Perpetuum Mobile

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From Austin, Texas. They are now known more as a springboard for guitarist Eric Johnson, than for their collective efforts as a band. Perpetuum mobile was pressed for demo purposes in 1970 or 1971, and shopped to major labels. Sonobeat had used this rather innovative means (presenting a finished album master to an stablished label for release) to place Johnny Winter with imperial records. Musically they were very heavy with plenty of good guitar work but perhaps too much instrumentation. They won a good live reputation but sadly broke up before sonobeat concluded their negotiations with united artists. Eric Johnson was a brilliant 16 year old guitarist who still has a considerable reputation as a guitarist in the 1980s with jazz/fusion instrumental band electromagnetics. His guitar work was also much in evidence on their second 45. The first was a pair of drum solos backed by studio electronics.