Morgen\u2019s self-titled 1969 album is the sole release by the NYC band led by songwriter \/ vocalist Steve Morgen. Now-Again\u2019s Reserve edition of the release pairs the album with previously-unreleased songs and alternate takes to create de\u001fnitive double LP reissue of the album. That casual listeners have never heard of this late 60s masterpiece is by any measure a musical injustice. Morgen offers a portal to a dream space where the expansive, artful touches never prevent the band members from pummeling their instruments like their lives depended on it. Paul Major, perhaps the first Morgen evangelist, likens the album\u2019s immediacy to that of Hendrix, stating \u201cMorgen was one of the records that came closest to giving me that same kind of thrill on that level. It blew my mind!\u201d Geoffrey Weiss, Now-Again\u2019s nomination for World\u2019s Greatest Record Collector, states \u201c\u2026unlike 95% of the rare psychedelic records that people celebrate it sounds like they were good musicians who were well rehearsed and had worked out this sound very intentionally. Morgen has a kind of power \u2013 you really can\u2019t compare it to anything.\u201d The band, and Morgen\u2019s arc were \u2013 cribbing Kurt Vonnegut \u2013 unstuck in time. It took 50 years for Steve Morgen\u2019s belief, for instance, that an alternate, superior version of his stellar \u201cPurple\u201d was recorded in 1968. It sees release here, alongside other takes of songs from the album, including a version of \u201cBeggin\u2019 Your Pardon (Ms. Joan)\u201d on which Morgen\u2019s fiery guitarist Murray Shiffrin sings lead and songs the band recorded as possibilities for the album, before settling on their dense, hazy vision and etching an indelible entry into the psychedelic canon. The set is rounded out with the inclusion of extensive liner notes by Jeff \u201cChairman\u201d Mao as well as never-before seen photos and ephemera in an oversized book. Download card for WAV files for all vinyl tracks and additional bonus tracks.<\/p>\n
Original Album:
\nA1. Welcome To The Void
\nA2. Of Dreams
\nA3. Beggin\u2019 Your Pardon (Ms. Joan)
\nA4. Eternity In Between<\/p>\n
B1. Purple
\nB2. She\u2019s The Nitetime
\nB3. Love<\/p>\n
Unreleased And Alternate Takes:
\nC1. Purple
\nC2. She\u2019s The Nitetime
\nC3. Love (Alternate Take\/Mix)
\nC4. Beggin\u2019 Your Pardon (Ms. Joan)<\/p>\n
D1. Purple
\nD2. She\u2019s The Nitetime
\nD3. Welcome To The Void (Alternate Mix)
\nD4. All I Know
\nD5. Everything\u2019s Gone
\nD6. Woke Up This Morning<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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