Originally released on Vertigo in April 1972, this is the first album by Miki Curtis (Samurai front man) following the break-up of the band. It's a fantastically otherworldly psychedelic release and a totally different sound than Samurai. The First Ear finds Eastern-tinged psych of the highest echelon. Strange harmony vocals, a spacey guitar solo, queerly sawing synths, everything's efficient and even compelling. "Forty days on a stoned-out camel," moans Miki (yes, he knows some English, too) and that is just how this sounds. The track ends with half a minute of noisy slurping on what we presume to be a waterpipe. Mind-blowing. Digitally remastered.
01 Duel Under The Setting Sun 02 The Sun Goes Down Again 03 The Love Of Duke R's Wife 04 Ruined Kingdom 05 World Of Mojo 06 Golgita The Pirate 07 Children On A Hilltop 08 The Wounded Swan 09 This Measure Of Happiness 10 Forty Days On A Stoned-out Camel