The Human Expression were a group of teenagers from the Los Angeles suburbs who (along with countless others) formed a garage band sometime in early 1966. They recorded a few demo cuts and after a few negotiations got a deal with local label Accent Records. Before disbanding post-1967 they released three singles, that of which are edgy, reverberated, garage psych nuggets of the highest order and highly regarded by collectors and 60's enthusiasts alike. In fact, original copies of their 45's fetch for prices well over the thousand dollar range. I'm not sure who is paying these prices (and what they are doing with them), but knowing this I am even more happy to have all of these tunes on a nice new slab of wax for a meager $12.
Local record store/label Mississippi Records co-released this collection a year or so ago with Swiss label Moi J'Connais and they did an absolutely fantastic job. All of the material has been previously released on various cd compilations, but this is the first 12" vinyl release of Human Expression material and it's an absolute gem. The heavy duty flipback sleeve is killer, only adding to the contents inside. I had (foolishly) passed this record up several times before deciding to give it a go, and I couldn't be more pleased with my decision to give in and cop it.
Aside from the aforementioned singles this release includes alternate versions, unused demos and a few haunting lofi gems from lead singer Jim Quarles' tape reel recorded prior to joining the band. Also included is a bonus 45 RPM with two great tracks 'Following Me' b/w 'Who Is Burning', recorded by Jim Quarles post Human Expression.
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