INVADERS -There's A Light , There's A Way (70s African fuzz w psych guitar )CD

INVADERS -There's A Light , There's A Way (70s African fuzz w psych guitar )CD

SKU:
12043
$14.00
Width:
5.00 (in)
Height:
0.25 (in)
Depth:
5.00 (in)
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2
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Description

 South African rock classic from 1971, filled with fuzz psych guitars, funky organ riffs, and great vocals.It sounds like these guys had been listening to Rare Earth, and judging by the guitar solos, maybe some Jimi Hendrix as well!.

Errol Gobey (rhythm guitar, vocals) recalls: “It was a lot of hard work and we had very little sleep. In October 1966, we decided to visit Cape Town. The audience loved us, they went crazy, they wouldn’t let us off the stage! Our name spread quickly throughout the Cape. Somehow Trutone Records, which had a branch in the Cape, got to hear about us. One day we were travellng on the N2 in our panel van. We had ‘The Invaders’ painted in huge letters on the side. A white car pulled alongside us and asked us to pull over. We thought we were in trouble and were going to get a fine of some sort. A white guy approached us and asked us if we were interested in a recording contract. We immediately answered, ‘Yes!’” In 1969, the Invaders decided to try to break into the overseas market. They toured in Europe for two months (Germany, Holland, and England); but they had endless hassles and red tape trying to get work permits. The constant hurdles made them decide to go home.

In April 1971, shortly after this album was released, The Invaders disbanded “for religious reasons,” (according to Gobey). The CD version has two bonus tracks—covers of ‘Born on the Bayou’ and (strangely) the Creation’s ‘Painter Man.’

 

Tracklist

1 There's A Light, There's A Way 3:53
2 Turn On The Sun 4:19
3 Ocean Of Peace 4:50
4 Astral III 4:25
5 Astral II 2:04
6 Second Coming 3:03
7 I Need You 3:06
8 You Can't Always Get What You Want 6:05
  Bonus Tracks
9 Born On A Bayou 2:36
10 Painter Man 2:16