720053286045

Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera

Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera

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Format: CD

Cat No: TLAK1198

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Release Date:  02 May 2025

Label:  Think Like A Key Music (Code 7

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  720053286045

Genres:  Rock  Psychedelic Rock  

  • Description

    Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera's self-titled 1968 masterpiece returns in a definitive CD edition, featuring their underground classic "Flames" alongside perfectly crafted psychedelic gems like "Mother Writes" and "Mary Jane". This special reissue comes in a digipak format with an 8-page booklet featuring detailed liner notes by Ugly Things magazine's Mike Stax, chronicling the band's fascinating evolution from R&B stalwarts to psychedelic innovators. Features bonus tracks including the rare "Talk of the Devil" and previously unreleased material that completes the story of this remarkable band.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Intro
      • 2. Mother Writes
      • 3. Mary Jane
      • 4. I Was Cool
      • 5. Walter Sly Meets Bill Bailey
      • 6. Air
      • 7. Lookin' For A Happy Life
      • 8. Flames
      • 9. What's The Point Of Leaving
      • 10. Long Nights Of Summer
      • 11. Dream Starts
      • 12. Reaction Of Young Man
      • 13. Now She's Gone
      • 14. Talk Of The Devil [From the short film 'Talk Of The Devil']
      • 15. Salisbury Plain
      • 16. Dreamy
      • 17. A Quick B
      • 18. Flames [Single Mix]
      • 19. Mary Jane [Single Version]
      • 20. Volcano
      • 21. And I Remember
      • 22. To Be With You
      • 23. Salisbury Plain [Extended Demo Version]
      • 24. Flames [Demo Version]