Black Diamonds: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix
I have heard that this is the exact same record as the more well known Animated Egg lp. I, however, have never had them side by side to know for sure. Regardless, this is one of the best psych-sploitation cash-in albums out there. There is an epic story about these sessions which encompass, ace studio player Jerry Cole, the great “Inner Sound of the ID” on RCA, and the legendary 101 Strings’ “Astro Sounds” lp – all of which confuses me greatly. Fortunately though, there is an excellent article on this whole thing that sums it all up far better than I ever could. Also worth noting is that this lp was released in Europe as The Black Diamonds: “Fire Music”.
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Thanks for the article link – that was
interesting and cleared up a few questions
for me. I have the ID LP on RCA, and it is
definitely a winner. Still have yet to catch
the Animated Egg recordings in any of their
endless pressings, unfortunately.
yeah, that ID record is one of the more under-rated psych lp’s, IMO.
i FREAKED OUT when i bought this record and got it home. i must have been 13 at the time. this thing is great.
oh yeah, additionally ive heard some of the tracks on here on more releases that havent been mentioned yet, such as the “Call it Soul!” LP credited to “the impossibles” (not the thai group)…cant remember what label its on, Somerset perhaps?
have you got those black diamonds on rapidshare?
sample track at basichip.
Wow! I am amazed. I remember to listen to that “A tribute to Jimi Hendrix” record from “The Black Diamonds” when I was a kid and a teen. It was a record my mother had in vynil, and I really enjoyed it. Now I have been searching for it on iTunes or mp3… a hard search… until I came here.
This record is the exact same as the “Animated Egg” lp, as hcrink points out. Thank you man! I have been searching for it for a long time!