Clark Hutchinson - A=MH2 (1969) (Vinyl)

Year: 1969 (LP 2004)
Label: Akarma Records (Italy), AK 293
Style: Rock
Country: London, England
Time: 49:38
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 265 Mb

Clark Hutchinson was started by Andy Clark and Mitch Hutchinson in the late 60's after the break-up of the band Vamp, which featured Viv Prince. Andy and Mitch recorded A=MH?, which featured hard rocking improvised jams flavored with eastern influence and composition. After this album Clark Hutchinson would expand to include Stephen Amazing and Del Coverly, though the rest of the albums would show more conventional hard blues rock songs. 

(progarchives_com)

Andy Clark (vocals, keyboards, percussion, flute, saxophone, rhythm guitar) and Mick Hutchinson (lead guitar, percussion, piano, bass) first worked together in Vamp, a short-lived UK-based quartet founded by ex-Pretty Things drummer Viv Prince in the late 60s. The group split up after completing one single, but Clark and Hutchinson remained together to record the remarkable A=MH2. This improvisatory set proved immensely popular, particularly for the latter’s impressive guitar work. A former member of Sam Gopal’s Dream, Hutchinson brought that group’s neo-Eastern influence to his new venture, highlighted superbly by the 13-minute track, ‘Improvisation On An Indian Scale’. The album’s success inspired a full-time line-up which was completed by Stephen Amazing (bass) and Del Coverly (drums). Subsequent releases lacked the innovation of the group’s debut release and Clark-Hutchinson split up following a third set, Gestalt. 

(Artist Biography by AllMusic)

As virtuoso musicians and members of Sam Gopal's Dream, Andy Clark and Mick Hutchinson were well-known to regulars at legendary London clubs such as UFO and Middle Earth when they decided to branch out as a duo. Recorded in two intense overnight sessions in May 1969, A=MH2 is a scorching blend of jazz, raga, blues, and psychedelia that has long been established as one of the key recordings to have emerged from the UK psychedelic underground. It's presented here together with their March 1969 recording debut, an unreleased collection of acid blues that features some equally stunning musicianship. The sleeve comes complete with a booklet containing detailed notes and previously unpublished photos, making it the most comprehensive edition of this groundbreaking music ever assembled. 

(forcedexposure_com)

01. A1 Improvisation On A Modal Scale (10:05)
02. A2 Acapulco Gold (07:19)
03. A3 Impromptu In E Minor (08:20)
04. B1 Textures In 3-4 (10:38)
05. B2 Improvisation On An Indian Scale (13:13)



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