LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl
• Gatefold sleeve
• Features “Fazon”, “Orange Peel” and “Coke, Suede And Waterbeds” a.o.

The American psychedelic rock band Sopwith Camel formed in the late 1965 and is best known for being the second San Francisco band to get a recording contract with a national record label and the first to have a Top 40 hit, with “Hello, Hello”. The band only released two studio albums, their self-titled debut album and follow-up The Miraculous Hump Returns From The Moon in 1973. The latter being released on Reprise Records and features the popular tracks “Fazon”, “Orange Peel” and “Coke, Suede And Waterbeds”. The album takes in elements of FM schmaltz, prog-rock, jazz, showtunes, Krautrock and Indian classical music.

Track Listing:

SIDE A
• FAZON
• COKE, SUEDE, AND WATERBEDS
• DANCIN' WIZARD
• SLEAZY STREET
SIDE B
• ORANGE PEEL
• ORIENTAL FANTASY
• SNEAKY SMITH
• MONKEYS ON THE MOON
• ASTRONAUT FOOD
• BRIEF SYNTHOPHONIA