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Artist : Candlemass
Album : Don't Fear the Reaper
Year : 2010
Genre : Metal
Label : High Roller Records
Cat.nr : HRR 155
Source : Vinyl
R.date : 14.01.2011
Size : 13,5 MB
Encoder : LAME 3.97 -V2 --vbr-new
Bitrate : avg. 186kbps
Quality : 44,1kHz/Joint-Stereo
Website : http://www.candlemass.se/
Tracklist:
a1. Don't Fear the Reaper (Blue ╓yster Cult cover) 06:02
b1. All Along the Watchtower (Bob Dylan cover) 04:03
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Release Notes:
This is the Christmas surprise you have all been
waiting for! A strictly limited 12" EP by the
kings of Doom. Two exclusive cover versions from
Candlemass: "All along the Watchtower" by Jimi
Hendrix and "Don't Fear The Reaper" by the
criminally underrated Blue ╓yster Cult (check out
Martin Popoffs book on the band). Candlemass
founder Leif Edling explains the reasoning behind
choosing those two covers: "We all love those
songs! 'Don't Fear the Reaper' in particular. It
was Robert's idea about that one and he does a
great job on it. Me and Mappe love the first four
Blue ╓yster Cult albums. Personally, I think their
third release 'Secret Treaties' is a masterpiece.
But I don't think they were underrated. In those
days they sold millions of albums. Hmm ... maybe
these days they are a bit forgotten when I think
about it. Not on the Classic Rock radio channel
though, they play the hell out of them, he, he."
Of course, they are not the only cover songs
Candlemass have ever played during their long and
fruitful career. Leif finds: "We've played plenty
of covers live, like 'Over the Mountain', 'Gypsy',
'Not Fragile' etc ... but only recorded our Black
Sabbath medley, Nazareth's 'Not Faking It', and
these two on the new vinyl. And for the record:
the Nazareth song was only mixed down on a
cassette that disappeared almost immediately." So
another Candlemass collector's item to look out
for! Just like the very obscure "Sigge Fⁿrst" CD
EP, which came out quite a while ago. Leif states:
"I think 'Sigge Fⁿrst' is pretty expensive these
days if you find it on ebay. Somebody just bought
it for 80 Euros I heard. Maybe the new vinyl will
be as expensive later, but the main thing is to
have something new and cool available for the fans
at Debaser Medis." And the mentioned 12" EP might
not be the last Candlemass release on High Roller
Records as Leif Edling reflects: "We're not signed
to Nuclear Blast anymore so it is not impossible."
Good news, that is. The new vinyl though might not
last very long, as Leif explains: "The plan is to
sell it at our 25th year anniversary gigs at
Debaser Medis in Stockholm and at Roadburn 2011 if
there's any left. My friend Pσl Olofsson has made
an amazing cover for it. Very 70's! I heard that
Electric Wizard made a special limited vinyl
release for their anniversary party in London and
thought it was a great idea. Why not do something
like that? A nice limited vinyl 12" EP. Great to
have nice-looking things at a party like this at
the same time you offer people good products!"
Leif must know as he ran a small label himself a
couple of years ago: "I put out a number of 10"
vinyl EP's α la Kozik and Man's Ruin. I planned to
take the step to also make full-length CD's with
cool Swedish bands like Bozeman's Simplex and
Mustasch, but it never happened and we started up
Candlemass again. Have had no time for a label
since." So there is a new Candlemass studio album
already in the can? Leif weighs his words:
"Another tricky question. Nothing is planned.
Right now we concentrate on the anniversary, and
the Roadburn gig will probably be the last one for
a while. Candlemass got nothing planned after
that. If there will be another Candlemass album,
it won't happen before 2012." If you ask me,
Candlemass should have become as big as Black
Sabbath and to this day I always wonder why that
never happened. Leif does not bear a grudge: "In
1988-1989 we turned down an offer from a major
label in London. If we would have signed with
them, things might have looked a bit different.
But on the other hand, I think we lasted longer
staying on smaller labels. That's not a sure thing
if you go major. I got no regrets." Leif is a big
vinyl collector himself, so he must have a huge
collection. That's what I reckoned but he states:
"Unfortunately I sold most of it some years ago
when I was extremely poor and desperately in need
for cash. It still hurts when I think about it.
Sold my great Judas Priest collection, the
Mot÷rhead vinyls, the Venom stuff, Mercyful Fate,
King Diamond etc. The only stuff I got left is my
pretty extensive Black Sabbath collection, and the
Rush stuff. But I'm planning to sell Rush as well
to afford more Sabbath vinyl, he, he ... I think
Rush is more in demand these days now when the new
DVD is a success, so the prices on ebay might be a
bit higher." There used to be some real cool
second hand record shops in Stockholm. I remember
that very well as I spent whole days of record
shopping over there when I followed my local ice
hockey team, the EisbΣren Berlin (formerly Dynamo
Berlin), to Sweden. Leif agrees: "Stockholm used
to be a mecca for second hand vinyl, but a lot of
these shops are closed now. But you can still find
cool stuff for little money. I go to record shops
and fairs frequently and you always see nice
stuff!"
Robert Lowe - Vocals
Lars "Lasse" Johansson - Lead Guitar
Mats "Mappe" Bj÷rkman - Rhythm Guitar
Leif Edling - Bass
Jan Lindh - Drums
250 x red vinyl
250 x green vinyl
100 x black vinyl
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