{"product_id":"witch-introduction-private-press-version","title":"WITCH - Introduction (Private Press Version)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIntroduction (Private Press Version) returns to the earliest chapter of WITCH and the emergence of Zamrock. This archival Now-Again Records edition presents the private-press first issue of the album the band originally released in 1972, before the better-known Zambia Music Parlour version. Crucially, this is not simply an alternate sleeve or pressing of the familiar album: the private edition contains completely different recordings of the songs, preserving an earlier document of WITCH at the point the group was helping to define Zambia’s electrified rock sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe original private pressing was made in a run of only a few hundred copies and sold directly by the band at live shows. That limited distribution helped make it an especially elusive part of WITCH’s catalogue. The supplied release notes describe the group as drawing energy from James Brown, the Rolling Stones and Deep Purple, influences that fed into the raw combination of rock, funk and psychedelic music associated with the Zamrock movement during the 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis release marks the first reissue of that private-press version. By returning specifically to those original recordings, it provides a distinct companion to later editions of Introduction and a closer view of the band’s formative sound. The ten-track programme opens with “Introduction” before moving through “Home Town (Instrumental)”, “You Better Know”, “Feeling High” and “Like A Chicken”. Side two continues with “See Your Mama”, “That's What I Want”, “Try Me (Instrumental)”, “No Time” and “I've Been Away For Too Long”.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReleased by Now-Again Records on 25 September 2026, Introduction (Private Press Version) is a single-LP archival reissue centred on the scarce 1972 first issue. For listeners familiar with WITCH through the later Zambia Music Parlour recordings, this edition offers the earlier performances as they appeared on the band’s original self-sold pressing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Now-Again Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58787831546230,"sku":"NA5200LP","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/6450\/6005\/files\/witchintroduction.avif?v=1790004414","url":"https:\/\/www.stickyblacktarmac.com\/products\/witch-introduction-private-press-version","provider":"Sticky Black Tarmac","version":"1.0","type":"link"}