Brian Auger's Oblivion Express // A Better Land LP

Brian Auger's Oblivion Express // A Better Land LP

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ジャズロックバンドBrian Auger's Oblivion Expressが、2026年6月にStrutからリリースした再発レコードです。(オリジナルは1971年リリース)

ジャズロック9曲を収録。

レーベルその他作品はこちら /// Click here to see more Strut releases available at Tobira.

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12" black vinyl.
2026 vinyl reissue - originally released in 1971. 

Tracklist:

1. Dawn Of Another Day 04:19
2. Marai's Wedding 04:24
3. Trouble 03:13
4. Women Of The Seasons 05:01
5. Fill Your Head With Laughter 03:51
6. On Thinking It Over 05:25
7. Tomorrow City 03:31
8. All The Time There Is 03:34
9. A Better Land 05:29

From the label:

"Strut presents the second studio album from Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express and a firm favourite with Auger aficionados, the “little known masterpiece” A Better Land from 1971.

Marking a clear evolution from their more jazz-rock leaning debut, the band shifts into a mellower direction on these tracks, echoing the feel of Befour released in the Trinity's later years. A Better Land embraces warmer, more melodic and understated compositions, primarily written by guitarist Jim Mullen. With its languid and spacious approach, the album brings an grounded message to make the most of the simple pleasures in life with a hopeful, but wary, eye to the future. Musically, Auger brings acoustic guitars, country rock melodies and three-part vocal harmonies into his musical palette. Key tracks include the groove-driven title track ‘A Better Land’, the sparse ‘Dawn of Another Day,’ (sampled by Air and Black Milk among others) while ‘Fill Your Head With Laughter’ returns to Auger's trademark driving Hammond-led sound, akin to early Traffic.

The record features the Brian Auger’s unique sound on organ and electric piano, joined by Jim Mullen on guitar, Barry Dean on bass and Robbie McIntosh on drums and percussion, with Auger, Mullen and Dean all contributing vocals. Mullen co-wrote seven of the album’s nine tracks, with additional contributions from Alan Gorrie (later of Average White Band). These songwriters should take immense pride in their work as Auger’s favourite singer of all time, Sarah Vaughan, recognised the quality of these compositions by covering three of them; ‘Trouble’, ‘On “Thinking It Over’, and ‘Tomorrow City’ for her 1972 album A Time in My Life.

This new official Strut reissue is curated by Greg Boraman of Impressive Collective in collaboration with Brian and Karma Auger. Fully remastered by Cosmic Audio, it is presented as a high-quality single LP replica edition.
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Artist : Brian Auger's Oblivion Express

Label : Strut

cat no : SBM024LP

Release date : 19th June 2026 (reissue)

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ジャズロックバンドBrian Auger's Oblivion Expressが、2026年6月にStrutからリリースした再発レコードです。(オリジナルは1971年リリース)

ジャズロック9曲を収録。

レーベルその他作品はこちら /// Click here to see more Strut releases available at Tobira.

-----------------------------------------

12" black vinyl.
2026 vinyl reissue - originally released in 1971. 

Tracklist:

1. Dawn Of Another Day 04:19
2. Marai's Wedding 04:24
3. Trouble 03:13
4. Women Of The Seasons 05:01
5. Fill Your Head With Laughter 03:51
6. On Thinking It Over 05:25
7. Tomorrow City 03:31
8. All The Time There Is 03:34
9. A Better Land 05:29

From the label:

"Strut presents the second studio album from Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express and a firm favourite with Auger aficionados, the “little known masterpiece” A Better Land from 1971.

Marking a clear evolution from their more jazz-rock leaning debut, the band shifts into a mellower direction on these tracks, echoing the feel of Befour released in the Trinity's later years. A Better Land embraces warmer, more melodic and understated compositions, primarily written by guitarist Jim Mullen. With its languid and spacious approach, the album brings an grounded message to make the most of the simple pleasures in life with a hopeful, but wary, eye to the future. Musically, Auger brings acoustic guitars, country rock melodies and three-part vocal harmonies into his musical palette. Key tracks include the groove-driven title track ‘A Better Land’, the sparse ‘Dawn of Another Day,’ (sampled by Air and Black Milk among others) while ‘Fill Your Head With Laughter’ returns to Auger's trademark driving Hammond-led sound, akin to early Traffic.

The record features the Brian Auger’s unique sound on organ and electric piano, joined by Jim Mullen on guitar, Barry Dean on bass and Robbie McIntosh on drums and percussion, with Auger, Mullen and Dean all contributing vocals. Mullen co-wrote seven of the album’s nine tracks, with additional contributions from Alan Gorrie (later of Average White Band). These songwriters should take immense pride in their work as Auger’s favourite singer of all time, Sarah Vaughan, recognised the quality of these compositions by covering three of them; ‘Trouble’, ‘On “Thinking It Over’, and ‘Tomorrow City’ for her 1972 album A Time in My Life.

This new official Strut reissue is curated by Greg Boraman of Impressive Collective in collaboration with Brian and Karma Auger. Fully remastered by Cosmic Audio, it is presented as a high-quality single LP replica edition.
"

Artist : Brian Auger's Oblivion Express

Label : Strut

cat no : SBM024LP

Release date : 19th June 2026 (reissue)