Silver Apples (Vinyl LP) Latin & World

Silver Apples (Vinyl LP) Latin & WorldHighly influential and revolutionary LP. Formed in 1967 as a psychedelic electronic duo featuring Dan Taylor on drums and Simeon on a homemade synthesizer consisting of 12 oscillators (and an assortment of sound filters, telegraph keys, radio parts, lab gear and a variety of second hand electronic junk), Silver Apples quickly gained a reputation as New York's leading underground musical expression. Their pulsating rhythmic beats with the use of

in July 1968

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This compilation is in many ways a sister release to the hugely popular compilation of Nigerian boogie and disco that Soundway released in late 2016 : "Doing it In Lagos: Boogie

This classic LP - the first of two that Nilsson recorded in England with producer Richard Perry - features the Grammy Award winning Number one hit Without You (written and originally recorded by Badfinger and later a hit for Mariah Carey) plus the quirky Top 10 smash Coconut and the hard-driving Jump Into the Fire

the group never made another album and slipped into obscurity

gets a 7" re-issue

" and indelible readings of classic tunes by Bob Dylan

He decided on the orchestration and backing vocals

But you can't keep a good man down

but not quite

and one of the most convincing raunchy vocals Jim Morrison has ever recorded

an essential album for the discerning music lover