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RELEASE DATE: 9/26/2025
LP version. First ever release of post-Children Of The Mushroom heavy prog studio/live recordings from 1971. Formed in California in 1967, Children of the Mushroom were the quintessential garage-psych band. As the times evolved, the band hardened their sound, shortening their name to Mushroom. By 1970, Mushroom became Lady, incorporating prog-rock influences and instruments like flute to their hard-pych organ/guitar dominated sound, drawing inspiration from bands like Jethro Tull, Steamhammer, Gypsy, or Bloodrock. In 1971 the band recorded a few studio demos at Village Recorders in Los Angeles, which are presented here in top sound quality along with a couple of raw, lo-fi but killer live tracks from the same year. Long tracks, heavy fuzz guitar, Hammond organ, flute, and powerful vocals. Remastered sound. Includes insert with liner notes by Klemen Breznikar (It's Psychedelic Baby) and rare photos. Also includes download card with three live bonus tracks.
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OSR 116CD
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RELEASE DATE: 8/22/2025
First ever release of post-Children Of The Mushroom heavy prog studio/live recordings from 1971. Formed in California in 1967, Children of the Mushroom were the quintessential garage-psych band. As the times evolved, the band hardened their sound, shortening their name to Mushroom. By 1970, Mushroom became Lady, incorporating prog-rock influences and instruments like flute to their hard-pych organ/guitar dominated sound, drawing inspiration from bands like Jethro Tull, Steamhammer, Gypsy, or Bloodrock. In 1971 the band recorded a few studio demos at Village Recorders in Los Angeles, which are presented here in top sound quality along with a couple of raw, lo-fi but killer live tracks from the same year. Long tracks, heavy fuzz guitar, Hammond organ, flute, and powerful vocals. Remastered sound. Includes insert with liner notes by Klemen Breznikar (It's Psychedelic Baby) and rare photos. Also includes download card with three live bonus tracks.
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OSR 115LP
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RELEASE DATE: 8/22/2025
The perfect marriage between psychedelia, pop and experimental sounds. This unique album by Bill Holt, first released in 1974, sounded way ahead of its time and became an international cult classic in the following decades. A perfect example of what was called "Head Music" at the time, Dreamies consists of two large suits full of Lennon-esque vocals, sound collages, early electronics and proto-sampling. Featuring remastered sound and original artwork in hard cardboard sleeve. Includes reproduction of the rare original insert and extra insert with liner notes by Klemen Breznikar (It's Psychedelic Baby) and photos.
"One of the top 50 Out There Albums Of All Time" --Mojo
"The overall effect is something like a primordial Olivia Tremor Control, and easily as wild and unfettered as anything the Residents were doing in the '70s. Dreamies has its obvious and acknowledged influences -- the Beatles and John Cage chief among them -- but it's also clearly the work of an untutored auteur dissecting his own mind in the basement on reel-to-reel." --Joe Tangari, Pitchfork
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Previously unreleased second album by US hard-rock band Fyter. Comprised of demos recorded in the late '70s', this is a more sophisticated and "heavier" effort than their privately pressed debut from 1978. Superb hard-rock sound with devastating lead/twin guitars. Fyter was a hard-rock band from Morrilton, Arkansas, known for their self-released private album from 1978. Their music blended powerful hard-rock riffs and solos with psychedelic elements, drawing inspiration from artists like Led Zeppelin, Foghat, Hendrix, Stones, Who. After recording their debut album, Fyter, the band started to work on a possible follow-up. Most of the tracks included here were recorded at a studio in Little Rock owned by a friend of the band except for few ones recorded at the band's four-track basement studio. The music contained on Flying was there, waiting on tapes in various boxes, in various closets. After 40 years it finally arrives on vinyl. Remastered sound. Includes insert with liner notes and rare photos and download card.
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Private press hard-rock Holy Grail from Arkansas, 1978. Guitar driven hard-rock with some cool psychedelic, Southern rock and melodic AOR touches. Fyter was a hard-rock band from Morrilton, Arkansas, known for their self-released private album from 1978. The band consisted of Kevin Compton (bass), Travis Johnson (lead guitar), Mike Newman (vocals and rhythm guitar), and Duane Harlan (drums). Their music blended powerful hard-rock riffs and solos with psychedelic elements, drawing inspiration from artists like Led Zeppelin, Foghat, Hendrix, Stones, Who. The name "Fyter" was chosen through a creative process involving numerology and wordplay. They performed at various venues, including high school proms, community dances, and clubs. In 1978, Fyter recorded their self-titled album over three days in Oklahoma City. The album featured tracks like "Where I Stand," "Monarch," and "100 Watt Head." The cover art, depicting the band being "arrested" by local police, was a collaborative effort with the North Little Rock Police Department. Only 1,000 copies were pressed, making it a rare collector's item today. First ever reissue. Remastered sound. Original artwork in hard cardboard sleeve. Insert with liner notes by Klemen Breznikar (It's Psychedelic Baby). Includes download card.
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Repressed in hard cardboard sleeve with obi. Powerful and melodic hard-rock by this US power-trio: ultra-loud Quilter amps, killer leads, fuzz bass, furious drumming and vocals. Recorded at the legendary Sonobeat Studios in Austin and originally released in 1971 as a private demo album, now impossible to find. Originally formed in California in the late '60s, Wildfire consisted of Randy Love (guitar/vocals), Danny Jamison (bass/lead vocals), and Donny Martin (drums). Famous for powerful live shows, they packed the clubs with lines around the block of fans waiting to enter, becoming the house band for Finnegan's Rainbow and the favorite group of The Hessians Motorcycle Club, who became the unofficial guardians of the band. Soon, they got in touch with Pat Quilter from Quilter amps. Tired of blowing up amps when playing, Randy told Pat to design an amp that couldn't blow up. And he did it. Following Wildfire's input, Pat designed for the band the famous "Master Volume Dial" amp. In 1969, a Texas promoter heard the band in Southern California and brought them to Austin, becoming an instant hit locally in the Austin area. While in Texas, Wildfire shared the stage with Freddie King, the Allman Brothers, Johnny Winter, and ZZ Top. It was in Austin that the eight-song demo was cut at Sonobeat Records (home also of Mariani and Cold Sun), released in 1970 as a private pressing housed in a plain white cover with a Wildfire sticker, each one numbered. The demo album was never sold other than at a small record store in Southern California and it's now one the rarest hard-rock albums from the US. RIYL: Grand Funk, Bolder Damn, Demian, Cactus, Stack, Banchee, Blue Cheer, Hendrix.
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Private hard-rock ultra-rarity from Texas, only 200 copies pressed back in 1975. A mystery for many years (all the band members used pseudonyms on the album credits), many people failed to track the band down -- until Out-Sider solved the mystery in 2015 when the label located them and reissued the album. Long out of print, Out-Sider now presents a new edition. Formed in 1974 in Houston, Stud featured the killer lead guitar of 17-year-old genius Tim Williams, the brutal Rickenbacker bass attacks of Paul Eakin and the solid as a rock drumming of George Lasher. The chemistry was born since they first starting played together and after many rehearsals, they decided they were ready to record their first album. So they entered the Barons Studios in Rosenberg and Stud was the result. Powerful hard-rock on songs like "A woman like you" or "Jim/Blues," killer boogie-rock, hard-psychedelic jams, and progressive hard-rock on the impressive "The War Aong." RIYL: Morly Grey and Incredible Hog. Original artwork in hard cardboard sleeve plus OBI. Remastered sound. Color insert with unseen photos and liner notes by band member Paul Eakin. Includes download card.
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LP version. Private hard-rock ultra-rarity from Texas, only 200 copies pressed back in 1975. A mystery for many years (all the band members used pseudonyms on the album credits), many people failed to track the band down -- until Out-Sider solved the mystery in 2015 when the label located them and reissued the album. Long out of print, Out-Sider now presents a new edition. Formed in 1974 in Houston, Stud featured the killer lead guitar of 17-year-old genius Tim Williams, the brutal Rickenbacker bass attacks of Paul Eakin and the solid as a rock drumming of George Lasher. The chemistry was born since they first starting played together and after many rehearsals, they decided they were ready to record their first album. So they entered the Barons Studios in Rosenberg and Stud was the result. Powerful hard-rock on songs like "A woman like you" or "Jim/Blues," killer boogie-rock, hard-psychedelic jams, and progressive hard-rock on the impressive "The War Aong." RIYL: Morly Grey and Incredible Hog. Original artwork in hard cardboard sleeve plus OBI. Remastered sound. Color insert with unseen photos and liner notes by band member Paul Eakin. Includes download card.
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With only one 45 released back at the time, Children Of The Mushroom epitomized the psychedelic-garage sound coming out from California in the late '60s. Formed in Thousand Oaks by Jerry McMillen and Dennis Swanson, they evolved from a mid-'60s teen-beat band called The Captives. In 1967, they became Children Of The Mushroom, a name which reflected their new psychedelic sound and image. The following year, they caught the attention of a couple of young producers, who signed the band for a 45 release. Recorded in 1968 for Soho Records, "August
Mademoiselle"/"You can't erase a Mirror" is one of the masterpieces from the first psychedelic era: feedback, fuzz, organ, and mysterious vocals. Soon after, the band incorporated a new guitar player, shortened their name to The Mushroom and started playing in a more heavy-psych vein, in a similar style to Iron Butterfly. This retrospective album includes both tracks from their monster 45 with sound taken from the masters plus previously unreleased tracks by The Mushroom, recorded in 1968. These are raw, lo-fi home recordings (some of the tracks were recorded in a real garage!) with lot of fuzz guitar and organ. It's the sound of a psychedelic band in 1968 playing free and wild, without any producer or record label executive telling them what to do. An incredible document. CD version includes two newly discovered bonus tracks: fantastic live renditions of the two songs from their 45 recorded at a band reunion in 2006.
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LP version. With only one 45 released back at the time, Children Of The Mushroom epitomized the psychedelic-garage sound coming out from California in the late '60s. Formed in Thousand Oaks by Jerry McMillen and Dennis Swanson, they evolved from a mid-'60s teen-beat band called The Captives. In 1967, they became Children Of The Mushroom, a name which reflected their new psychedelic sound and image. The following year, they caught the attention of a couple of young producers, who signed the band for a 45 release. Recorded in 1968 for Soho Records, "August
Mademoiselle"/"You can't erase a Mirror" is one of the masterpieces from the first psychedelic era: feedback, fuzz, organ, and mysterious vocals. Soon after, the band incorporated a new guitar player, shortened their name to The Mushroom and started playing in a more heavy-psych vein, in a similar style to Iron Butterfly. This retrospective album includes both tracks from their monster 45 with sound taken from the masters plus previously unreleased tracks by The Mushroom, recorded in 1968. These are raw, lo-fi home recordings (some of the tracks were recorded in a real garage!) with lot of fuzz guitar and organ. It's the sound of a psychedelic band in 1968 playing free and wild, without any producer or record label executive telling them what to do. An incredible document. CD version includes two newly discovered bonus tracks: fantastic live renditions of the two songs from their 45 recorded at a band reunion in 2006.
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Psychedelic hard-rock and heavy blues with loud fuzzed-out guitars, keyboards and inventive studio production/effects by this band led by the great Neil Merryweather and featuring the Mama Lion musicians. This is their first album, originally released on Artie Ripp's Family Productions label in 1972. The Heavy Cruiser project was conceived during the studio sessions for Mama Lion, the band led by Neil Merryweather and Lynn Carey. Artie Ripp always allowed Neil to experiment/jam in the studio and to record any cool ideas and songs he may come up with. Thanks to that creative freedom, Heavy Cruiser was born during Mama Lion jamming sessions. The initial idea was to operate both bands simultaneously with Lynn taking the backseat for Heavy Cruiser but providing vocals and helping with songwriting. Powerful cover versions of rock classics like "C'mon Everybody" or "Louie Louie" show the band having lot of fun in the studio and there was also room for more experimental sounds like "Miracles Of Pure Device." First official vinyl reissue. Original artwork in hard cardboard sleeve plus OBI. Sourced from the original master tapes. Includes insert with liner notes, photos, and download card.
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Inventive and superbly produced hard-rock with psychedelic, blues and heavy-prog/proto-metal touches by this studio side-project of Mama Lion. Loud fuzz guitars, heavy keyboards (by James Newton Howard), and screaming vocals. Featuring the great Neil Merryweather and Lynn Carey & the Mama Lion musicians. This is their second album, originally released on Artie Ripp's Family Productions label in 1973. First official vinyl reissue. Original artwork in hard cardboard sleeve with OBI. Sourced from the original master tapes. Includes insert with liner notes, photos, and download card.
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Originally known as Captain Speed, Turquoise was a psychedelic rock band from Southern California who were managed by pioneering Tri-counties concert promoter Jim Salzer, who also operated the legendary Arcade Record Shop. Their sound was 100% psychedelic with swirling baroque organ, trippy guitar fills and driving percussion, all topped off by front man and Jim Morrison's lookalike Tim Pearson's lysergic lyrics. Turquoise shared stage with big names like Grateful Dead, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Country Joe & the Fish, The Seeds, The Strawberry Alarm Clock, Jimi Hendrix, and many others. During 1967-68, they recorded two 45s for Jim Salzer's Arcade label and they also laid down material for a planned LP that was never released -- until now. Featuring keyboard player Bill Payne, who later went on be a founding member of Little Feat. Remastered from the original master tapes by Alec Palao. Including their two rare 45s plus eight previously unreleased tracks, 1967-68. Includes insert with liner notes by Gray Newell (Ugly Things/Shindig!) and rare photos/memorabilia. Includes download card.
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Raw, in-your-face hard psychedelia with plenty of Vox and Hammond organ, hard guitar and powerful vocals courtesy of Wildwood. Formed in the late '60s in Stockton, California, this powerful outfit rubbed shoulders with groups like Country Weather, Steve Miller Band, and Grateful Dead, and played at legendary venues such as the Fillmore and the Matrix. Featuring tracks from their two rare 45s for the Magnum label (including the punk-a-delic classic "Plastic People") plus a selection of their fabulous, not released at the time studio cuts from 1968-1970, recorded at Max Weiss' Fantasy Studios and originally unearthed by Frantic Records in 2012 for their 2CD Wildwood compilation. RIYL: Public Nuisance, The Doors, Music Machine, Steppenwolf, Hunger, Jungle. Hard cardboard sleeve with insert featuring rare photos and liner notes.
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Loud and powerful progressive hard-rock/proto metal by this mysterious studio band featuring members of Alive 'N Kickin'. Originally released in 1974 on Artie Ripp's Family Productions label, home also of other hard-rock bands like Heavy Cruiser and Mama Lion. First ever official reissue. Original artwork in hard cardboard sleeve plus OBI. 24-bit remaster from the original master tapes. Includes insert with liner notes by Aaron Milenski (Acid Archives). RIYL: Deep Purple, Bloodrock, Sir Lord Baltimore, Uriah Heep.
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Progressive hard-rock album from 1974 by this Michigan band that shared stage with top names like James Gang, Kansas, and Foghat. Expect loud, screaming guitars and heavy Hammond organ! Remastered by Tony Reed at HeavyHead Recording Co. Original artwork in hard cardboard sleeve. Insert with liner notes and photos. RIYL: Grand Funk, Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, Atomic Rooster, Bloodrock, Goliath.
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Heavy blues and psychedelic hard-rock by this US band formed by Lynn Carey (ex-C.K. Strong) and Neil Merryweather. Powerful cover versions and strong original songs dominated by the powerful vocals of Lynn Carey, explosive guitar riffs by Rick Gaxiola, keyboard wizard James Newton Howard, and the funky rhythm section of Neil Merryweather (bass) and Coffi Hall (drums). This is their debut album, originally released in 1972 on Artie Ripp's Family Productions label and housed in a striking (and polemic) gatefold die-cut sleeve showing Lynn Carey breastfeeding a lion cub. 24-bit remaster from the original master tapes with original artwork in gatefold die-cut sleeve. Includes insert with rare photos and memorabilia, as well as download card.
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Rare and sought after psychedelic hard-rock album from 1971 by this power trio from Tampa (Florida) that opened for big names like Iron Butterfly and Mountain and even played at the legendary Goose Lake Music Festival in Michigan. Wizard consisted of Ben Schultz (guitar, vocals), Paul Forney (bass and lead vocals) and Chris Luhn (drums). Together, they conjured a heavy sound full of raw and loud guitars, powerful bass and crashing drums. Wizard was their only album, recorded as a "live" in the studio demo after the band caught the attention of Decca Records, finally released on the small Peon Productions label. Remastered by Tony Reed at HeavyHead Recording Co. Original artwork in hard cardboard sleeve. Includes insert with liner notes and photos. RIYL: Who, Stack, Steppenwolf, Cream, Hendrix, Black Sabbath, Third Power, Grand Funk.
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Rare US '72 hard-rock/heavy-blues private pressing with a powerful sound in the vein of Sabbath, Led Zep, and Grand Funk. Originally from Sandston, Virginia, Short Cross featured ace guitar player Velpo Robertson and during their existence (1969-1973) opened for bands like Black Sabbath, Trapeze, and Black Oak Arkansas among many others. Arising was their only album, released in 1972 and now considered a cult hard-rock classic. This new reissue is dedicated to Velpo, who sadly passed away in 2020. Featuring original artwork in gatefold sleeve. Remastered sound. Includes insert with liner notes and photos.
"Ballsy, pro-sounding early 1970s rural bar rock-hardrock in an Allman Bros direction with great organ-guitar interplay" --Patrick Lundborg (Acid Archives)
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First official vinyl reissue of this sought-after psychedelic folk-rock/Americana/SSW album from 1976. Major Arcana was a group led by counter-culture Milwaukee icon Jim Spencer, featuring a revolving cast of musicians/collaborators. The core of the band was Jim Spencer (guitar, vocals), Randall Dubis (electric guitar), Michael Burdecki (bass, slide guitar), and Jim Kitchen (percussion, harmonica). They were helped in the studio by some friends/musicians like Sigmund Snopek III and Barry Patton among many others. Released on Jim Spencer's own private label (A Major Label, home also to Anonymous of Inside The Shadow fame), the album opens with the terrific psych-folk of "Western Wind" and closes with an acid-folk rendition of "Greensleeves." In between, you'll also find some blues rock, SSW ballads, and jazzy bits. File next to groups like Pearls Before Swine or Bermuda Triangle. Remastered sound with original artwork and front cover by underground comix legend Denis Kitchen. Includes reproduction of the original poster insert by comic book artist Peter Poplaski. New insert with liner notes by Jim Spencer's close friend/collaborator Barry Patton, with photos.
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Cool hard-rock/proto-metal by this teenage power-trio from Nova Scotia. Limited Edition was originally released in 1977 as a private edition of 1000 copies for promo purposes. Here's the first ever official vinyl reissue with new, improved artwork, newly remastered sound and insert with liner notes. RIYL: Witchfinder General, Angel Witch, Jerusalem, Led Zeppelin, Judas Priest, Rush.
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First ever official vinyl reissue of this bluesy psychedelic hard-rock album from 1969. Pulse were an East Coast band, born from the ashes of famous garage bands The Shags and Bram Rigg Set. Originally released on Trod Nossel's label Poison Ring Records, Pulse is chock-full of loud fuzzy distorted leads, powerful vocals, and harmonica. Sourced from the original master tapes. Includes insert with liner notes and photos. RIYL: Cream, Free, Mountain, Grand Funk, Damnation Of Adam Blessing, Haystacks Balboa.
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Previously unreleased archival studio/live recordings from 1970-1971 by this lost Bay Area band. A superb cool blend of acid-rock, psychedelia and brass-rock with some outstanding guitar leads, Hammond organ and a tight rhythm section. Stow Lake was a seven-piece group (named after the lake in Golden Gate Park) comprised of well-seasoned musicians from the original San Francisco psychedelic/fusion scene. Among them, we can find ace guitar player Bob Hardy (previously of hard psych group The Osgoode/Asgard); the tandem of Jeff Ervin (sax, flute) and Jean Hintermann (trumpet), both later on Aura, Bill Whiter's backing band and Hot Cider (with Dennis Geyer of A.B. Skhy); child prodigy Larry Mallarino on trombone and bass player Dave Dunaway (later of jazz fusion band Listen). Not forgetting powerful singer/organist Bob Staley. Unreleased until now, the recordings contained here were registered at top studios like McCune and Golden State Recorders. Also included are a couple of excellent quality live tracks recorded at the legendary Fillmore West in 1971, showing the band at their peak with an impressive jamming/acid-rock sound.
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Previously unreleased heavy acid-rock/proto-prog album from 1972. Asgard (initially known as Osgoode, named after the street where Blue Cheer had their headquarters) was a San Francisco band featuring ace guitar player Bob Hardy (a veteran of many Bay Area bands since the early '60s) and Jake "Gelon" Lau (Gideon & Power, Mary McCreary, Tribe) on electric violin and vocals. This is their lost album, registered at Roy Chen Recorders in 1972, now released for the first time. For Asgard features nine original tracks, perfectly recorded and played, dominated by Bob Hardy's outstanding fuzzy lead guitar and the cool touch of Gelon's Lau electrified violin that recalls UK prog-psych bands like the similar named Asgærd or High Tide at times. Hard to believe that such a pro-recorded, top-quality album like this was never released at the time. After playing a celebrated free concert at the Provo Park in Berkeley alongside bands like Mother Cat and Summerhill, the band slowly disintegrated. Download card includes one studio track from the same album sessions plus three raw rehearsal tracks.
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Previously unreleased '72/'74 recordings by this US hard rock band. Blind Willie formed in Spokane (Washington) in 1972 and featured terrific guitar player Frank Trowbridge from hard-psych legends Sleepy John. They carved out a unique niche in the Northern Idaho/Eastern Washington rock scene in the early to mid-'70s, performing original music in a time when doing so wasn't widespread for regional bands. Within weeks of the group's formation, they commanded stages with a potent smattering of hard-rock, country-rock and psych. The band's history includes a brief courtship with the Doobie Brothers' Dave Shogren on bass, as well as major label interest from Columbia and Epic Records. Here's the first ever release of their amazing studio demos from 1972/1974. Blind Willie's original lineup of Craig Karp (guitar, vocals), Frank Trowbridge (guitar), Charlie Bieker (bass, guitar, vocals) and Jim Griffith (drums) is represented via slices of incendiary rock pomp recorded on a four-track tape machine in a friend's apartment in 1972. Live in the studio tracks from 1974 feature later drummer Mike Garland and bassist Joe Johnson for a fiery radio set at the legendary Kaye-Smith Studios in Seattle. The album's selected tracks navigate Blind Willie's wide-ranging sonic explorations, anchored by formidable guitar-forward rockers that stand the test of time, and hold up to any of the more well-known work of their peers from the '70s. Writhing in the rock milieu, Blind Willie's musical tributaries run deep, steeped in a spectrum of styles that range from hard blues-rock scorchers like the incendiary "Georgia," to heartfelt ballads ("I'm Wondering If") and into the upper echelons of sci-fi psych ("Zolly"), a comet ride through wah-wah geetar spacedust, replete with Rocky Horror cinematic sheen. It's also easy to imagine songs like the choogle-heavy "Somebody Help Me" illuminating the vibe of parties, bars and theaters all over North America. Includes rare photos as well as a digital download card.
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