Released 2010
Formed in late 66 by Bob Mosley (ex-Misfits) & Peter Lewis (ex-Cornells), they became
one of the most loved San Francisco bands.
With a Columbia recording contract, they were the first band to get a really great Hyp from
the company, which lost them nearly all hippie fans.
First album with great heavy psych tracks like "Hey Grandma" & "Omaha" ;
got covered by UK groups like The MOVE & The MONTANAS too; was by far their best.
The original cover was on the index too & got retouched.
The next two albums are also recommended. After "69" they lost direction and spliting
& re-united sometimes.
Skip Spence released one very rare album "OAR" (not unlike Syd Barrett in sound)
released with Bonus on Sundazed too.
Style: West Coast - Psych; Bluesrock; Country influence too
see:
Cornells (Surf) ; FRANTICS ; Misfits (60s) ; SKIP SPENCE ;
Jefferson Airplane ; FINE WINE ; The Leaves ; Turtles ; Lovecraft ;
Mike Bloomfield & Al Kooper; Electric Prunes ; Blackburn & Snow ;
Musicians:
Peter Lewis - guitars, vocals; Jerry Miller - guitars, vocals;
Skip Spence - guitars, vocals;
Bob Mosley - bass, vocals; Don Stevenson - drums;
1970 : Bob Moore - bass;
1971 : Gordon Stevens - mandolin, dobro, violin;
Guests:
Al Kooper - keyboards; Michael Bloomfield - guitar (on Grape Jam),
Jeff Blackburn - guitar
Tracks:
AVALON BALLROOM - SAN FRACISCO 1967 :
Ain't no use (Miller-Stevenson)
Rounder (S.Spence)
Looper (P.Lewis)
Bitter Wind (B.Mosley)
Changes (Miller-Stevenson)
Indifference (S.Spence)
Someday (J.Miller-D.Stevenson-S.Spence)
MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL 1967 :
Introduction
Indifference (S.Spence)
Mr. Blues (B.Mosley)
Sitting by the Window (P.Lewis)
Omaha (S.Spence)
SAN FRANCISCO 1967 :
Sweet little Angel
RAI AMSTERDAM NIEDERLANDS 1969 :
Murder in my Heart for the Judge (Stevenson-Miller)
I am not willing
Trucking Man (Mosley)
Fall on you (P.Lewis)
Omaha (S.Spence)
AVALON BALLROOM - SAN FRACISCO 1966 :
Dark Magic