WE
ALL TOGETHER "S/T"
40th anniversary edition—and
for the first time, taken from a pristine master, which restores
missing elements to several songs! Those of you with
a more than slight acquaintance with rare psych will know
that We All Together were among the best Beatlesque pop/rock
bands of the early '70s. In fact, when the people of
Peru first heard We All Together in 1972, they thought that the
band was a foreign group, because of the high production
values of their tracks. Both of the We All Together albums were
influenced by late period Beatles music: the vocal harmonies,
melodic tunes and sophisticated arrangements, blending
keyboards, acoustic guitars and electric guitars in a
graceful manner. Really, We All Together had an affinity
for Paul McCartney's engaging melodicism more than anything,
to the point of covering obscure, early McCartney solo
tunes. Yet it's the original We All Together compositions
that make this album special: 'It’s A Sin To Go Away'
is a South American psychedelic classic, which begins
with Procol Harum style organ, then hits you with thick fuzz
guitar riffs, and backward and phased guitar solos; it's the
most popular song on this album, due to it’s inclusion
on the Nuggets compilation. 'Hey Revolution' sounds like a
White Album era outtake with Lennon-esque vocals and
hard blues guitar riffs; 'Dear Sally' features angry
vocals and pounding piano that recall Lennon’s
Plastic Ono Band. The reason for We all together’s
excellence is simple: the band members had
been around many years, first as New Juggler Sound, and
then as Laghonia. The Peruvian scene at the beginning of
the 1970's, still heavily influenced by the psychedelic experimentation of the
1960's, colored the way that the band shaped its songs, made
its drawings, and developed its recording techniques.
For this 40th anniversary release, we're pleased to be able
to include eight bonus tracks, including acoustic demos outlining
possible songs for a new album, only one of which only
was ever recorded (‘Symbol queen’). This special
mini-LP sleeve edition comes with a silkscreen replica
poster, and other colorful ephemera, including photos and
drawings from the Cornejo archives. A limited, hand-numbered
edition of 400 copies, remastered from an original master
tape (unplayed since 1972). Like all Lion/Repsychled co-productions,
this is available exclusively from Lion Productions.
Track List:
1. Children
2. Young People
3. Carry on till tomorrow
4. Its a sin to go away
5. Tomorrow
6. Hey Revolution
7. Walking in the rain
8. Why
9. Some people never know
10. The city will be a country.
Bonus
tracks:
11. Blue (unreleased/acoustic)
12. Morning ((unreleased/instrumental acoustic)
13. Symbol queen (acoustic/alt. lyrics/work in progress)
14. California (unreleased/acoustic)
15. Feel (unreleased/work in progress)
16. Any world (unreleased/work in progress)
17. Wake up Joe (unreleased studio track, w/o guitars)
18. Its a sin to go away (instrumental + intro)
Catalogue number: LION 7663
UPC: 778578766320 (hand numbered edition
of 400 copies)