Bob Smith – The Visit (1970)

 This album is a very ghostly visit from Bob Smith. On much of the album the music seems to draw together the various strains of west coast psych and folk rock, and then slathers it with reverb and hay production. Mr. Smith's voice also helps with his fine, expressive baritone. He often comes across as a far more chilled out Jim Morrison, complete with metaphysical hippy 'poetry.' The music itself manages quite a bit of variation, with some first rate guitar, fun touches such as vibraphones, and a truly groovy rhythm section. There must be a few samples lurking about in Maury Alexander's and Smith's production for those who have already cashed-out on David Axelrod's albums.

This albums starts of strong, with the first three tracks all making a positive impression. "Please's" bittersweet vibe and distant harmonies are custom for a documentary soundtrack where they cover one of those San Fran festivals with headbands and hippy moms breastfeeding. "Constructive Criticism" does the same before launching into a fun, full throttle acid-guitar and cheese organ groove. I'm sure at the time this music seemed about two years or so behind the times, but I'm willing to say that doesn't matter 40 years after the fact. I find that "Mobeda Dandelions" is a particular standout. It starts sounding much like a "Morrison Hotel" outtake before launching into a wild, almost krautrock-sounding rave-up. "Can't You Jump Rope" also catches my attention through some great interweaving guitar parts. The primary flaw here is really just another example of the double-album curse. The atonal plodding of "India Slumber" really disrupts the flow, and if you also cut the somewhat dull blues of "Source You Blues," you'd have an even better single album.

While there is some mild experimentation, "The Visit" doesn't do a whole lot that you haven't heard before. It is, however, a top rate encapsulation of some late 60's (especially West Coast) styles. With it's distinctively late 60's production and find performances throughtout, I find it's mostly a joy to listen to and a great, poppy psychedelic obscuritiy. 

 https://psychedelicobscurities.blogspot.com/2009/07/bob-smith-1970-visit.html

01. Please 3:14 02. Don't Tell Lady Tonight 3:09 03. Constructive Critique 4:43 04. Ocean Song 4:50 05. The Wishing Song 5:04 06. Can You Jump Rope? 5:47 07. Latter Days Matter 3:31 08. India Slumber 7:47 09. Source You Blues 6:02 10. Sunlight Sweet 3:10 11. Of She, Of Things 3:17 12. Mobeda Dandelions 3:18 13. The Path Does Have Forks 5:25 14. Try, Try To Understand Yourself 3:22

  Bass – John Lantini Drums – Skip Schneider Engineer – Mark Taylor (22) Flute – Stan Keiser Guitar – Mike Degreve Keyboards, Vibraphone [Vibes] – Daryl "Captain Keyboard" Dragon* Lead Guitar, Vocals – Bob Smith (23) Mellotron, Synthesizer [Moog] – Don Preston Percussion [Hand Drums] – James Curtis (4) Producer – Bob Smith (23), Mark Taylor (22) Violin – Larry Chapman (2) Written-By – Bob Smith (23)

Lincoln Street Exit - Drive It

 

Profile:	Psychedelic band from New Mexico, USA, late 1960s, led by Tom Bee. Formed in 1964 in Albuquerque. After some garage-psych singles they released their only LP "Drive It"in 1970 veering towards heavy-psych sounds. Following the record deal with Motown the band morphed into XIT (4).
Sites:	rockasteria.blogspot.com

Aliases:	XIT (4)
Members:	John Burnett (2), Lee Herres, Mac Suazo, Michael Martin (8), Paul Chapman (4), R. C. Gariss, Siegi Chavez, Tom Bee
Variations:	Viewing All | Lincoln St. Exit Lincoln St Exit, Lincoln Street Exit, Lincon Street Exit, The Lincoln St. Exit

https://www.discogs.com/artist/2195580-Lincoln-St-Exit?srsltid=AfmBOop787nbJHmvD9UZKBs7i-VSxgIgmVBtFV9NuyK9tF5HNADzAtzh     Man Machine 4:02 Dirty Mother Blues 6:55 Got You Babe 3:06 Teacher Teacher 2:45 Soulful Drifter 2:00 Time Has Come Gonna Die 4:06 Going Back Home 3:03 Straight Shootin' Man 3:00 Phantom Child 3:14     Listen starting from here

Stone Rebel - Apocalypse

 

Genre: Experimental Rock, Stoner Rock, Psychedelic Rock Country: France Year: 2019 Label: Self-Released All rights belongs to their respective owners Enjoy the music and support the band: https://stonerebel1.bandcamp.com/albu... 01. 00:00 Apocalypse 02. 06:24 Vega 03. 10:42 Goblins 04. 22:28 Sonic Galaxy 05. 29:56 Starship Melody 06. 46:56 Loire 07. 53:41 Stones And Sun

Dervishan - Desert Secrets (1972)

 

• Dervishan: A Cross-Continental Psychedelic Journey

Founded in 1970, the fictional rock band Dervishan was a symbol of cultural and musical synthesis formed by five talented musicians from Iran, Turkey, the US, France and Egypt. The group’s origins lie in a chance encounter in Paris in the late 1960s. Through their shared interest in psychedelic rock and their admiration for Eastern mysticism, Dervishan became a pioneer of musical experimentation and cultural fusion.

• The Birth of Desert Secrets

Released in 1972, Dervishan’s debut album Desert Secrets was a bold musical journey into uncharted territory. Blending the transformative textures of psychedelic rock with Middle Eastern melodies, the album was both experimental and deeply spiritual. Tracks like "Sufi Mirage" and "Sands of Layla" featured intricate oud and sitar solos over hypnotic drum beats and atmospheric bass lines. Recorded in London, the album received critical acclaim in underground music circles for its unique musical fusion of East and West, but never really found its way into the mainstream, remaining more of a cult favorite.

• Tracklist:

00:00 Sufi Mirage 06:31 Sands of Layla 12:31 Khamsin Dream 19:35 Tears of the Dervish 23:56 Zamzamah 28:50 Heart of the Desert 33:44 Whispers of Anahita WARNING: "None of the music on this channel actually exists! So? Who cares... Let's listen and enjoy!"

The Mandrake Memorial - Medium 1969

 Mandrake Memorial was an American psych/progressive rock band active between 1967 and 1970, known for their Baroque sound and unique songwriting.

Medium

• LP = Poppy Records PYS-40,003 Stereo, Spring 1969
• CD = Collectables Records COL-0692, 1996 (dubbed from vinyl)
• Produced by Tony Camillo and Anthony Bongiovi for Poppy Records
• Engineering: Anthony Bongiovi for Poppy Records
• Production Supervisor: Kevin Eggers
• Designed by Milton Glaser

All tracks are written by The Mandrake Memorial

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandrake_Memorial

01. Snake Charmer 02. Witness The End / Celebration 2:18 03. Other Side 8:01 04. Last Number 11:24 05. After Pascal 15:49 06. Smokescreen 22:28 07. Barnaby Plum 27:35 08. Cassandra 33:49

 Line-up / Musicians Randy Monaco - vocals, bass Craig Anderton - guitars, sitar, modulator Michael Kac - keyboards, vocals J. Kevin Lally - drums, percussion & Louis Delgato - flute (05)

The Blues Project - Projections (1966)

 The Blues Project was an American band formed in New York City's Greenwich Village neighborhood in 1965. The group's original iteration broke up in 1967.^[1] Their songs drew from a wide array of musical styles. They are most remembered as one of the most artful practitioners of pop music, influenced as it was by folk, blues, rhythm & blues, jazz and the pop music of the day. 

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blues_Project

 

Projections is the second album by the American blues rock band the Blues Project. Produced by Tom Wilson and released by Verve/Folkways in November 1966, the album was their first studio release and examined a more rock-based sound.^[2] Jim Marshall was credited as the photographer of the album cover.

Soon after the release of this album, Al Kooper left the band in the spring of 1967 to form Blood, Sweat & Tears. 

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projections_(The_Blues_Project_album)

 

Side one

1. "I Can't Keep From Crying" (Arranged by Al Kooper) – 4:25
2. "Steve's Song" (Steve Katz) – 4:55
3. "You Can't Catch Me" (Chuck Berry) – 4:14
4. "Two Trains Running" (McKinley Morganfield) – 11:20

Side two

1. "Wake Me, Shake Me" (Arranged by Kooper) – 5:15
2. "Cheryl's Going Home" (Bob Lind) – 2:35
3. "Flute Thing" (Kooper) – 5:58
4. "Caress Me Baby" (Jimmy Reed) – 7:12
5. "Fly Away" (Kooper) – 3:30

Personnel

Musicians

• Danny Kalb – guitar, vocals
• Al Kooper – keyboards, vocals
• Steve Katz – guitar, harmonica, vocals; bass (track 7)
• Andy Kulberg – bass, flute
• Roy Blumenfeld – drums

Purple Overdose. Το πιο σημαντικό ψυχεδελικό συγκρότημα στην Ελλάδα. Αφιέρωμα (Podcast)

 

Purple Overdose were founded in Athens, Greece in 1987 by Costas Constantinou (vocals, guitar, and only constant member).

The band seeked to recreate the psychedelic atmosphere of the mid 1960's while blending hard rock, jazz, oriental and even some folklore into their music. The lyrics were written in English by Constantinou, and can be described as poetic and somewhat sentimental, while also drawing inspiration from the flower power movement of the 1960's. They embraced ideals of nature, and freedom of spirit. They are similar in style to Smell Of Incense.

The first album Exit 4 was released in 1988, to critical acclaim. Members of fellow Athenian Psych band No Man's Land (6) also played on the album. The arrangements on it are slightly simpler than on later albums, incorporating elements of hard rock. The second LP, Indigo (1990) marks a move towards more complex compositions. Their next eponumous album, introduced the flute (Vasilis Kapanikis) and elements of jazz, and a further move towards more progressive compositions. Their fourth album, Solemn Visions (1996) continued in the same vein, and experimented in places with a curious mixture of blues and oriental influences. The fifth studio album, Reborn, released in 1999, is arguably the pinnacle of their career. It features longer and spacier compositions, and again a variety of styles, showing the band at their most mature.

From live releases, of particular note is The Salmon's Trip whose title is taken from the track "Reborn", a track which describes the life cycle of the salmon fish. There is also a compilation album, Painting The Air which consists of tracks from the earlier years, as well as three previously unreleased compositions.

The band gave its farewell performance in Sept 9, 2005. Constantinou died in May 2020, at the age of 60.

Musicians:
Costas Constantinou (lead guitar, cymbal, effects, vocals), Christophoros Triantophilopoulos (drums, percussion), Andreas Andriopoulos (bass), Vasilis Kapanikis (keyboards, organ, mellotron, flute S.&T. recorders), Stavros Eleftheriou (Congas, jug, assorted percussion)

Other contributors: Stelios Drisis, Aris Christou, Aris Kontoangelos, Tolis Labouris, Mihalis Vasiliou, Giorgios Papageorgiadis, Giorgos Nikas, and Makis Mpellos

 https://www.discogs.com/artist/1188587-Purple-Overdose-2

The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation ( To Mum, from Aynsley and the boys ) 1969

Aynsley Thomas Dunbar (born 10 January 1946) is an English drummer.^[1] He has worked with John Mayall, Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck, Journey, Jefferson Starship, Nils Lofgren, Eric Burdon, Shuggie Otis, Ian Hunter, Lou Reed, David Bowie, Mick Ronson, Whitesnake, Pat Travers, Sammy Hagar, Michael Schenker, UFO, Michael Chapman, Jake E. Lee, Leslie West, Kathi McDonald, Keith Emerson, Mike Onesko, Herbie Mann and Flo & Eddie.^[2] Dunbar was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Journey in 2017.^[3]

 ^{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aynsley_Dunbar}

Aynsley Dunbar : Drums Victor Brox : Vocals Alex Dmochowski : Bass John Moorshead : Guitar Produced by John Mayall http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-ayn... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aynsley_... http://www.aynsleydunbar.com/ 01 - Don't Take the Power Away 00:00 02 - Run You off the Hill 04:00 03 - Let It Ride 09:41 04 - Journey's End 14:39 05 - Down, Down, and Down 20:25 06 - Unheard 26:21 07 - Sugar on the Line 28:42 08 - Leaving Right Away 33:07

The Blues Project - Lazarus 1971

 The Blues Project was an American band formed in New York City's Greenwich Village neighborhood in 1965. The group's original iteration broke up in 1967.^[1] Their songs drew from a wide array of musical styles. They are most remembered as one of the most artful practitioners of pop music, influenced as it was by folk, blues, rhythm & blues, jazz and the pop music of the day.

On February 14, 2023, the group, still led by Steve Katz and Roy Blumenfeld, released a new collection of tunes, called "Evolution". 

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blues_Project

A1.It’s Alright A2.Personal Mercy A3.Black Night A4.Vision Of Flowers A5.Yellow Cab B1.Lazarus B2.Brown Eyed Handsome Man B3.Reachings B4.Midnight Rain B5.So Far, So Near

Lighthouse - Lighthouse Live! 1972

 Lighthouse was formed in 1969 in Toronto by vocalist/drummer Skip Prokop, previously of the Paupers, and keyboardist Paul Hoffert.^[3] The two met on a flight from New York City to Toronto, and discussed forming a band structured around a rock rhythm section, jazz horn section, and classical string section. Prokop had admired Ralph Cole's playing when they shared the bill at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit, so he invited him to Toronto to be the band's guitarist. Prokop and Hoffert assembled the rest of the group from friends, studio session musicians, and Toronto Symphony Orchestra members, and proceeded to make a demo recording. 

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighthouse_(band)

Line-up / Musicians Richard Armin - electric cello Ralph Cole - guitar, vocals Don Dinovo - electric violina Paul Hoffert - vibes, keyboard, congas Bob McBride - lead vocals, percussion John Nalsen - trumpet Skip Prokop - drums, percussion, vocals Howard Shore - sax, flute, vocals Larry Smith - trombone, vocals Louis Yacknin - bass Keith Jollimore - sax Mike Malone - trumpet Tracks Listing 01.Concert Introduction 02.Just Wanna Be Your Friend 03.Take It Slow (Out in the Country) 04.Old Man 05.Rockin' Chair 06.You and Me 07.Sweet Lullabye 08.1849 09.Eight Miles High 10.Insane 11.One Fine Morning Canada, Psychedelic Rock, Jazz-Rock ,Progressive Rock "This is a live concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City recorded in February 1972. The long extended Byrd's tune "Eight Miles High" on side 2 along with their studio album hit "One Fine Morning" are a reason to keep this double vinyl 1972 release. Some of the other long jams are good, as every member gets to jam out live, there's some Jethro Tull like soloing from the flute player and some rocking guitar solos. The band had various vocalists, although Bob McBride, who also plays percussion does most of the vocals and has a very good voice, but there are lots of band members, with horns, flute viola added to the usual rock band instruments. Lighthouse incorporate jazz into their rock songs and the largeness of their band is a good fit for this. There's no "Pretty Lady" live, maybe the best song Lighthouse ever wrote along with "One Fine Morning" and "Sunny Days", because they had not written it yet, that song showed up on the 1974 Can You Feel It album, which I have on vinyl. Drummer Skip Prokop formed Lighthouse in 1968. The Canadian band released two singles on RCA in 1970 and played at the Newport and Monterey Jazz Festivals and the Isle of Wight Festival, though they had turned down Woodstock."

The Paupers_ Ellis Island (1968)

 The Paupers were a Canadian psychedelic rock band that recorded between 1965 and 1968 this their 2nd and final album.

1 South Down Road 8:30 2 Cairo Hotel 4:10 3 Can't Go On 3:35 4 Another Man's Hair On My Razor 4:15 5 Numbers 5:33 6 Oh That She Might 4:56 7 Yes I Know 6:23 8 Ask Her Again 4:00 9 Juliana

The Paupers_ Magic people (1967)

 The Paupers were a Canadian psychedelic rock band from Toronto, Ontario, who recorded between 1965 and 1968. They released two albums for Verve Forecast Records and appeared at the Monterey International Pop Festival. 

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paupers

 

1 Magic People 2:43 2 It's Your Mind 5:20 3 Black Thank You Package 3:12 4 Let Me Be 3:10 5 Think I Care 3:55 6 One Rainy Day 2:20 7 Tudor Impressions 4:13 8 Simple Deed 2:43 9 My Love Hides Your View 3:20 10 You and Me 2:40

Fever Tree-For Sale (1970)

 Psychedelic Rock band of the 1960s. Known for their anthemic 1968 hit, "San Francisco Girls (Return of the Native)". The group originated in Houston, Texas, USA, and began in 1966 as a folk rock group called The Bostwick Vines. They changed their name to Fever Tree a year later after the addition of keyboard player Rob Landes. Dennis Keller - Vocals Michael Knust - Lead Guitar Rob Landes - Keyboards E.E. Wolfe - Bass John Tuttle - Gabriel Drums

1. I Put A Spell On You 3:23 2.You're Not The Same Baby 3:46 3. She Comes In Colors 3:04 4. Hey Mister 2:06 5. Come On In 2:50 6. Girl Don't Push Me 2:39 7. Hey Joe

Fever Tree – Creation ( 1969 )

 Psychedelic Rock band of the 1960s. Known for their anthemic 1968 hit, "San Francisco Girls (Return of the Native)". The group originated in Houston, Texas, USA, and began in 1966 as a folk rock group called The Bostwick Vines. They changed their name to Fever Tree a year later after the addition of keyboard player Rob Landes. Dennis Keller - Vocals Michael Knust - Lead Guitar Rob Landes - Keyboards E.E. Wolfe - Bass John Tuttle - Drums

Woman, Woman (Woman)00:00 Love Makes The Sun Rise 02:38 Catcher In The Rye 05:13 Wild Woman Ways 08:31 Fever Blue (Song For A Bunch Of Tired Black And White Musicians After A Gig In An East Texas Honky Tonk) 12:38 Run Past My Window 16:11 Imitation Situation (Complete And Unabridged) 19:41 Time Is Now 24:29 The God Game 28:35

Fever Tree - Another Time, Another Place (USA/1968)

Fever Tree is a former American psychedelic rock band of the 1960s, chiefly known for their anthemic 1968 hit, "San Francisco Girls (Return of the Native)".

History

The group originated in Houston, Texas and began in 1966 as a folk rock group called The Bostwick Vines. They changed their name to Fever Tree a year later after the addition of keyboard player Rob Landes.

The band briefly entered the public consciousness when their song "San Francisco Girls (Return of the Native)" reached No. 91 in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in June 1968.

Fever Tree - Another Time Another Place (1969) [Psychedelic Rock Full Album] Houston Texas 🇺🇲 Tracklist 1) The Man Who 🎨 Paints The Pictures 2 (0:00) 2) What Time 🕖 Did You Say It Was In Salt Lake City? (6:52) 3) Don't Cry To Me Little Girl (10;10) 4) Fever (12:42) 5) Grand 🍬 Candy Young Sweet (16:25) 6) Jokes Are For Sad People (18:21) 7) I've Never Seen 🌲 Evergreen (25:38) 8) Peace Of 🧠 Mind (29:05) 9) Death Is The Dancer (32:19)

Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)

 

Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band based in San Francisco, California, that became one of the pioneering bands of psychedelic rock. Formed in 1965, the group defined the San Francisco Sound and was the first from the Bay Area to achieve international commercial success. They headlined the Monterey Pop Festival (1967), Woodstock (1969), Altamont Free Concert (1969), and the first Isle of Wight Festival (1968)^[1] in England. Their 1967 breakout album Surrealistic Pillow was one of the most significant recordings of the Summer of Love. Two songs from that album, "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit", are among Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".^[2]

The October 1966 to February 1970 lineup of Jefferson Airplane, consisting of Marty Balin (vocals), Paul Kantner (guitar, vocals), Grace Slick (vocals, keyboards), Jorma Kaukonen (lead guitar, vocals), Jack Casady (bass), and Spencer Dryden (drums), was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.^[3] Balin left the band in 1971. After 1972, Jefferson Airplane effectively split into two groups. Kaukonen and Casady moved on full-time to their own band, Hot Tuna. Slick, Kantner, and the remaining members of Jefferson Airplane recruited new members and regrouped as Jefferson Starship in 1974, with Balin eventually joining them. Jefferson Airplane received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016.

1. She Has Funny Cars 2. Somebody To Love 3. My Best Friend 4. Today 5. Comin' Back To Me 6. 3/5 Of A Mile In 10 Seconds 7. D.C.B.A. - 25 8. How Do You Feel 9. Embryonic Journey 10. White Rabbit 11. Plastic Fantastic Lover

The Corporation — The Corporation 1969

 Debut album (three in total) by a band from Milwaukee (Wisconsin). The band's career began at the end of 1967 with performances in clubs in the city of Milwaukee, where they were noticed (at the beginning of 68) by representatives of Capitol Records. Having concluded a contract, the musicians of “The Corporation” go to Detroit, where they record their first album of the same name at the local “Tera Shirma Studios”. Despite the fact that “I Want To Get Out Of My Grave” became a #3 hit in their native Milwaukee, the album only reached position 197 on the national charts...

Tracks: 01. I Want To Get Out Of My Grave —00:00 02. Ring That Bell — 05:40 03. Smile —10:30 04. Highway —13:19 05. Drifting —16:21 06. India — 20:24 Personnel: Daniel Vincent Peil — lead vocals Gerard Jon Smith — lead guitar, backing vocals Kenneth Bernard Berdoll — bass, backing vocals John Alexander Kondos — guitar, flute, harp, piano, backing vocals Patrick Daniel McCarthy — organ, trombone Nicholas Alexander Kondos — drums, backing vocals

Gypsy -Gypsy 1970

Gypsy was an American progressive rock band from Minnesota, formed as The Underbeats (1962–1968).^[1][2] Gypsy was the house band at the Whisky a Go Go, West Hollywood, California from September 1969 to April 1971 and were known in 1970 for their US Billboard Hot 100 single "Gypsy Queen Part 1", which peaked at #62. The track "Dead And Gone" was played extensively on KSHE St. Louis, KADI St. Louis, and KWK St. Louis. Most of Gypsy's music was composed and written by guitarist and singer Enrico Rosenbaum. Drummer Bill Lordan went on to play with Sly & the Family Stone and a long career with Robin Trower. Keyboardist James Walsh continued the band in various incarnations as The James Walsh Gypsy Band.^[2] The James Walsh Gypsy Band had one Hot 100 entry in 1978 with, "Cuz, It's You Girl" which peaked at #71.^[3]

The group has no relation to the British band of the same name formed in 1968, who recorded two albums for United Artists Records in the UK.^[4]

Jim Johnson died of esophageal cancer in hospice care on September 26, 2019, at age 76.^[5][6] James '"Owl" Walsh died of congestive heart failure at hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on March 4, 2023, at age 74.^[7][8]

James Walsh - vocals, keyboards Enrico Rosenbaum - vocals, guitar Doni Larson - bass Jay Epstein - drums Calvin James - lead guitar Tracks Listing 01.Gypsy Queen - Part One 02.Gypsy Queen - Part Two 03.Man of Reason 04.Dream If You Can 05.Late December 06.The Third Eye 07.Decisions 08.I Was So Young 09.Here in My Loneliness 10.More Time 11.The Vision 12.Dead and Gone 13.Tomorrow Is the Last to Be Heard

The Collectors (1968) [Complete LP]

 The Collectors debuted in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1961 as a house band (the C-FUN Classics) for CFUN radio, and renamed itself The Collectors in 1966. The band featured Howie Vickers (Howard Vickberg) on lead vocals, Bill Henderson on lead guitar, recorder, keyboards, and lead vocals (these last mostly on Grass and Wild Strawberries), Claire Lawrence on tenor saxophone, harmonica, keyboards, flute, organ, recorder, and vocals, Glenn Miller on bass and vocals, and Ross Turney on drums and percussion.^[3][4]

The Collectors' biggest hit was their first single, 'Looking at a Baby', released in March 1967 on the Valiant label in the U.S. and on New Syndrome in Canada. It reached #4 on Toronto's CHUM-AM on April 24, 1967. Valiant was then acquired by Warner Bros. Records. In 1967 the group released its first album, The Collectors, on the Warner Bros.-Seven Arts label and appeared on sessions for the US group The Electric Prunes' album Mass in F Minor.

"What is Love?" (3:51) "She (Will-O-the-Wind)" (3:51) "Howard Christman’s Older" (5:08) "Lydia Purple" (2:47) "One Act Play" (3:42) "What Love (Suite)" (19:06)

Christopher - Christopher 1970

 Christopher were a psychedelic/progressive rock band out of Texas who’s sole album, 1970’s Christopher, has become increasingly popular and sought after by collectors over the years. The album had a limited repressing on both vinyl and CD, including an official reissue by Gear Fab. Christopher’s sound combines fuzz guitar tone with more progressive rock elements.

The band formed in 1968 with members Richard Avitts (guitar), Leon Rudniki (bass), and Doug Tull (drums). Originally known as Union Gas, the band changed their name when they signed a contract with Metromedia. The label suggested a name change to help avoid any confusion with Pacific Gas and Electric, another band at the time. The band agreed, but still performed live as United Gas. By this time, Rudnicki was replaced by Doug Walden (vocals, bass, keyboards). Christopher became the band’s new name due to the inspiration of St. Christopher, and the music featured spiritual flavouring.

While recording the album, Tull’s drug problems were increasingly problematic. He attempted suicide and was fired from the band. The album was completed using session musicians, including Terrance Hand, Ron Kramer, and John Simpson. Tull went to form the band Josefus, and eventually did commit suicide.

Christopher - Christopher (1970) * 0:00 Dark Road 2:59 Magic Cycles 8:06 Wilbur Lite 12:03 In Your Time 17:32 Beautyful Lady 20:04 Lies 23:13 Disaster 27:00 The Wind 32:02 Queen Mary 35:29 Burns Decision * 1994 CD Christopher are: Richard Avitts - guitar, vocals Doug Walden - bass, piano, recorder, vocals John Simpson - drums Terrance Hand - drums (not listed in the description) Ron Kramer - percussion Doug Tull - added heavy drum licks, (fired during the recording of this album after delaying the recording due to drug use and a failed suicide attempt)