Abacus - Just A Day's Journey Away! 1972 (Germany, Krautrock, Progressive Pop-Rock)

Abacus - Just A Day's Journey Away! 1972 (Germany, Krautrock, Progressive Pop-Rock)

 The band's second outing was rather more mainstream than the first, yet still offers much to like. The propulsive "Seasong" is the obvious attraction here for prog fans, but it's not the only game in town. "Continued On Page 2, Column 6" is one of those herky-jerky-quirky numbers that seem to crop up on all of Abacus' records, and moreover makes them so enjoyable. "White House May Come, White House May Go" is another one of those enchanting, sitar-laden numbers, with a chord progression and vocal harmonies that, oddly, remind me a lot of Chicago's "Wishing You Were Here"!
Most of the rest of the album is decent, but won't really rock your world. I daresay few proggers will appreciate the blues-folk numbers like "Ballad of Lucky Luke"!

Tracks:
01. Seasong (Hans-Rolf Schade, Christoph Barutzky, Chris Williams) - 0:00
02. München 23 (Chris Williams) - 7:05
03. Hamm Spring '71 (Hans-Rolf Schade, Chris Williams) - 12:06
04. Ballad Of Lucky Luke (Hans-Rolf Schade, Chris Williams) - 16:01
05. Continued On Page 2 . Col. / 6 (Hans-Rolf Schade, Christoph Barutzky, Chris Williams) - 18:57
06. White House May Come, White House May Go (Chris Williams) - 24:03
07. What Else (Hans-Rolf Schade, Christoph Barutzky, Chris Williams) - 28:11

Personnel:
- Chris Williams - vocals, acoustic guitar
- Christoph Barutzky - piano, organ, Wha-wha piano
- Hans-Rolf "Charlie" Schade - guitar, 12 -string guitar, slide guitar, sitar, percussion
- Klaus Kohlhase - bass, percussion, harmonium
- Felix Hans - drums, percussion, backing vocals
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- Gerd Müller - producer