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Berits Halsband

Berits Halsband

Berits Halsband

Label: Sound Effect / Musicbazz

Genre: 60s / 70s Rock / Pop / Progressive / Kraut

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<p>Coloured vinyl.</p>
<p>Berits Halsband was one of Sweden's greatest unsung progressive jazz rock<br />units. Formed in Stockholm in 1974, their sole self-titled album was<br />released in 1975 on the Forsaljud label and featured as much as 14<br />members, including a trumpets and flute horn section. The album included<br />four lengthy instrumental steamy upbeat fusion pieces in a slightly folktinged<br />jazz-rock vein; add to it a Canterbury-centric airiness and a rhodes’<br />based, post “Bitches Brew” intensity and what you get is one of the best<br />mid-70s psychedelic-jazz rock albums you never heard of… Well, except the<br />few ones, who kept the “collectors’ flame” on, with original copies nowadays<br />fetching few hundreds of euros. 40 years later Greece’s Sound Effect<br />Records, in collaboration with Musicbazz Productions presents the first ever<br />reissue of this seminal ‘70s rarity on both vinyl and CD. Taken from the<br />original master tapes, the reissue comes with new liner notes, photos and<br />even a poster, on the vinyl issue only, all approved from and taken care by<br />the band and the original label. 160 copies’ issue on black, 100 on colour<br />vinyl and 100 on colour vinyl including CD, while the CD issue is limited to<br />350 copies and comes in a fantastic, custom made fold open “disc-folio”<br />edition, with a 16-page booklet full of info and rare photos.<br /> In conclusion, Berits Halband's sole album is a strange bedfellow meeting of<br />1974 electric era Miles Davis, combined with the Swedish ethnic rock of<br />Kebnekaise, and the psychedelic pyrotechnics of Flasket Brinner. Yes... it’s<br />that good! http://gnosis2000.net/reviews/beritshalsband.htm<br /> “I’m not aware of this album having ever seen a reissue, whether vinyl or CD,<br />but if you do find one, or the original vinyl, don’t hesitate a second forking out<br />a few bucks, because every fusion fan will find it a worthy investment, if not a<br />must-have.” 4,5/5 http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com<br /> Berits Halsband seem to have the rollicking, blithe tone of Archimedes<br />Badkar's Scandanavian folk-tinged jazz rock debut album writ into their very<br />DNA. http://mutant-sounds.blogspot.gr/</p>