Sperm
50th Erection, Collected 1968 - 1971 (4LP Box)
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*Few copies back in stock, longtime sold out at source * Black vinyl, 300 copies. Pekka Airaksinen is a legend of the European musical underground, and The Sperm was his first outfit. Active from 1967 to 1971, they challenged every possible norm society and the current musical climate had. Ungodly racket to some, psychedelic experience to others, The Sperm’s Shh! album and their EP 3rd Erection have become legendary collector’s items, far ahead of their time in terms of musical experimentation. Svart Records have joined forces with Pekka Airaksinen, whose archives have now been opened for The Sperm’s 50th birthday. The limited 4LP/2CD set features carefully restored editions of Shh!, 3rd Erection and One Point Music. Almost half of all the material, however, is completely previously unreleased.
Four LPs in individual jackets inside a heavy slipcase, plus big booklet.
LP1: SHH! album
LP2: And the People Screamed (previously unreleased) / 3rd Erection EP
LP3: Spermaton (1, 2, 5 & 6 released on WORKS 1968–1976, Vinyl-on-demand, VOD137 (2015). 3, 4 & 7 previously unreleased)
LP4: Pekka Airaksinen – One Point Music LP
Format
Limited edition of 200 copies on white vinyl
Limited edition of 300 copies on black vinyl (this)
Comes with four 12" inserts and extensive booklet.
Release notes
Limited edition of 200 copies on white vinyl Limited edition of 300 copies on black vinyl (this) Comes with four 12" inserts and extensive booklet.
| LP 1: Shh! | |||
| A1 | Heinäsirkat I | 16:05 | |
| A2 | Jazz Jazz | 8:45 | |
| B1 | Korvapoliklinikka Hesperia | 5:57 | |
| B2 | Dodekafoninen Talvisota | 19:52 | |
| LP 2: And The People Screamed / 3rd Erection | |||
| A1 | The City Was Silent | 4:50 | |
| A2 | She And Herbert | 1:44 | |
| A3 | The People On The Hill | 0:49 | |
| A4 | The Sound Of The Revolution | 1:41 | |
| A5 | It's All Over | 2:27 | |
| A6 | CBS In South Vietnam | 1:33 | |
| A7 | He Who Should Go To Hell | 0:43 | |
| A8 | And The People Screamed | 1:23 | |
| B1 | 3rd Erection | 3:17 | |
| B2 | Hero (Original 7" Edit) | 1:26 | |
| B3 | Pillow (Original 7" Edit) | 2:56 | |
| B4 | Staffstaff (Original 7" Edit) | 3:13 | |
| LP 3: Spermaton | |||
| A1 | Forest Laughing Organ | 2:29 | |
| A2 | Organ | 2:47 | |
| A3 | Tuneout | 6:35 | |
| A4 | System | 3:56 | |
| B1 | Selected Letters ( (Full Lenght Version Of Pillow) | 8:11 | |
| B2 | This Dream Is Angel ( (Full Lenght Version Of Hero) | 7:20 | |
| B3 | Staffstaff (Full Lenght Version) | 7:47 | |
| LP 4: One Point Music | |||
| A1 | Pieni Sienikonsertto - A Little Soup For Piano And Orchestra Op. 46,8 | 8:43 | |
| A2 | Mo-On-ing | 5:28 | |
| A3 | Sadetta - Somerain | 6:32 | |
| B1 | Skata | 6:11 | |
| B2 | S Rock | 6:29 | |
| B3 | Fos 2 | 5:32 | |
