Complex - Complex (1970) [CD reissue 1999]

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I DON'T MAKE MONEY WITH ANY OF MY VIDEOS. THIS VIDEO IS FOR EDUCATION PURPOSES. ANY AND ALL COPYRIGHTS BELONG TO THE RIGHTFUL ARTISTS AND OWNERS. SUPPORT YOUR FAVOURITE ARTIST & BUY THE RECORD ONLINE OR YOUR LOCAL COMPACT DISC SHOP. IF IT'S PROBLEM FOR THE OWNER, SEND ME A PRIVATE MESSAGE & I DELETE THAT VIDEO. 01 Funny feeling 02 Message from the year 2000 03 Green-eyed Lucy 04 Josie 05 Witch's spell 06 Norwegian butterfly 07 Self declaration 08 Images blue 09 Storm on way 10 Madamoiselle Jackie 11 Live For The Minute BONUSES: 12 Hush (Joe South) 13 Images blue [alternate version] 14 Green-eyed Lucy [alternate version] 15 Norwegian butterfly [alternate version] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INFO: Complex was an English band formed in 1968 consisting of lead guitarist Brian Lee, lead vocalist and drummer Tony Shakespeare, bass guitarist Lance Fogg and rhythm guitarist Tony Fisher. After some initial personnel changes, in early 1970 the line-up consisted of Brian, Tony (Shakespeare) and Lance with the addition of Steve Coe on keyboards. They were based in Blackpool in North-West England. In November 1970 they cut their first album, entitled simply "Complex". Originally devised as a demonstration record (demo) for bringing the band to the attention of major record companies for the purpose of obtaining a recording contract, it was recorded at "107 Studio" in St. Annes, engineered and mixed down by Graham Atkinson. 99 (vinyl) copies of the album were pressed by Craighall Studios in Scotland. The reason for such a limited release was the imposition of Purchase Tax on quantities greater than 99. The album went on to become quite famous in "psych" album circles - "... one of the 'Holy Trinity' items of rare British psychedelia ..." and at one stage was fetching $6,000 on eBay for each copy. An unauthorised bootleg was made in 1991 but the quality was poor. A 1999 limited-edition re-release was authorised by the band on Wooden Hill records (Vinyl and CD versions). This was of much better quality soundwise and was quickly sold out. [from Wikipedia] This is a private pressing that was originally released in 1970 and was re-released on CD in 1999. The overall sound quality is murky, but not bad enough to render the music obsolete. You should keep in mind that this was an independent recording and the budget was low. I can only imagine how amazing some of these songs would sound, had they been recorded, produced, and mastered correctly. This is a very warm album that is more rock than psych. Overall, this album is a great piece of psych history. My favorite songs are: Mademoiselle Jackie, Images Blue, and Norwegian Butterfly. There is also a pretty nice cover of the song "Hush" by Deep Purple. [conventional sound] PERSONNEL: Steve Coe - organ Brian Lee - guitars, backing vocals Lance Fogg - bass, backing vocals Tony Shakespeare - lead vocals, drums