Alrune Rod - 2016 German Shadoks label 5-track LP Deluxe Reissue Incl. 2-track 7" Single

2016 German Shadoks label 5-track deluxe LP reissue of Danish organ and guitar fuelled 1960/70ies counterculture ikons magnificent heavy psychedelic-progressive debut - four of five songs are lengthy with dynamic passages, elongated solos, dark atmosphere - entirely sung in Danish - has drawn comparisons to Pink Floyd and Vanilla Fudge*.

This is in our view one of the finest acidic rock albums of the era originally only issued by the Sonet label in 1969 and pressed in 1000 copies at the time.

This is the first legit vinyl reissue - as always a pleasure to see it done Shadoks style - stiff and rigid 180 gram vinyl pressing - housed in a printed inner sleeve with lots of photos from the era - and including a high end reissue of Alrune Rods sole 2-track 7" single - 'Pigen på Stranden'.

The package includes a 2-page richly illustrated biographical insert - everything held in a supreme sturdy gatefold picture cover, which - as always - reaches for the limits of reissue supremacy - handnumbered inside the cover and limited of 500 copies only.

The Shadoks label writes: "Alrune Rod is the Danish name for the mythical mandrake root and was the name for one of the most popular hippie bands from Denmark. They shared the stage with Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin among many other famous bands.
The songs from the first album and single by Alrune Rod were well-rehearsed before going public. Therefore the band had material ready when they started to play heavily across Denmark in 1969. Alrune Rod's first album with the lyrics assisted by Laus Bengtsson was composed as a whole, or concept album, in terms of the lyrics. This first album belongs to the top of the Danish underground scene among Young Flowers, Culpeper's Orchard, Burnin Red Ivanhoe, Pan, Hurdy Gurdy, The Old Man & The Sea, just to name a few. Their musical style is often described as a hybrid between THE GRATEFUL DEAD and early PINK FLOYD. They initially composed fairly long songs, typically of 10 to 13 minutes of length which blended the heaviness of the blues rock with the complexity of art rock, some of their compositions bordering on being symphonic. Original first albums are incredible hard to find in nice conditions since they have been played far too often in many cases.
Alrune Rod's first album could be easily compared to the early albums by Pink Floyd, stoned and trippy, an interstellar overdrive music masterpiece!"

Condition: Still Factory Sealed/New:
This album stems directly from the labels and is unused and new.

Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1 Alrune Rod (Bengtsson, Roden) 10:00
2 Natskyggevej (Bengtsson, Roden) 9:55
3 Hvor Skal Jeg Se Solen Stå Op (Giese,Roden) 3:12


Side 2:
1. Bjergsangen (11:57)
a Fase 1: Kom Og Tag Min Hånd (Giese, Bengtsson, Roden)
b Fase 2: Du Er Så Sød (Roden)
c Fase 3: Når Yderst Er Inderst (Giese, Roden)

2 Rejsen Hjem (Ziegler, Bengtsson, Roden) 13:23

Credits:

Alrunes Rod:
Leif Roden - Vocals, Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Tabla
Flemming Giese Rasmussen - Vocals, Guitar, Triangle
Claus From - Drums, Tabla
Pastor Ziegler - Organ, Piano

Technical Credits:
Alrunes Rod, Franz Beckerlee - Production

Artwork:
Poul Bruun - Layout, Photography
Mozart - Cover Artwork

Recorded in Ivar Rosenberg Lydteknik.

*Dag Erik Asbjrnsen - Scented Gardens Of The Mind, Borderline