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Ultra-rare album originally released as acetate only in 1970 by Austin based psychedelic rock-blues combo featuring a 16 year old Eric Johnson, Vince Mariani and Jay Podolnick...contains two bonus tracks from a rare single 'Re-Birth Day' and 'Memories'.
This Mariani album comes in either a plain white cover with MARIANI written at the upper right or a cover with stamped info MARIANI at upper right, PERPETUUM MOBILE at upper right, SONOBEAT STEREO at lower right and ADVANCE COPY with a handwritten number at lower left. That´s all.
Labels have the numbers HEC 411 / HEC 412.
The record sold for $10.000 mentioned above had the cover with stamped info
Reviewed by: Keith "Muzikman" Hannaleck:
A trio called Mariani originally recorded Perpetuum Mobile in 1970. In 2001 Akarma Records resurrected this sought after collectable. A young 16-year-old guitarist was making some noise then, his name was Eric Johnson. Many music lovers found out about Johnson through his breakthrough album Ah Via Musicom in 1990. After The Ventures had initiated me and opened my ears to instrumental rock, I heard Johnson's song "Trademark," which was enjoying a steady rotation on FM radio. Enamored by the new sound, I consequently started my search for all the instrumental guitar music that I could get my hands on.
This reissued classic rock-blues album comes packaged in gatefold sleeve with the original stunning artwork and lengthy and informative liner notes that fill up both sides of the inner sleeves.
I really did not know what to expect when I put this platter on my turntable. I thought it might have been one of those castaway recordings that you hear 30 years after the fact. This however was not the case. Johnson, Vince Mariani (drums, vocals), and Jay Podolick (bass, vocals) were a powerful trio. Johnson was only a 16-year-old kid but he sounded years beyond capabilities as a lead guitar player.
The cuts recorded for this album were not for the faint of heart or meant for top-forty airplay, some are complex jams that run for over five minutes. The beginning of side two starts things off with a Vanilla Fudge/Cactus like blues-rock session. That song was the decisive factor for me. It solidified in my mind that Johnson was indeed big league material long before he received that recognition.
It is time to blow the dust off your turntable and start your LP collection again. This album will inspire you ... I guarantee it. Even if you are not interested in the music, the cover alone is a real eye catcher for science fiction buffs or album art collectors. I loved the entire package myself, and was enlightened once again about an artist I have always enjoyed.
“Perpetuum Mobile”, the awesome rare import disc by MARIANI featuring Texas guitar legend - ERIC JOHNSON, includes 13 trax (52 minutes) of killer, bad-ass, mind-blowing, grooved-out, authentically trippy retro-70’s bluesy Hendrixy heavy guitar power trio riffage that will trip your brain hard. The MARIANI: “Perpetuum Mobile” disc was originally recorded and released on vinyl in 1970 when ERIC JOHNSON was only 14 years old! Don’t be fooled by his young age, even @ 14 E.J. was a true heavy guitar hero. Going with a classic Les Paul through a stack of Marshalls mentality, young ERIC JOHNSON gets down hard on his axe and kicks ass with a heavy, get-down Hendrix(y) lead guitar freak-out vibe on the killer “Perpetuum Mobile” disc. Available for the 1st time on c.d., complete with kool packaging and featuring 2 bonus trax, the MARIANI: “Perpetuum Mobile” disc is further proof of the heavy guitar legacy of ERIC JOHNSON and is a rare musical glimpse into his early bluesy Hendrixy heavy guitar power trio roots.
Through the years, ERIC JOHNSON has acquired himself quite a reputation as one of the best, most respected guitarists in the world. Combining phenomenal technique with feel and a strong sense of originality, E.J. is a true master of the guitar. Starting with the awesome bluesy heavy guitar riffage of the MARIANI disc, then progressing to the fantastic instrumental rock/fusion grooves of the ELECTROMAGNETS, on through to his rather illustrious and diverse solo career, ERIC JOHNSON has proven that he is a world-class guitar legend in every sense of the word.
NB: (1) all known copies are in a sleeve labeled 'advance copy' and are numbered on the front by hand. It is believed that only 100 copies were made, and known copies are numbered in the double-digits, supporting this theory. (1) counterfeited (Hablabel HBL 11004) 1988, (Fanny 300894) 1997 and also on a CD with additional material. More recently reissued as 10" (Akarma AK 140LP) and CD with both sides of the second 45 as bonus tracks.
01. Searching For A New Dimension
02. Re-Birth Day
03. Things Are Changing
04. Lord I Just Cant Help Myself
05. The Unknown Path
06. Euphoria
07. Message
08. Windy Planet
09. Re-Birth Day (45 Version)
10. Memories
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2 comments:
A great album with heavy psych sound. Also note that Mariani was a formidable drummer and his playing is on par with any great drummer. The album nears perfection.
jeez $10,000... I guess middle aged pony tailed assholes have some crazy itch to scratch. The music is just irritating with uninteresting extremely over long guitar doodling. The solos go nowhere real fast and loop around again and again. Another rock singer who thinks he can sing but who cares.
Played once but won't be burned again. But heh, great blog dude!
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