LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

First released on Vertigo in April 1972, this is the first LP by Miki Curtis (Samurai-front man) following the break-up of the band. It's a fantastically otherworldly psychedelic LP and a totally different sound than Samurai. 'The First Ear' finds eastern-tinged psych of the highest echelon! Strange harmony vocals, a spacey guitar solo, queerly sawing synths, everythings efficient and even compelling! "Forty days on a stoned-out camel" moans Miki (yes, he knows some English too) and that is just how this sounds. The track ends with half a minute noisy slurping on what we presume to be a waterpipe. Mind-blowing!