El primer y mejor disco del grupo progresivo y psicodélico danés Culpeper’s Orchard, “Culpeper’s Orchard” (1971), un álbum publicado en Polydor con producción de Casper Andresen, colaborador técnico de otros conjuntos progresivos de Dinamarca en el mismo período como Blast Furnace o Vestenvinden.
El cantante Cy Nicklin escribió “Mountain Music Part 1”, una gran pieza de rock psicoprogresivo dentro de un disco muy recomendable para fans de Uriah Heep o Jethro Tull.
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Here we have possibly the best Danish underground album from Denmark recorded in 1971. We just love every second of this album.
The band was inspired by Westcoast bands such as The Byrds, and Crosby, Sills Nash & Young. The powerful music might be compared to Jethro Tull, The Beatles and Led Zeppelin. A superb combination of heavy progressive and folk stylings, the album also has its very own identity and haunting songs.. They have played many great concerts and festivals and became one of the most Danish popular bands.
Julian Cope wrote: Replete with extremely catchy songs, fiery Dervish-like guitar solos, confidently self-referential lyrics from a Wino Weinrichian poet/guitarist, all the while the entire ensemble spewing euphoric vocal harmonies over intricate and furiously hard-edged arrangements, this Album of the Month owes its artistic success not to any great dream of originality, but to the wild spirits of each of its performers and especially that of its primary writer – one Cy Nicklin – and his clear desire to contribute highly accessible Hippie Dream music that sat well alongside such million-selling contemporary heroes as The Moody Blues, Crosby, Tween, Nash & Young, Led Zeppelin, Traffic and The Who.
A1 Banjocul 0:45
A2 Mountain Music Part 1 6:22
A3 Hey You People 1:25
A4 Teaparty For An Orchard 6:10
A5 Ode To Resistance 5:55
B1 Your Song & Mine 5:31
B2 Gideon's Trap 5:40
B3 Blue Day's Morning 2:08
B4 Mountain Music Part 2 7:23
CULPEPER'S ORCHARD LP Culpeper's Orchard (Danish Prog Classic)
Label: Sun King – SUN 1
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country: Europe
Released: 2024