{"product_id":"the-human-beast-volume-one","title":"The Human Beast - Volume One","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 1970 crate-digging Holy Grail from Edinburgh’s unsung heroes of heavy, psychedelic rock; produced with full support and involvement of original band members Ed Jones and John Ramsay\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRemastered by Grammy recognised mastering engineer Sarah Register\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePressed on 180g gold vinyl, limited to 500 copies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExclusive art card signed by Ed Jones and John Ramsay\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFull colour booklet featuring never before seen images of the band and liner notes from writer, curator, collector and Nick Drake biographer Richard Morton Jack\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePRESS RELEASE\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe state51 Conspiracy is pleased to announce the reissue of The Human Beast’s legendary (and sole) album ‘Volume One’ - a visceral slice of the late 60s Edinburgh underground - coming November 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded for Ray Horricks’ (Rod Stewart, Davy Graham, Archie Fisher) MMR Productions company at the folk-rock-famous Sound Techniques Studio in Chelsea, London, in 1969 and released on Decca in 1970; original first pressings of Volume One can command upwards of £3,500 on Discogs!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sedate gentility of Edinburgh's cultural environment at the time did not restrain this young trio committed to exploring musical innovation in the wider world. Flouting the comfortable pop-cover and folk conventions then followed by many Scottish artists, The Human Beast hurl together an exuberant combination of pummelling hard rock, howling wah-wah with oriental overtones, and dark surreal lyrics, all combining in an unsettling psychedelic phantasmagoria. It is no surprise that the only cover track on the album, Mike Heron's classic 'Maybe Someday', is given a darkly menacing interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRemastered by Grammy-recognised mastering engineer Sarah Register, this definitive edition gives both collectors and casual buyers the chance to own one of Scotland’s cult hidden psych hard rock gems, complete with updated sleeve notes, never before seen photos\/ephemera and an art card signed by the band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHuman Beast Bio\u003cbr\u003eThe music of this young Edinburgh trio was described on the rear of their one and only LP in 1969 as \"electro-flagellation,\" a phrase that aptly describes their vicious, Eastern-inflected guitar lines, pounding bass and frenetic percussion. Taped in a single twelve-hour stint in London that December and released in 1970 on Decca, their sole album stands as one of the most distinctive and unsettling pieces of rock music ever recorded.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The state51 Conspiracy","offers":[{"title":"Gold 180g LP","offer_id":58775098032472,"sku":"TKM-46558","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digipack CD","offer_id":58775098065240,"sku":"TKM-46559","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4266\/0184\/files\/STA_20261013_1415_131730_703_p_ec44153e-1d19-cb81-e9df-8e45ffbbe4f6_4_002.jpg?v=1791902334","url":"https:\/\/truckmusic.store\/products\/the-human-beast-volume-one","provider":"Truck","version":"1.0","type":"link"}