Morgen - Morgen (Deluxe 3CD Edition) (Sealed) (CD)

Morgen’s self-titled 1969 album is the sole release by the NYC band led by songwriter / vocalist Steve Morgen. Now-Again’s Reserve edition of the release pairs the album with previously-unreleased songs, alternate takes and instrumentals for a de nitive triple CD reissue. That casual listeners have never heard of this late 60s masterpiece is by any measure a musical injustice. Morgen offers a portal to a dream space where the expansive, artful touches never prevent the band members from pummeling their instruments like their lives depended on it. Paul Major, perhaps the first Morgen evangelist, likens the album’s immediacy to that of Hendrix, stating “Morgen was one of the records that came closest to giving me that same kind of thrill on that level. It blew my mind!” Geoffrey Weiss, Now-Again’s nomination for World’s Greatest Record Collector, states “…unlike 95% of the rare psychedelic records that people celebrate it sounds like they were good musicians who were well rehearsed and had worked out this sound very intentionally. Morgen has a kind of power – you really can’t compare it to anything.” The band, and Morgen’s arc were – cribbing Kurt Vonnegut – unstuck in time. It took 50 years for Steve Morgen’s belief, for instance, that an alternate, superior version of his stellar “Purple” was recorded in 1968. It sees release here, alongside other takes of songs from the album, including a version of “Beggin’ Your Pardon (Ms. Joan)” on which Morgen’s fiery guitarist Murray Shiffrin sings lead and songs the band recorded as possibilities for the album, before settling on their dense, hazy vision and etching an indelible entry into the psychedelic canon. Disc One: Original Album 01. Welcome To The Void • 02. Of Dreams 03. Beggin’ Your Pardon (Ms. Joan) 04. Eternity In Between • 05. Purple 06. She’s The Nitetime • 07. Love Disc Two: Unreleased And Alternate Takes 01. Purple • 02. She’s The Nitetime 03. Love (Alternate Take/Mix) 04. Beggin’ Your Pardon (Ms. Joan) 05. Purple • 06. She’s The Nitetime 07. Welcome To The Void (Alternate Mix) 08. All I Know • 09. Everything’s Gone 10. Woke Up This Morning 11. She’s The Nitetime (Chorus Vocal) Disc Three: Instrumentals 01. Welcome To The Void (Alternate Mix) (Instrumental) 02. Beggin’ Your Pardon (Ms. Joan) (Instrumental) 03. She’s The Nitetime (Instrumental) 04. She’s The Nitetime (Instrumental) 05. Purple (Instrumental) • 06. Purple (Instrumental) 07. Eternity (Instrumental) • 08. Love (Instrumental) 09. Woke Up This Morning (Instrumental) 10. All I Know (Instrumental) 11. Everything’s Gone (Instrumental)