Sunday, April 27, 2008

TOTAL ISSUE-S/T, LP, 1971, FRANCE



This throat-lump-inducing psychedelic pop masterpiece effects such a flawlessly dewy eyed demeanor, you'd have to be made of stone to not get some sorta frisson from having this caress your ear canals. Countrymates Ame Son could be considered a touchstone for the breed of psych pop into low-key acid rock perfected by Total Issue and so too could the whole school of sanguinely playful methodologies that Gong ushered in with their presence in the French scene. One of the lost classics of France's early 70's underground.

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16 comments:

Anonymous said...

None of these new massmirror links seem to be working at all - is it just me or is everybody else having the same problem?

blouson said...

hello mr mutant & Co. i saw you post a lot of osanna lps here, i´m searching --Tempo di Percussione 1975 --
may be someone of you have a copy to post it, it would be very nice of you.
anyway, i think you do a grat job here, thanks a lot

ufo said...

as usual, your comments are enough to make me bite! tanx!

Anonymous said...

wow I have fallen in love with their style, too bad most of it is in French. But then again, perhaps thats why I like it?


thanks vdoandsound

I love you guys

clu

Anonymous said...

thank you..

Anonymous said...

Wow ! What a gem !
Thanks a lot.
They also issued a single with their
original singer Jean Pierre Huser.
It's called "Hauteville"
Any chance to find it here one day ?

Cat Stevens said...

This is totally mellowing my harsh. Very nice, and sounds very similar to Ame Son. Haven't heard the Aleph though!

Thanks for the upload!

Trace said...

Excellent release with a cool mix of styles, very prog at times but back to the lite psych pop at times too for a good surprise. I love the "Fantastic Planet" wah-wah that it goes into at times. ANyway, thanks for sharing!

Anonymous said...

Great record. I wish I had heard it at the time. Thanks for posting

Anonymous said...

This record is PHENOMENAL! Thank you so much for sharing.

Anonymous said...

http://rapidshare.com/files/110998779/Total_Issue-s.t.-France-1971.zip

Sean Qualls said...

this is HOT! thank you.

David Alexander McDonald said...

I've loved this album since I got hold of a copy in Jamaica. I wish i could get my hands on the singles as well (some post-album,. with a slightly different line-up), but they're hideously expensive.

dr. stone pothead said...

Hi Mutant world since 1971 is my all time favorite year, I collect everything from this year, records, girls born this year , and whatever else has this year on it movies etc. I think I will let my hair down and let my freak flag fly. this I hope is every hippies dream, if it aint hippie it aint good so im ready to mutate back into 1971 and become a hippie. I will let you know how it went once I blow my mind on this one. thanks again I hope I dont die listening to this one never knows

Anonymous said...

A great gem. Thanks a lot.Great blog too.

al66 said...

Mediafire link for this album:

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?k945stjp83jfnfq