THE BLACKWOOD APOLOGY - House Of Leather (2023 Reissue) - LP - Gatefold Red Vinyl [MAY 26]

LP - Limited Edition Red Vinyl housed in a Gatefold Sleeve. 

* First ever LP reissue of this sought after garage-rock-opera treasure!
* Cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio & pressed on colored vinyl!
* Features new liner notes and an interview with Dale!

Combining soft sunshine-pop harmonies with complex, acid-tinged arrangements, this ‘69 concept album features the work of ex-Gestures member Dale Menten! The-album-turned-rock-opera became a huge hit, full of ethereal ballads, mind-bending solos and enough hammond organ that’ll leave your head spinning!

“One day, the Castaways approached me and asked if I’d like to do an album with them.” Both Minnesota natives, Dale knew of the Castaways from his days with the Gestures, and remained friends even after the Gestures disbanded. “They asked to see the songs I had been working on, so I showed them ‘House Of Leather.’ Among the other songs they chose, they wanted to do that one as well. House Of Leather just seemed to flow out of me, I wrote it for me; I had no interest in recording it.”

After assembling the band, Menten turned the concept album into a stage show! “It sold out every night,” Menten recalls, “It was truly an incredible experience.”

Now, over 50 years since its release, Blackwood Apology’s House Of Leather sees the light of day once again! 

Tracklist:

A1. Medley: Swanee River Overture / House of Leather Theme
A2. Do You Recall The House Of Leather
A3. Recess With Mrs. Grim
A4. Graduates Of Mrs. Grim's Learning
A5. There Is Love In The Country (On The Donny Brooks Farm)
A6. Here I Am
A7. She Lives With Me
A8. There Is Love In The Country (On The Donny Brooks Farm) (Reprise)

B1. Time Marches On
B2. Dixie And The War
B3. Death And The Reality
B4. Sarah's On Her Knees
B5. Theme From House Of Leather (Epilogue In Suede)