Heavier Than A Death In The Family

Cover still in shrink, first press on back vinyl. Unofficial live album by Japanese noise rock band, Les Rallizes Dénudés. Most of the songs were recorded at a performance on 12 March 1977; the fifth track is taken from a 1973 performance. The album was released in 2002. In 2010, Phoenix Records repressed the album on vinyl and CD
The “sound is primitive guitar rock à la the Velvet Underground crossed with the Troggs, but their simple guitar riffs are fed through so much reverb, fuzz, and echo that it’s like a dub mix of psychedelic garage rock… it retains a primal rock & roll throb…[the album] is essential listening for anyone who wants to understand [the Japanese underground rock] scene.”
It reached #3 on Julian Cope’s top 50 albums of Japanese rock. Cope writes, “It’s relentless to the point of becoming meditative, and cylindrical to the point of being useful