I know this has been discussed here before but i can't find the thread since the site change. Is it worth buying? Opinions?
Thoughts etc....
Electric Banana
Elephants Memory S/T 1969 LP
I know this has been discussed here before but i can't find the thread since the site change. Is it worth buying? Opinions?
Thoughts etc....
Animated Egg
according to b-music it is (it's in their a-z section).. i've come close to buying it a couple of times of ebay, but always end up spending on something else. not heard it myself though
Lonely Jelly
Lonely Jelly
The only tune I really like of theirs (I've only heard a few later LPS, though) is Mongoose, which is a total monster. Though I've been told there are a few different versions of this some not as good as others. John Lennon produced one or two of their later albums.
Lonely Jelly
Lonely Jelly
I think they were also his band on a few of his LPs - it's definitely them (and Mothers of Invention) on the 'Sometime In New York City' double live set, anyway...I'm assuming that doesn't really give much of a flavour of their own LPs (which I've not heard) though...Originally Posted by ladyboygrimsby
a giant steam-powered turntable in warwickshire plays six foot cement recordings of Prince Albert's speeches to the rejoicing populace
Electric Banana
thankyou kindly.
I'm gonna give it a go.....
Electric Banana
Jack, you need this for Old Man Willow, as famously featured in that party scene in Midnight Cowboy. I'd love to have rocked it at that shindig, bwoy!
This is the psychedelic sound. End of.
it's time for some heartbeats
Spell Checker
Just realised that this is on the Midnight Cowboy soundtrack which can be got very cheaply and is an absolute stormer of a track. Is other Elephants Memory stuff like this?
Lonely Jelly
Lonely Jelly
'old man willow' is in a league of its own. a true classic with all the charm of 'doris' you never come closer and the likes of 'sound of feeling'.
aswell as the 1st lp and 'midnight cowboy' ost ther is also a weird 'elephants memory plays the music of midnight cowboy' album with their own versions on the score. worth a sniff and cheap to boot.
all top ten stuff in my boooook.
Lonely Jelly
I would definitely recommend the first Elephants Memoy LP on Buddah 1969(others have already mentioned some tracks ie Jungle Gym at the Zoo, Old Man Willow). If you like funky horn rock, get it.
Their second self titled LP on Apple from 1972 is something I ain't got and have had it my hands but was told it was more MOR rock?
Who can confirm/deny?
Electric Banana
I picked this album up a few days ago.... so glad i did. Cheers for the guidance!
Lonely Jelly
Lonely Jelly
stay away from the apple stuff. stick with the buddahs (except 'mongoose' which you can get on 45)
(they (a later incarnation) also play on approximate infinite universe LP by yoko-ono which is DOPE.)
one of the dudes went on to join/form GROOTNA (i'm funky)
CAN ANY ONE SHED LIGHT ON THE CARLY SIMON / MARTHA VELEZ / ENIGMATIC CHICK ON THE SLEEVE QUANDRY???????????????????????
http://www.b-music.co.uk/essential.html
scroll down.
Lonely Jelly
It's a mystery! but Im with the body painting, put them with ISIS & you'd have a nice lil' party. word.
........& just how big is your all time top ten homie!!
You can't take a stocking offa bare leg
Lonely Jelly
yeh fool.yo top 10 so big....................
it pulled out in front of me scoot and i swerved to avoid that shit and ran outta petrol.
Last edited by SARGE; 01-03-2005 at 12:03 PM.
Lonely Jelly
Mongoose is nice, prefer the Duke of Burlington take. All in all, Elephant's Memory was a decent band, the band Broadcast took a lot from their sound.
Lonely Jelly
Yeah, the Duke one is smoother, I guess, but I like the grittiness of the EM version. Is the DOB one on the Pressed Piano (I think it's called that) LP? Tricky blighter to find.
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