsh
saw their debut album as Maypole released on Colossus at the worst possible time... The band was formed in Baltimore, Maryland in late 1969 and they named it Maypole, as in the
Nathaniel Hawthorne
story, as a symbol of freethinking they also aimed to represent. Their sound has been compared to bands like
Cream
,
Iron Butterfly
, or
Led Zeppelin
, and the similarities between Demian Bell's guitar skills and
Hendrix
playing have also been remarked upon. The bluesy hard psych vibes on their only US single
Show Me That Way/Johnny
(1971) certainly back those comparisons. Strong melodies and some nice group harmonies are the other magical ingredients that help making this album an amazing piece of hard rock music. Maypole soon gained media attention and a promo tour followed, including live appearances on national TV shows, the problem was they had no company behind their album. The band relocated to Holland and continued playing gigs with moderate success. Lifestyle excesses resulted in numerous personnel changes until the band finally dismantled in 1972, though several members briefly continued performing as
The Flying Circus
. Presented in facsimile artwork and pressed on 180 gram vinyl.
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