Browse by Artist: SPIRIT

Artist:	SPIRIT
Title:	Clear
Label:	SUNDAZED
Format:	LP
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	SC 5082LP

"By 1969, Spirit guitarist Randy California, his stepfather Ed Cassidy on drums, vocalist Jay Ferguson, keyboard man John Locke and bassist Mark Andes -- had become one of the hottest young bands in Los Angeles and was one of the first to prove that albums were becoming more important to an act's success than singles. All the elements that made Spirit a unique listening experience -- high-voltage rock, jazz, moody soundtrack-like instrumentals and avant garde electronica -- are present in spades in 1969's album Clear, whose FM radio smashes, 'Dark Eyed Woman' and 'I'm Truckin,' vaulted the Topanga Canyon quintet to the forefront of L.A.'s 'second wave' of essential rock bands. Available now on Sundazed's high-definition vinyl is an exact replica of Clear, with Spirit at the absolute top of its game, slowly exploding like a supernova from some distant galaxy."

Artist:	SPIRIT
Title:	Spirit
Label:	SUNDAZED
Format:	LP
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	SC 5194LP

"The mega-rare mono version of the visionary debut album by pivotal Los Angeles combo Spirit was only available for a brief moment in early 1968. Featuring eye-opening mixes, our release is an exact repro of the LP that introduced the world to Spirit classics such as 'Fresh-Garbage' and 'Mechanical World.' This unique version zeroes in on Randy California's tastefully-thundering guitar and the jazz-infused drumming of Ed Cassidy -- and is sourced from the vintage analog mono masters, completely untouched for over 35 years."

Artist:	SPIRIT
Title:	Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus
Label:	SUNDAZED
Format:	LP
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	SC 5277LP

"Although they never achieved the commercial superstardom that was often predicted for them, Spirit remains one of the most revered and influential musical forces of the late 1960s. Perhaps more than any American band, Spirit embodied the era's adventurous eclecticism and creative ambition. Combining the experimental attitude of psychedelia with jazz, blues, R&B, folk and classical elements, Spirit's original lineup burned briefly but brightly to produce some of the most distinctive music of its time. Spirit's 1970 classic Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus (produced by longtime Neil Young collaborator David Briggs) is widely acknowledged as the band's magnum opus. The fourth and final collaboration by the band's classic original lineup of Randy California, Jay Ferguson, Mark Andes, John Locke and Ed Cassidy, the 12-song album reflects the quintet's one-of-a-kind mix of talents and personalities. Spirit's unique musical vision is reflected in their trademark hit 'Nature's Way,' which remains a staple of classic-rock radio, along with such Spirit favorites as 'Prelude-Nothin' to Hide,' 'Animal Zoo,' 'Mr. Skin' and 'Morning Will Come,' which mix sonic experimentation and vivid lyrical imagery with catchy melodic craft. Out of print on vinyl for more than two decades, Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus has been meticulously restored to its original two-sided glory for this LP reissue, using Sundazed's usual exacting standards. The album is pressed on high-quality, high-definition vinyl, reproducing the album's distinctive original cover art in its entirety." Gatefold sleeve.

Artist:	SPIRIT
Title:	Model Shop
Label:	SUNDAZED
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	SC 6197CD

Ed Cassidy: 'We were very much a part of the avant-garde of the rock and roll scene. It was a very exciting time for us -- and at that time everything was pretty out-there!' "Spirit -- the groundbreaking L.A. combo equally swayed by moody jazz and Hendrix-style rock 'n' roll -- was born to record movie soundtracks. Unfortunately, they cut only one, for the seldom-seen 1969 Jacques Demy film Model Shop, but what a triumph it is: a magical blend of John Locke's eerie keyboards, the soaring guitar of Randy California and Jay Ferguson's impassioned vocals and percussion, backed by the rock-steady bass and drums of Mark Andes and Ed Cassidy. It's mindboggling that something as dazzling as the Model Shop soundtrack -- recorded by the classic Spirit lineup -- has been languishing unreleased in the vaults for over 35 years. The stuff of longplaying-legends and vinyl-myths, this full-length album was recorded in late 1968, but the completed master was shelved before release. Rescued from obscurity at last by Sundazed, this much rumored film-score gem is now center-stage where it can take a much deserved bow."

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