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• Originally released in December 1967, the band’s first full venture into the world of ‘psychedelia’, was recorded at London’s legendary Olympic studios during the heady days of the ‘Summer of Love’, in a landscape of fervent creativity – Beach Boys, Sgt Pepper, Hendrix, the Velvet Underground and the Who – Satanic Majesties stands out as a dramatic landmark.
• Produced by the band, engineered by Glyn Johns and with string arrangements by John Paul Jones, it features some of their most imaginative soundscapes, which included African rhythms, mellotrons, ‘found voices’ and full orchestration. It’s an innovative and experimental piece, as much influenced by Coltrane, John Barry’s spy thriller scores and classical composers as the blues and R’n’B of previous releases.
• Amongst the song highlights are the beautiful She’s a Rainbow with its elegant harmonies, piano intro and strings, the powerful, riff-driven Citadel and the imposingly dark cosmic rocker 2000 Light Years From Home, with its sinister keyboard effects (courtesy of Brian).
• Standard black vinyl edition

Tracklist:

Side A
1. Sing This All Together
2. Citadel
3. In Another Land
4. 2000 Men
5. Sing This All Together (See What Happens)

Side B
1. She's A Rainbow
2. The Lantern
3. Gomper
4. 2000 Light Years From Home
5. On With The Show