Sam Gopal – Escalator

Really interesting reissue of a psych classic. Sam Gopal redubbed his tabla throughout and added reverb to the original tracks to make it meld better(you can tell the tabla tracks he added). Interesting how it’s branded unofficial despite band involvement…wonder if the Lemmy estate or Morgan Blue Town (who has reissued it) were the reason why.

Overall a good reissue/remix, probably the best sonically you’ll come across. Recommended for sure. If you look past the redubbed tabla and added reverb, this might be the best sounding reissue you'll find (the Get Back and MBT reissues have heavy digital noise reduction, the 80s boots are decent). My only complaint is it’s a bit noisy, perhaps not pressed on the best vinyl (though it’s my understanding the original Stable release doesn’t sound incredible either).

Word of warning though: copies don’t crop up often, I waited about a year for one to be listed here before I could snag a copy.

Where is the big poster i thing they is lost

Is there a way to tell the mispress from just looking at the cover?

I want to buy a copy but I dont want the mispress obviously

I have a decent copy of this LP with no original inner sleeve. Does anyone know what the original inner looked like?

Decent sounding bootleg. A little quiet and the stereo separation could be better, but it's not digitized like other reissues like the Get Back or Morgan Blue Town ones.

Happy owner of a copy with Sam Gopal autograph on the cover 👍

Decent-sounding reissue, definitely has some digital noise reduction to it but not as bad as some other albums I've heard.

Why in the heck is this version blocked? Surely it's an official release.

Argg! I can't believe a record store sold me this version, ugh..

Found this about a decade ago. I got hundreds for it back then. Yikes!