BADGE
Collected Singles
12"
VINYL
RECORD LP
BRAND NEW FACTORY SEALED
Lion Productions
LION LP-186
UPC | 061297805068
2022
â–ºComes with an 8-Page Booklet Insert with Liner Notes
â–ºLimited to 500 Black Vinyl Numbered Copies
VINYL
RECORD LP
BRAND NEW FACTORY SEALED
Lion Productions
LION LP-186
UPC | 061297805068
2022
â–ºComes with an 8-Page Booklet Insert with Liner Notes
â–ºLimited to 500 Black Vinyl Numbered Copies
TRACK LISTING
SIDE A
1. As I Look
2. Keep Tryin'
3. She's Gone
4. The Steam
5. I Want To Love You
6. Haze
SIDE B
1. I Want To Love You
2. Lonely Again
3. Just Like You
4. It Doesn't Mean
5. She
6. As I Looked
7. Keep Tryin'
"Not many albums can get you in the mood to blow out your speakers quite like Kath 1, the hideously rare and expensive 1974 low-fi, semi-ramshackle DIY psychedelic LP made by members of Maryland band Badge, recorded in the home of band leader Val Rogolino (and, yes, dedicated to his girlfriend and their pet monkey!). What Patrick the Lama said in Acid Archives about Kath, is equally applicable to Badge: 'Obscure and impressive melodic basement garage/psych with a lo-fi atmosphere that would have most purveyors flip out... at times the vibe is almost like Mystery Meat or Index, and that's not something you run across every day... Nuts lo-fi recording quality and impossible-to-figure production values gives this a nicely zonked almost real-people vibe. Keyboards, fuzz, heap of amateur avant spirit.' The fact that Badge had been a going band for a while, and that they released several singles and EPs -- written by Val and his best friend Cheese Sollers and recorded the same way, on the same equipment as the Kath album, seems to have been overlooked -- until now. Here are those singles and EP tracks, lovingly remastered and presented as a coherent LP compilation. Badge formed 13 March 1970, a Friday: Cheese Sollers -- guitar/vocals; Jim O'Dell -- bass/vocals; Val Rogolino -- drums/vocals. Badge played on into the 1970's with several band member changes, adding at one point female vocalists and horn players. Cheese and Val remained the core of the group at all times. 'In 1970, Cheese and I started recording original songs with two stereo tape recorders, using PA systems for mixing. That was the beginning of the recording bug for us. We purchased a professional tape recorder, a TEAC 2340 four-track machine. This really opened up our recording process.' --Val Rogolino Comes with an eight page insert with liner notes by Kath leader and Badge co-leader Val Rogolino and a bevy of photos from his personal stash."
SHIPPING TO USA ONLY
$4.79 (Media Mail)
Buyer Pays Shipping
1st LP $4.79... each additional $1.50
LPs will only be combined with other LPs
To qualify for the combined discount, all items must be purchased together, paid for with 1 payment, and shipped all together in 1 shipment. Please use the add to cart feature, once you have ordered all your desired items, proceed to checkout to complete your order with the combined total.
SIDE A
1. As I Look
2. Keep Tryin'
3. She's Gone
4. The Steam
5. I Want To Love You
6. Haze
SIDE B
1. I Want To Love You
2. Lonely Again
3. Just Like You
4. It Doesn't Mean
5. She
6. As I Looked
7. Keep Tryin'
"Not many albums can get you in the mood to blow out your speakers quite like Kath 1, the hideously rare and expensive 1974 low-fi, semi-ramshackle DIY psychedelic LP made by members of Maryland band Badge, recorded in the home of band leader Val Rogolino (and, yes, dedicated to his girlfriend and their pet monkey!). What Patrick the Lama said in Acid Archives about Kath, is equally applicable to Badge: 'Obscure and impressive melodic basement garage/psych with a lo-fi atmosphere that would have most purveyors flip out... at times the vibe is almost like Mystery Meat or Index, and that's not something you run across every day... Nuts lo-fi recording quality and impossible-to-figure production values gives this a nicely zonked almost real-people vibe. Keyboards, fuzz, heap of amateur avant spirit.' The fact that Badge had been a going band for a while, and that they released several singles and EPs -- written by Val and his best friend Cheese Sollers and recorded the same way, on the same equipment as the Kath album, seems to have been overlooked -- until now. Here are those singles and EP tracks, lovingly remastered and presented as a coherent LP compilation. Badge formed 13 March 1970, a Friday: Cheese Sollers -- guitar/vocals; Jim O'Dell -- bass/vocals; Val Rogolino -- drums/vocals. Badge played on into the 1970's with several band member changes, adding at one point female vocalists and horn players. Cheese and Val remained the core of the group at all times. 'In 1970, Cheese and I started recording original songs with two stereo tape recorders, using PA systems for mixing. That was the beginning of the recording bug for us. We purchased a professional tape recorder, a TEAC 2340 four-track machine. This really opened up our recording process.' --Val Rogolino Comes with an eight page insert with liner notes by Kath leader and Badge co-leader Val Rogolino and a bevy of photos from his personal stash."
SHIPPING TO USA ONLY
$4.79 (Media Mail)
1st LP $4.79... each additional $1.50
LPs will only be combined with other LPs
To qualify for the combined discount, all items must be purchased together, paid for with 1 payment, and shipped all together in 1 shipment. Please use the add to cart feature, once you have ordered all your desired items, proceed to checkout to complete your order with the combined total.