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Sun City Girls-First LP

The one that came out in 1984. Pretty sure it's way out of print, but after months of blog scavengering I finally found a great sounding upload on the Shards of Beauty Blog (which I might add is awesome for rare psych and folk and early drone stuff from all over the world). Rick Bishop himself said this record is still one of the best things they ever did, and you know what? Hes absolutley right! This record is total life affmrming dude radical mega inspiring totally whacked pure Sun City Girls-exceellence. I like it as much as "Torch of the Mystics", "Dulce", "Kaliflower", "Dawn of the Devil", "Carnival FOlk Lore Resurrection", all my faves. If you get a chance to hear this, do so.

Oh, and it's also one of the only SCG albums where Alan talks about smoking weed without metaphor, "Yeah, he sits around smokes a little pot, aint nothing wrong but he likes to sit around smoke a little pot drink a bit a beeeh", something like that.

Yeah it's quite good. Holds up quite well. My favorite SCG albums are box of chameleons, crossdressers, uncle jim's true confessions of homeland security, folk songs of the rich and evil (actually all those cloaven casettes are amazing), pretty much any of their singles... and horse cock phepner of course.

i am really surprised that this has never been reissued...maybe Placebo has the masters?

it's a great LP, but very hard to find...i got my copy years ago and have never seen another one outside of the occasional ebay sale.

'do you guys have an aquarium? is it STOCKED?'

:D

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all of alvarius b's solo records, particularly the second, rank aming my faves too.

BLOOD OPERATIVES OF THE BARIUM SUNSET or whatever it's called is amazing. I like his solo stuff more than Richard's...

the 1st Al B record is the best. love that thing. bought it twice.

SRB's discography is not to be shunted off to the side...plus, he tours a lot more than Alan, so it's actually not an act of god to hear the stuff in a live setting as well.

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Originally Posted by atsonicpark

BLOOD OPERATIVES OF THE BARIUM SUNSET or whatever it's called is amazing. I like his solo stuff more than Richard's...

He has an unfair advantage, vocals.

Trust me, I never shunted anything off to the side, I've listened to Richard's shit a lot, I have everything, all the vaults, improvika, electronic dominica, staged, and all the main albums and whatever. Of course I love his work.

I'm just saying, I wish Alan would release more solo albums.

why didnt this just go in the SCG are wacked and wonderful thread?
anyhoo, yeah, its great. its the first album of theirs that i heard. because of uncle jim, jokers on a waltz and especially helwa shek, i love them the way i do