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TUNE IN is a new Cherry Red label devoted to the U.S.
Psychedelic scene of the late Sixties.
NGC 4594 was an obscure quintet who issued just one
single, Skipping Through The Night on Smash Records
in 1968.
The band were formed in 1966, named after the
catalogue number of the Sombrero Galaxy, thought to be
the location of the nearest black hole to Earth!
Alongside their sole 45, this CD for the very first time
offers a dozen recordings from a lost album the band
made during 1967/68 .
NGC 4594 formed in Storrs, Connecticut, but swiftly
relocated to NYC before eventually disbanding in late
1968.
An absolute find for fans of West Coast-influenced
Psychedelic music!
Psychedelic scene of the late Sixties.
NGC 4594 was an obscure quintet who issued just one
single, Skipping Through The Night on Smash Records
in 1968.
The band were formed in 1966, named after the
catalogue number of the Sombrero Galaxy, thought to be
the location of the nearest black hole to Earth!
Alongside their sole 45, this CD for the very first time
offers a dozen recordings from a lost album the band
made during 1967/68 .
NGC 4594 formed in Storrs, Connecticut, but swiftly
relocated to NYC before eventually disbanding in late
1968.
An absolute find for fans of West Coast-influenced
Psychedelic music!
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Well i've had this cd for a wee while now and its a real grower,gets better with every listen,this cd is really good with excellent informative liners with unseen photos of this mind expanding group!!If you like your psychedelia trippy and at times punky(60s definition of the name)with a touch of jazzy vibes on a track like"Imagination Dead Machine"(great title)this could be for you.Who were NGC-4594?and where did the strange name come from?Well it tells you the full story in the booklet,im feeling lazy so i wont get into that at the mo!!
What about the music which is why youre probably thinking of buying this cd,well this 14 track cd features 12 unreleased tracks and a double sider single,the awesome(Skipping through the night/Going Home) from "67.Those unreleased tracks recordings had been laying collecting dust for 40 years until they were rediscovered,this cd has been a real labour of love for the compilers and is released on the Tune In label owned by Cherry Red(who also released the 2 Beacon Street Union cds).As for the sound quality on those old recordings,the sound quality is very good wih no clicks or pops,as is the story with Cherry Reds labels,most of the time their releases are well put together with excellent mastered sound,also the liners on this cd have been well researched by West Coast fanatic Gray Newell and retells the whole story.Trips and all!!!
The picks of the bunch for me are the first track"Colors"a melting pot of eastern jagged guitar with organ pumping away and some flute fighting for space,"Negative Zone"is a pretty groovy number with electric piano,flute and percussion(never heard such good tambourine shaking since Davy Jones of The Monkees) to the fore,with a real dirty fuzzy guitar popping its head up now and then."Take off Your Feet"is a rather jaunty and sunny track,pretty poppy for this bunch of lysergic jumpers!!"Imagination Dead Imagine"(great title) as i mentioned earlier has a strong laid back jazz vibe,"Bloomin"is fab farfisa organ led early psych number again with a slight jazz edge to it which reminds me of Ultimate Spinach,but hey NGC-4594 came way earlier!!"Forever Gone"is a groovy track that you can imagine gyrating go go dancers dancing to with its spikey guitar and groovy bass runs"Sea Ballad"has double tracked vocals seconds apart which gives a real lysergic effect,again a nice and pretty laid back number which at times brings The Doors to mind(dont let that put you off)its the whining organ which gives it that sound."Its Called Love"is certainly a highlight of this impressive cd,harmonica wailing in the background fighting for space with the organ, drums,bass and the vocals,fab track,gotta be heard."Nova Express"is a psych delight with that electric piano wabbling away with snatches of organ and flute and impressive drumming and finished off with some fuzzy guitar licks again the lyrics are very trippy in their content,"So Bright"ends the unreleased part of this cd,and its beauty to end up with. As for the single "Going Home"again reminds me of an Ultimate Spinach track(whos title i have forgotten)but this is well before the Spinach flexed their psychedelic muscles!!And the final track"Skipping through the Night"is awash with floating organ and flute aqd a real hazy lazy lysergic vibe!!
This is real good psych and it makes you wonder what other stuff is laying dormant as these recordings where,i wholeheartedly recommend this cd to anyone interested in the sounds and the influence west coast psychedelia had in other parts of the states.A labour of love from the Tune In gurus,it makes you wonder what delights are next,for our psyched out heads!!!!!!!
What about the music which is why youre probably thinking of buying this cd,well this 14 track cd features 12 unreleased tracks and a double sider single,the awesome(Skipping through the night/Going Home) from "67.Those unreleased tracks recordings had been laying collecting dust for 40 years until they were rediscovered,this cd has been a real labour of love for the compilers and is released on the Tune In label owned by Cherry Red(who also released the 2 Beacon Street Union cds).As for the sound quality on those old recordings,the sound quality is very good wih no clicks or pops,as is the story with Cherry Reds labels,most of the time their releases are well put together with excellent mastered sound,also the liners on this cd have been well researched by West Coast fanatic Gray Newell and retells the whole story.Trips and all!!!
The picks of the bunch for me are the first track"Colors"a melting pot of eastern jagged guitar with organ pumping away and some flute fighting for space,"Negative Zone"is a pretty groovy number with electric piano,flute and percussion(never heard such good tambourine shaking since Davy Jones of The Monkees) to the fore,with a real dirty fuzzy guitar popping its head up now and then."Take off Your Feet"is a rather jaunty and sunny track,pretty poppy for this bunch of lysergic jumpers!!"Imagination Dead Imagine"(great title) as i mentioned earlier has a strong laid back jazz vibe,"Bloomin"is fab farfisa organ led early psych number again with a slight jazz edge to it which reminds me of Ultimate Spinach,but hey NGC-4594 came way earlier!!"Forever Gone"is a groovy track that you can imagine gyrating go go dancers dancing to with its spikey guitar and groovy bass runs"Sea Ballad"has double tracked vocals seconds apart which gives a real lysergic effect,again a nice and pretty laid back number which at times brings The Doors to mind(dont let that put you off)its the whining organ which gives it that sound."Its Called Love"is certainly a highlight of this impressive cd,harmonica wailing in the background fighting for space with the organ, drums,bass and the vocals,fab track,gotta be heard."Nova Express"is a psych delight with that electric piano wabbling away with snatches of organ and flute and impressive drumming and finished off with some fuzzy guitar licks again the lyrics are very trippy in their content,"So Bright"ends the unreleased part of this cd,and its beauty to end up with. As for the single "Going Home"again reminds me of an Ultimate Spinach track(whos title i have forgotten)but this is well before the Spinach flexed their psychedelic muscles!!And the final track"Skipping through the Night"is awash with floating organ and flute aqd a real hazy lazy lysergic vibe!!
This is real good psych and it makes you wonder what other stuff is laying dormant as these recordings where,i wholeheartedly recommend this cd to anyone interested in the sounds and the influence west coast psychedelia had in other parts of the states.A labour of love from the Tune In gurus,it makes you wonder what delights are next,for our psyched out heads!!!!!!!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Skipping through the night is a wonderful masterpiece, of garage psych. With memorable keyboards, catchy rhythms, and first class lyrics. Superb.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
A revelation
19 Sep 2010
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Hearing this album was an absolute revelation for me. I would not have believed there could ever be a complete album's worth of unreleased studio recordings of such outstanding quality from '67 still to be discovered. Shame on Mercury records for not releasing this at the time! Had they done so it would surely be now universally revered as one of that year's timeless classics, and spoken of in the same breath with the likes of "Sergeant Pepper's...", "Piper at the Gates....", "Absolutely Free", "Velvets & Nico" and "Electric Music for the Mind and Body". Indeed, if any comparison is to be made, the closest would have to be that peerless debut from Country Joe and the Fish. The lyrics certainly have a similar lysergic flavour to those Joe McDonald was putting down at the time, but it is the use of the organ that is so reminiscent of David Cohen's work with the Fish. When you combine that with lead guitar that also sounds a lot like Cohen (as against Barry Melton) and some harmonica - well, have a listen to "Forever Gone" and you'll see what I mean. However, it's worth remembering that "Electric Music" was itself barely off the presses when NGC was laying down these tracks, so the influence must have come from live performances by the Fish and their Rag Baby EP from the previous year. There's certainly a bit of the Mothers in there as well. Some of the band's influences may be fairly obvious but don't get the idea that their product is derivative. Far from it - NGC4594 very definitely have have their own unique identity and sound. The opening track "Colors" immediately reminded me of a couple of tracks on the first Bevis Frond album "Miasma". Since that wasn't released until twenty years later one wonders if Nick Saloman had access to Mercury Records' vaults at some point. Probably not - it's no doubt merely that the Cosmos works in weird and wonderful ways. In addition to the lost album, this CD features both sides of the one single (on the Smash label) that actually was released. Both sides are superb, with "Going Home" even having something of the Velvets in their quieter more reflective moments - at least in the melody and song construction if not so much the lyrics - just top quality stuff.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
A Major Archival Find!!
3 April 2011
Format:Audio CD
When it comes to reissues, oftentimes the hype can be laid on so thick objectivity goes out the window; this is especially true if the material is either previously unreleased or incredibly rare and expensive in its original vinyl incarnation. How many times have you heard the phrases "The Holy Grail of Psych," "Killer Long Lost Garage" and other such examples of hyperbole in the reissue field? Therefore it is especially gratifying to encounter something previously unreleased that truly delivers the goods on all levels and engages both the ears and the mind.
Taking their name from an astrology book (NCG-4594 is the name given to the Sombrero galaxy in the constellation of Vertigo), NGC-4594 issued one 45 on Mercury subsidiary Smash in July 1967. With both sides the band set out their stall right from the outset: The A-Side "Going Home" being a low key folk rocker; the flip side "Skipping Through The Night" with it's dual keyboards (organ and electric piano) and flute exploring more mellow, jazzy terrain. The lyrics to both sides display an introspective quality that, to these ears, was definitely borne of more than a few acid exepriences. A heady, intoxicating brew to be sure. Despite critical acclaim and some airplay, the 45 was clearly too advanced for AM radio as it was not a hit. In the years since the 45's reputation has only grown and is very much sought after by fans/collectors of psychedelia.
The good news is, there's more where that came from as the band recorded a further 12 tracks for Smash that, had the 45 caught on, would certainly have been made available in LP form to capitalize on the momentum. The material here is easily of the same quality as the 45 and, in some instances, may even surpass it. The opening track "Colors," despite the difficulty the band had in putting down they would consider to be a definitive version, is stunning, uptempo psychedelia and would have been the ideal candidate for a follow up 45 had it happened. Then there's "Negative Zone" which, as other reviews of this CD have already pointed out, shows a strong Country Joe and The Fish influence lyrically and musically. Fans of "Skipping Through The Night" will be similarly charmed by the likes of "Imagination Dead Imagine," "Sea Ballad" and "Where Are You Coming From?" While there is an undoubted influence from the West Coast (in addition to the aforementioned Country Joe and The Fish, The Mothers Of Invention come readily to mind) there are also characteristics of their sound (a low key intensity and an atmosphere that is intellectual but never pretentious) that remind this listener of such seminal East Coast psychedelic classics as The Eyes Of The Beacon Street Union, It's A Long Way Down by The Fallen Angels and the self titled debut albums of Autosalvage, Elizabeth and Mandrake Memorial.
For a new label, Tune In has quietly put together an impressive catalogue of reissues. As with other Tune In releases, Skipping Through The Night was put together with the full cooperation of the surviving members of NGC-4594; the in depth liner notes spell out the band's brief history in detail. Sound quality is excellent despite the disclaimer in the booklet regarding the imperfections of the original tapes. For anyone interested in exploring some of the roads less travelled where '60s music is concerned, Skipping Through The Night comes highly recommended.
Taking their name from an astrology book (NCG-4594 is the name given to the Sombrero galaxy in the constellation of Vertigo), NGC-4594 issued one 45 on Mercury subsidiary Smash in July 1967. With both sides the band set out their stall right from the outset: The A-Side "Going Home" being a low key folk rocker; the flip side "Skipping Through The Night" with it's dual keyboards (organ and electric piano) and flute exploring more mellow, jazzy terrain. The lyrics to both sides display an introspective quality that, to these ears, was definitely borne of more than a few acid exepriences. A heady, intoxicating brew to be sure. Despite critical acclaim and some airplay, the 45 was clearly too advanced for AM radio as it was not a hit. In the years since the 45's reputation has only grown and is very much sought after by fans/collectors of psychedelia.
The good news is, there's more where that came from as the band recorded a further 12 tracks for Smash that, had the 45 caught on, would certainly have been made available in LP form to capitalize on the momentum. The material here is easily of the same quality as the 45 and, in some instances, may even surpass it. The opening track "Colors," despite the difficulty the band had in putting down they would consider to be a definitive version, is stunning, uptempo psychedelia and would have been the ideal candidate for a follow up 45 had it happened. Then there's "Negative Zone" which, as other reviews of this CD have already pointed out, shows a strong Country Joe and The Fish influence lyrically and musically. Fans of "Skipping Through The Night" will be similarly charmed by the likes of "Imagination Dead Imagine," "Sea Ballad" and "Where Are You Coming From?" While there is an undoubted influence from the West Coast (in addition to the aforementioned Country Joe and The Fish, The Mothers Of Invention come readily to mind) there are also characteristics of their sound (a low key intensity and an atmosphere that is intellectual but never pretentious) that remind this listener of such seminal East Coast psychedelic classics as The Eyes Of The Beacon Street Union, It's A Long Way Down by The Fallen Angels and the self titled debut albums of Autosalvage, Elizabeth and Mandrake Memorial.
For a new label, Tune In has quietly put together an impressive catalogue of reissues. As with other Tune In releases, Skipping Through The Night was put together with the full cooperation of the surviving members of NGC-4594; the in depth liner notes spell out the band's brief history in detail. Sound quality is excellent despite the disclaimer in the booklet regarding the imperfections of the original tapes. For anyone interested in exploring some of the roads less travelled where '60s music is concerned, Skipping Through The Night comes highly recommended.
perfect music
4 Sep 2011
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I love this cd very nostalgic and nice i'm down with this band. plus the company I bought the cd from is number one the mp3 was all on point.
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