In Collection
#1402
Rating:
9
Owner:
Jean-Henry Berevoescu
#1402
Rating:
9
Owner:
Jean-Henry Berevoescu
| Side A | 20:11 | |||||||
| 01 | Hot Friday | 04:19 | ||||||
| 02 | Who Are We? | 05:08 | ||||||
| 03 | One Day | 04:18 | ||||||
| 04 | Kraus's Dungeon | 06:26 | ||||||
| Side B | 18:41 | |||||||
| 05 | Don't Mind Me | 07:04 | ||||||
| 06 | Mother Nature | 11:37 | ||||||
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Notes
Not prog or avant-garde, A Criminal Record is a slab of rock/psych/garage/improvisation, a lost MONSTER from 1970. A well-known singer in Israel, Kraus resided for several years in an asylum. He recorded many of Israel's classic popular songs, beginning with the Ofarim Trio and later High Windows (in 1967), Israeli's best-know folk-rock band, that released Israel's first pop record. His Cape of the Big Hope was released in 1969, with musicians who appear on Danny Ben Israel's Bullshit 3 1/4 (MIO Records). In 1970, some problems with the law landed him in jail. He managed to get his guitar, and composed the songs for A Criminal Record. On a 48-hour furlough, he sped to record these tunes with session musicians; this hurried recording session gives the album a "live" feel. Artists on this album include Haim Romano (the guitarist of The Churchill's), drummer Aharom Kaminsky (later of The Platina), and Shmulik Aruch, one of Israel's best bassists. Recorded in a single day in 1970, the album was finally released in 1977 by the small label Hataklit Haifa (who released albums by the prog group ZINGALE and also recorded the Atmosphera album, which was later released by MIO). Only 300 copies of A Criminal Record were distributed. It has became the most sought-after album ever made in Israel, an unavailable gem for collectors all over the world. 40 minutes. No bonuses tracks were recorded, and no pictures of the sessions exist.Kraus continues to write and record.