Saturday, January 17, 2009

Dynasty –Tutankhamun


Dynasty –Tutankhamun/Let’s Boogie –Phoenix NIX 134 (1972 UK)

Phoenix was a strange label; home to Spunky Spider, the label also released singles by beat artists beyond their sell by dates (The Fourmost in 1972, Helen Shapiro…), mainstream folk (Weavers Green) and oddball one-offs, such as this one.
Part novelty cash-in to the 1972 London Tutankhamun Exhibition, part Groover –psych, part Boris Pickett/ Mighty ‘Em with a dash of Rockabilly slap-back delayed vocals – (is that Carl Simmons?); Tutankhamun has quite a long running time and could easily send you into a trance (with or without psychotropics).The single was released in a picture sleeve, but in any case was cursed to failure…

If you thought this Phoenix single was weird, wait until our next instalment of the Phoenix saga where we really put the Q into quirky….

Click on title for a full version of Tutankhamun



3 comments:

The Wolfmen said...

Don't remember this at all - but well worth posting though

Proudfoot Sound said...

Good song! At the beginnings it reminds me a 70s italian soundrack from Guido and Maurizio De Angelis...

Robin Wills said...

Oh...one day someone should do a posting of Riz Ortolani's sweeping theme from Cannibal Holocaust!