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Amazon USA https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D3MB66C7/?tag=imwan-20 Amazon Canada https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0D3MB66C7/?tag=imwanca-20 Amazon UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D3MB66C7/?tag=imwan-21 Description • 3CD set exploring rock’s dark underbelly and explorations in the occult, witchcraft, bad majick and Satanism from 1966 onwards. • From monstrous heavyweights Genesis, Jethro Tull, Free, Black Widow, Cozy Powell and Van der Graaf Generator to unexpected dabblers such as Sandie Shaw, Strawbs and Dave Dee and Co. • Curated and overseen by Martin ‘Cally’ Callomon of Antar, Bam-Caruso and Penkiln Burn stock. • Hard Rock, Folk Devils, Evil Jazz, Beelzefunk and Incantations abound! As the Fab dream of the first half of the 1960s began to fade and the acid took its unpredictable hold, spirituality in its many forms provided some outlet for many of pop and rock’s weariest souls and most enthusiastic experimenters. As the rock became harder and more progressive, the drugs grew dirtier and peace and love began to falter, the individualistic indulgence promised by the occult and its many sisters drew its cloak around already established acts and birthed countless other bastard and hybrid offspring. Divided into several offshoots and outlets - Buried Underground, Phantom Sabbaths, Popular Satanism, She Devils, Folk Devils, Evil Jazz, Beelzefunk and Incantation Chants – ‘The Devil Rides In’ captures a snapshot of that time and place, when rock, jazz, funk and folk took a step into the darkness, returning with tales of possession, witchcraft, covens, occult ceremonies, black masses, sabbats and encounters with He Who Walks Backwards himself. Enthusiastic and celebratory in places, damaged and cautionary in others, these artists offered a counter balance to the thread of Christian and Eastern spirituality also working its way into rock at that time. Sometimes overtly, sometimes veiled, but always with something to say. Curated by the inimitable Cally, and accompanied by an insightful essay and accompanying imagery, this set promises release for freaks, hard rockers, greasers, dark folkies, avant jazzers and all in between.Tracklist [CD1] 1. Atomic Rooster – Death Walks Behind You 2. Free – Seven Angels 3. Argent – Dance In The Smoke 4. The Gun – Race With The Devil 5. Complex – Witch’s Spell 6. Leviathan – Flames 7. Writing On The Wall – Lucifer Corpus 8. Genesis – One-Eyed Hound 9. Harsh Reality – Heaven And Hell 10. Van der Graaf Generator – The White Hammer 11. Dr. Z – Evil Woman’s Manly Child 12. Zior – Entrance Of The Devil 13. Sam Gopal – The Dark Lord 14. The Open Mind – Magic Potion 15. Elias Hulk – Nightmare 17. Warhorse – Ritual [CD2] 1. The Flying Machine – The Devil Has Possession Of Your Mind 2. The Creation – Nightmares 3. The Easybeats – Heaven And Hell 4. Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera – Talk Of The Devil 5. Fancy – Between The Devil And Me 6. Icarus – The Devil Rides Out 7. The In-Be-Tween – Girl Child, I Am An Evil Witchman 8. Nirvana – Christopher Lucifer 9. Paul’s Troubles – The Devil Jumps Up 10. Tintern Abbey – Witchcraft 11. The Move – Night Of Fear 12. Curved Air – Screw 13. Jacula – Long Black Magic Night 14. Julian’s Treatment – The Black Tower 15. Man – Erotica 16. Sandie Shaw – Sympathy For The Devil 17. Coven – Pact With Lucifer 18. Jade – Bad Magic 19. Jethro Tull – The Witch’s Promise 20. Strawbs – Keep The Devil Outside 21. Comus – The Bite [CD3] 1. Third Ear Band – Devil Weed 2. Family – Anyway 3. Mighty Baby – Devil’s Whisper 4. The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Devil’s Grip 5. Blodwyn Pig – The Modern Alchemist 6. Manfred Mann Chapter III – Devil Woman 7. Curtis Knight Zeus – The Devil Made Me Do It 8. Onyx – Air 9. Shape Of The Rain – Big Black Bird 10. Jason Crest – Black Mass 11. The Accent – Red Sky At Night 12. Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Titch – The Sun Goes Down 13. The Laurels – Devil’s Well 14. Tear Gas – Witches Come Today 15. Black Widow – Come To The Sabbat 16. Lucifer’s Friend – Ride The Sky 17. Cozy Powell – Dance With The Devil 18. Titanic – Heia ValengaPackshot (click for full size):
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