Album
The Parable Of Arable Land
The Red Crayola With The Familiar Ugly
1967 · Rock
4 collectors on Gatefold own this
The Parable Of Arable Land is a Rock album by The Red Crayola With The Familiar Ugly, originally released in 1967. On Gatefold: 20 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
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The Parable of Arable Land is the first studio album by the Red Crayola (also known as Red Krayola) which features freely improvised pieces dubbed “Free Form Freak-Out” by a secondary auxiliary called “The Familiar Ugly” (who were invited into the studio to play on assorted items spanning from a chest of drawers and Coca-Cola bottles to industrial power tools and a revving Harley Davidson motorcycle) as well as notable instrumental cameos by label mate and 13th Floor Elevators frontman Roky Erickson. The album’s title was coined by bassist Steve Cunningham. The album was considered psychedelic/avant-garde when it was released, but later assessments describe it as a forerunner to punk, industrial and noise rock. It was made with $600, and when released, it became an underground success, selling over 50,000 copies and even garnering the attention of the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix just on word of mouth. Mayo Thompson called it "the beginnings of alternative rock" as the album came with no advertising, promotion or band photographs. Today it is considered a cult classic with Pitchfork critic Alex Linhardt dubbing it as "one of the most visionary album" of 1967 and appearing on lists such as NME's "Top 100 Greatest Albums You've Never Heard" and Spin Magazine's "Top 100 Alternative Albums of the 1960s" whilst notable musicians of the likes of Madlib, MGMT, Anton Newcombe and Mark Stewart have all expressed admiration for it.
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Tracklist
- 1Free Form Freak-Out No. 11:29
- 2Hurricane Fighter Plane3:34
- 3Free Form Freak-Out No. 22:23
- 4Transparent Radiation2:33
- 5Free Form Freak-Out No. 34:18
- 6War Sucks6:30
- 7Free Form Freak-Out No. 41:48
- 8Pink Stainless Tail3:14
- 9Free Form Freak-Out No. 53:02
- 10Parable of the Arable Land2:59
- 11Free Form Freak-Out No. 64:09
- 12Former Reflections, Enduring Doubt4:55
- 13Nickle Niceness (Demo of 'Green of My Pants')2:56
- 14Vile, Vile Grass (Demo of 'War Sucks')2:12
- 15Transparent Radiation (Demo)2:44
- 16Pink Stainless Tail (Alternate Version)3:24
- 17Hurricane Fighter Plane (Alternate Stereo Mix)3:47
- 18Former Reflections, Enduring Doubt (Altermate Stereo Edit & Mix)2:05
- 19Free Form Freak-Out No. 11:29
- 20Hurricane Fighter Plane3:34
- 21Free Form Freak-Out No. 22:22
- 22Transparent Radiation2:31
- 23Free Form Freak-Out No. 34:19
- 24War Sucks6:33
- 25Free Form Freak-Out No. 41:50
- 26Pink Stainless Tail3:14
- 27Free Form Freak-Out No. 53:00
- 28Parable of the Arable Land2:59
- 29Free Form Freak-Out No. 64:09
- 30Former Reflections, Enduring Doubt4:56
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Psych Rock
- fuzzy
- chaotic
- psychedelic
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
First cat.nr. on backcover, second on label, third on spine.
Mono version also available.
On Labels:
TAPIER MUSIC
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Frederick BarthelmeDRUMS PERFORMER, LINER NOTES
- Mayo ThompsonGUITAR, VOCALS PERFORMER, LINER NOTES
- Red Krayola
- Roky EricksonHARMONICA, ORGAN
- Steve CunninghamBASS PERFORMER, LINER NOTES
- The Familiar Ugly
4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 20 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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