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OHO - Okinawa (1974) [Reissue 2010] (Re-up)

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OHO - Okinawa (1974) [Reissue 2010] (Re-up)

OHO - Okinawa (1974) [Reissue 2010]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 516 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 174 MB | Covers - 37 MB
Genre: Progressive/Psychedelic Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Rockadrome (ROCKO28-V-2)

"Okinawa" was the first LP recorded by the Baltimore group OHO. It was a private release in 1974. OHO started in late 1973 in Baltimore on the ashes of the band Little Hans. They played experimental progressive rock influenced by Frank Zappa, as well as British prog bands of the first echelon, such as King Crimson and Yes. "Okinawa" is astonishingly full of weirdness that falls somewhere in Syd Barret-era Floydland: some psychedelia, some art noise, some bizarre theatrics - but all around inventive and well-crafted.
The band name was an acronym of its core members' surnames (O'Sullivan, Heck and O'Connor). After two proper albums, Okinawa and Vitamin Oho, the band disbanded, with Jay Graboski and Mark O'Connor moving on to form the more new-wave influenced Food for Worms…