LION PRODUCTIONS

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Psychedelic
Obscure
Weird
Obscure
Wonderful
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New Releases

Yama & The Karma Dusters

“Up From the Sewers”

They were inter-racial, anti-war, Stop the Bomb, free love hippies, the wildest of the wild kids. And this is the quintessential anarcho-hippie record, a surprisingly well-engineered indie effort which came inside home-made silk-screened jackets, with twisted, poetic lyrics

Silverbeats

“Silverbeats”

First reissue of rare cassette-only underground neo-psychedelic punk steeped in Pebbles-era rock, from this Milwaukee band which featured Dan Mullen (Plasticland) on guitar and the talents — songwriting and otherwise — of iconic underground maven Tess (James Tessier). ‘I Want Speed’ shows The SilverBeats’ affinity to West Coast psychedelia

Black Sun Ensemble

“Black Sun Ensemble”

Their classic first album, reissued for the very first time with the tracks exactly as they were on the original 1985 issue on Pyknotic!
“It is difficult to think of a band that has ever produced psychedelic music that sounded even remotely like the original Black Sun’s” —Byron Coley

Lothar Jahn

“Dreams of 75”

Lothar Jahn’s “February ’75” single was released by the German label Sound Records in 1977. It was a very unusual record, somewhere between psychedelic, folk, and Krautrock. It was reviewed thus on Discogs: “A mysterious journey through Cosmic Psych Folk Kraut, whatever you may call it. Fantastic, from beginning to end. Another Kraut on 45 milestone.”

Badge

“Collected Singles”

Not many albums can get you in the mood to blow out your speakers quite like Kath “1”, the hideously rare and expensive 1974 low-fi, semi-ramshackle DIY psychedelic LP made by members of Maryland band Badge, recorded in the home of band leader Val Rogolino (and, yes, dedicated to his girlfriend and their pet monkey!).

Seompi

“We Have Waited: Singles & Unreleased”

Call SEOMPI proto-doom, call them heavy progressive/psych, call them hard rock, call them psychedelic space rock — all are true — but definitely call SEOMPI radical in their approach to heavy music — and heavy topics (police, drugs, social justice, prejudice, war).

Souls of Inspyration

“Souls of Inspyration”

After nearly twenty years of work, finally a proper reissue of this sought-after album by the Souls of Inspyration, first released on Columbia in 1970. Sought after, yes — and deservedly so, with stellar keyboard-driven, melodic songs, strong vocals, and an overall sense of cohesion.

Ceptic Frog

“Ceptic Frog”

Ultra-rare rehearsal sessions from 1969 by this South African heavy psych / acid rock band, mastered from a tape transfer — and yet still doom-laden, dark, heavy, and as messy as can be, in all the right ways. Influences from heavy bands of the time, such as Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and Steppenwolf are noticeable, with proto-doom and psych/funk undercurrents.

Sinn Sisamouth

“Groove Club Vol. 4: Sinn Sisamouth Vol. 1”

Cambodian garage psych music from the late ’60s and early 70’s, is some of the strangest music you will ever hear: amazing garage psych excursions with brilliant farfisa keyboards and wah wah fuzz guitar topped off with fascinating Cambodian vocals Primal versions of rock ‘n’ roll, surf, and R’n’B — sometimes all in one song!

Jeff Carney

“Live Electronic Music”

Jeff Carney’s sophomore effort for audioFile (1989) could not have been criticized were it to have remained in similar territory as the electronic wall of sound he had created on Imperfect Space Journeys. Instead, he created a more sparse, evolving tapestry of analog timbres.

Earthforce

“Earthforce”

“Ultra rare mid-70s UK acid folk rock recordings. Features sitar, moog, acoustic and electric guitars, assorted percussion instruments to create a Popul Vuh like soundscape. If you can imagine the perfect blend of Eastern trance/psych and English hippy acid folk rock, this would be it. Very cool and freaky.”

Jorge Trasante

“Investigacion Musical Desde Las Raices Folklore Afro Uruguayo Interprete Jorge Trasante”

A masterpiece of South American percussion, recorded in 1977 by worldwide legend and Gipsy Kings percussionist Jorge Trasante—and impossible to find for decades—finally reissued!

About Us

Lion Productions is an independently owned record label, wholesale distribution, and music licensing company.

Our Lion Productions label is known for its respectful re-releases of music recorded during what can loosely be described as the “psychedelic era” (1965-1973) — and beyond.

As a wholesale distributor, Lion Productions offer similar reissues made by other labels, from locations all across the globe. While Lion Productions does stock a wide range of music, we are proud of our selectivity. We are a small company, and excel in customer service and ease of use for our vendors — independent music stores and mail order companies, and small, independently owned distributors all over the world.

Both Lion Productions and Fivepin Music, a stand-alone boutique music representation company we co-founded, represent a large and ever-expanding array of music for synch licensing supplying music for film, television, samples, and ads.

Our list of placements include television shows (Winning Time, Chucky, Minx, Snowfall, Narcos, I’m Dying Up Here, and more); samples (Jay-Z ‘Run This Town’ and J Cole ‘Fire Squad’ w/Roc Nation Records, + others); ads and on-line videos (HSBC, Levi’s, Vans); and numerous indie films.

For synch license enquiries, please contact Vincent at lionproductions@earthlink.net.

Featured Releases

Il Balletto di Bronzo

“Sirio 2222”

Limited LP edition
Raw-edged heavy rock, fronted by Lino Ajello’s powerful electric guitars, channeling the dark, jagged energy of Jimmy Page, Adrian Gurvitz, and Jeff Beck. Il Balletto di Bronzo absorbed their influences (Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, The Yardbirds), but moved from there into an inspired, hard-edged musical space; the band’s overwhelming power and great melodies make them irresistible.

ITHACA

“Game For All Who Know”

Incredibly good and extremely rare home recordings from the same basically the same line-up, headed by psychedelic-folk masters Peter Howell and John Ferdinando, that had made the AGINCOURT album two years earlier. The album opens with the sound of pages turning, and more or less follows a journey through a cycle of questions, times, feelings, and dreams; a slightly different emphasis this time, as the band sounds more like a folk version of Pink Floyd.

Kath

“1”

Not many albums can get you in the mood to blow out your speakers quite like Kath, a band that evolved from local Maryland 1960’s band Badge. This is an authentic low-fi DIY effort, recorded in the home of the band’s leader (and, yes, actually dedicated to his pet monkey—and his girlfriend!), originally released in 1974 in a micro edition of 60 hand-made copies, and later reconfigured for a legendary Rockadelic label LP version.

The Lost Souls

“The Lost Souls”

“Lost Souls indeed—this is one of the great lost groups of the 60’s.” —Option Magazine
“The Lost Souls never released any records, yet the meager recorded evidence that survives indicates that they were one of the finest unknown American groups of the mid-’60s, able to write both catchy British Invasion-type rockers and, in their latter days, experimental psychedelic pieces with unusual tempo changes and song structures.

Daszu

“Zone of Swans/Lucid Actual + 1/2 Dativa”

If there’s one thing we’ve learned from doing reissues for twenty years, it’s that there is often a lack of justice in the arts. All too often, the intensely talented are shunted aside, or not able to access the means to a greater hearing, or marginalized (or eradicated) by larger societal (commercial) (racial) (political) forces, to name just three potential prongs of an art-crushing pitchfork. The less an artist’s work can be categorized, the greater the odds of being an eternal outsider.

Michael Angelo

“Michael Angelo”

Enigmatic exemplar of subterranean overachievers, Michael Angelo Nigro, has long been known to sound-hounds searching for esoteric figures on the fringe. He was a man out-of-time, with unerring vision and dedication, principally known for his head-of-the-class 1977 private-press joy, “Michael Angelo” (Guinn 1050—aka The Guinn Album).

Modern Art

“Oriental Towers” CD Edition

Another entry from the darkly enchanting minimal synth-pop and psych-tinged world of The Modern Art.

“Arriving in the wake of inspirational releases from Joy Division, Cabaret Voltaire, Clock DVA and Throbbing Gristle, Modern Art’… pinched those templates into a range of nervy, minimalist styles porous to influence and defined by the moody character of Gary Ramon’s vocals and his feel for expressive, evocative melody.”

Sandhy & Mandhy

“Para Castukis”

Alberto Infusino (Sandhy) and Alberto Vanasco (Mandhy) began their musical partnership in beat bands The New Free Men and La Máquina de Música. In 1969, Billy Bond, chief of La Pesada del Rock Roll and legendary major domo of Argentine rock, asked them to prepare a demo as a duo.

Sidewinders

“Cuacha!”

“By the time they recorded Cuacha!, the Sidewinders had almost figured out what kind of band they wanted to be. On some cuts here the Hüsker Dü-goes-West mix of acoustic textures and roaring guitar is almost perfect. The album is worth having for the first released version of ‘What She Said,’ a song that the band released on three different albums, each time rocking a bit harder and at greater length. The version here is a dark, mournful folk-rock piece.” —AllMusic

T2

“1971-72”

The rise of power trio T2 was rapid: important open-air festivals; headlining at the Marquee Club; appearances at virtually every major venue in London. Their debut album (“It’ll All Work Out in Boomland”) was released; they seemed poised for a breakthrough. They were playing the Marquee club, with John Lennon and Jimi Hendrix hanging out backstage, which was all to the good. But people were saying, “we can’t find your album anywhere.”

Umbra

“Umbra”

What was available to unknown hard rocking dreamers like Umbra in Denver in 1971-72? Weekend gigs. Nothing but weekend gigs. But there was an upside to that: bands like Umbra could mix original material in with covers, and make enough money to survive. Or in the case of Umbra, to make enough money to build a home studio, where they recorded ads to promote their upcoming shows—and eventually, laid down the eight tracks on this disc.

Laurence Vanay

“Les Soleile De La Vie”

“The tracks on the album reflect my feelings at the time, a great happiness to live an interesting life (although stressful!) with the key, a happy story of love.” —Jacqueline Thibault

NFTs & Web3 Technology

At LION Productions, we are a record label that is always striving to bring innovative and exciting experiences to our loyal fans. We are thrilled to announce that our team is currently working on a cutting-edge web3 and NFT strategy that will utilize blockchain technology to create a new level of engagement for our fans.

NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are digital collectibles that are built on blockchain techology. Each NFT is unique and cannot be replicated, making it a highly sought-after item for collectors. This innovative technology has been transforming the way brands engage with their fans by creative a sense of exclusivity and community.

At LION Productions, we believe that NFTs offer a unique opportunity to bring our fans closer to our brand and to each other. By offering NFTs that hold utility, such as access to gated communities and other exclusive perks, we can create a new level of engagement for our loyal fans.

Through our NFT strategy, we aim to create a community of like-minded individuals who share a passion for music and culture. We believe that this community will be the perfect platform to connect with our fans on a deeper level and to create experiences that are truly memorable.

Stay tuned- LION Productions is set to launch an NFT strategy that will change the game and offer fans a unique way to engage with our brand. We can’t wait to see you on the other side of this exciting journey!

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