Ladies W.C. [LP]

Ladies W.C. - Ladies W.C. [LP]

Seminal and highly influential album in the history of Venezuelan rock. Ladies W.C. (1968) is innovative in many aspects: from its stunning psychedelic guitars loaded with fuzz and wah-wah effects to its repertoire -- made up of original songs -- or even the graphics featured on the cover of the album. As in the case of ''Love Depression'' this album has become one of the most sought-after and collectible recordings of Venezuelan rock. Munster's reissue includes remastered sound from the original tapes 180g vinyl and liner notes. Adib founded Ladies W.C. with his friends Jose Maria Arria ''Chema'' (bass vocals) Wolfgang Vivas (lead vocals) and Frank Rojas (drums). Their sound was so innovative that it was not conducive to getting many bookings and they barely managed to play a single concert. As a result all the original line-up except Adib upped and left. Soon after Stephen Scott and Mario and Jaime Seijas replaced them seamlessly complementing Adib's playing and his growing interest in blues and psychedelic hard rock. The group's first and only album released by the Venezuelan label Souvenir was recorded at Continente Studios in just 10 days. Ricardo Landaeta acted as technician while Adib and Stephen worked out all the structures and arrangements of the songs as well as the lyrics. They were very intense recording sessions in which they spent full days locked inside the studio. Hector Fuenmayor is the only guest musician on the recording. All the songs are their own compositions which was unusual on the Venezuelan scene as groups' repertoires tended to be cover versions of international hits. The sleeve art displaying a striking illustration instead of the classic covers showing a photo of the band was also a novel ingredient in Venezuela as was the distorted sound of the guitars which made great use of the wah-wah pedal the extensive harmonica playing and creative use of sound effects all of which gave the album a unified conceptual feel. The band were only active for only a couple of years from 1968 to 1969. A1. People A2. I Can't See Straight A3. To Walk On Water A4. Heaven's Coming Up A5. And Everywhere I See The Shadow Of That Life B1. Searching For A Meeting Place B2. Put That In Your Pipe And Smoke It B3. The Time Of Hope Is Gone B4. W.C. Blues B5. I'm Gonna Be