Daemon - The Entrance To Hell (1970-71)
Very rare post "Atomic Rooster" and pre "Hard Stuff"
unreleased Demo LP-1970-1971 from the Masters.
Heavy progressive with lengthy jams du Cann. Post Atomic Rooster, pre Hard Stuff.
Daemom crawled from the burning pits in 1970,
dragging blackenedguitars across smouldering rock,
smiling eerily as they ascended. On the seventh circle, in a flash of white,
Daemon emerged. Guitars wailed. Angels wept.
After much studio work Saemon attempting social acceptance,
adopted the name "Bullet", later "Hard Stuff",
releasing some singles & two LP's,
the tracks on this releasewetre the first recorded by Daemon 1970/1971,
all havebeen digitally remastered by John du Cann from original 1/4 master tapes.
Only the orchestrator uses an acetate as a source.
Daemon vanished mid-song on stage 1972.
A sulpburous residue settled upon the bats of a gaping audience.
Fire fell from the sky....
(info by: CGR)
01.Door Open
02.Millionaire
03.No Witch At All
04.Taken Alive / Amyl Nitrate
05.Evil Maker
06.Entrance To Hell
07.The Orchestrator
08.Hell: Daemonic Posession
09.Fortunes Told
10.Sinister Minister
11.Jam
12.Time Gambler
13.Monster In Paradise
14.Jay Time
15.Mr Longevity
16.Door Closes
17.Jam: The Provider
Size: 126 Mb
Bitrate: 256 mp3
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posted by 7-Floor @ 20:20
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As Gustafson points out in his August 2007 LET IT ROCK interview, the Daemon stuff never saw an official release, so when you find a set that claims to be just that...you have to throughly examine it. This group was supposed to be a post-Atomic Rooster / pre-Hard Stuff lineup that John Gustafson says he was never in. They were more than likely named after the 5 episode serial of a Doctor Who storyline; broadcast May 22–June 19, 1971. First off; this disc is titled DAEMON - THE ENTRANCE TO HELL 1971-1972, and has it's own 'authentic' cover. That is to say it was genuinely released in 2006 on Kissing Spell Records. The program is as follows:
1. Doors Open 0:08
2. Millionaire 6:06
3. No Witch At All 5:39
4. Taken Alive / Amyl Nitrate 3:15
5. Evil Maker 5:39
6. Entrance To Hell 4:30
7. The Orchestrator 3:27
8. Hell - Demonic Possession 10:08
9. Fortune's Told 3:32
10. Sinister Minister 3:34
11. Jam 1:40
12. Time Gambler 6:14
13. Monster In Paradise 4:37
14. Jay Time 2:53
15. Mr Longevity 4:39
16. Door Closes 0:07
17. Jam - The Provider 7:08
Total time: 67:13
One can quickly determine that he majority of this material was released as Hard Stuff on their BULLETPROOF album ...which means we're NOT talking about a different lineup. That is to say there is another band's album being bootlegged here! They all have the same titles as released on BULLETPROOF, except "Fortune's Told" which was released under the name "Hobo". These recordings are identical in their performance, with incredibly minor production variations. Nothing like 'more echo on the vocals', 'a new ending' or 'a previously unheard organ part'; we're talking about played through a different set of speakers. The EXACT same songs. In other words; go with the Hard Stuff album, and just add the few unreleased tracks as bonus material. This actually brings the whole 'Daemon session before Hard Stuff was formed' into question
as in; does it even exist?
Of this material, there are two 'sound effects' of a door opening and closing with tracks 1 & 16. So, only tracks 5,6,7,8,11,17 are 'new' material. But then we quickly decipher that "The Orchestrator" was the B-side to Hard Stuff's 1972 "Jay Time" single (a welcome addition, no doubt), which is obvious from the difference in the way it sounds compared to the tracks it's sandwiched between. These two tracks ("Entrance To Hell" and "Hell - Demonic Possession") are in-studio jams that are so loose they could be by anybody, and frankly; detract from the whole proceeding. There is another one of these in track 11, that's the best of these jams...but it doesn't approach the quality of the actual songs. That leaves the 7:08 long "Jam - The Provider"; which is actually the entire jam that the 1:53 "The Provider" on BULLETPROOF was taken from (another excellent addition). "Evil Maker" is the only track that remains, and it's a slow (nearly acoustic) Country influenced boogie number with stumbling drums and other indicators that this is a fledgling demo that needed work.
That leaves us with an excellent B-side and an unreleased complete studio take from the Hard Stuff sessions, three 'jams' that don't reveal anything (and hardly sound like the same group) and a slow boogie outtake that needed work (hence it's not being on the Hard Stuff album). My assessment: 1) there are only two tracks worth having 2) it's NOT Daemon and 3) sounds better elsewhere. Get this if you need the 2 good tracks, but definitely track down Hard Stuff's BULLETPROOF album if you want this material.
Sambson...cool post. I think what the real story is, John Cann wanted these tracks to be heard and maybe make a little money without going through legal issues, so he jokingly made up a new name and put out alternate cuts of stuff on the album. Both are essential...I wish the newest Japanese issue was available in the States...it's OOP now...must be floating in some legal shit I bet. The record sounds better probably because it had the tracks that made the final record...these are mostly just demos from Cann's personal tapes.
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