Formed in late 66 by Bob Mosley (ex-Misfits) & Peter Lewis (ex-Cornells), they got one of
the most loved San Francisco band when they relocated from San Diego & Los Angeles:
With a Columbia recording contract, they were the first band to get a really great Hyp from
the company, but lost them nearly all fans from the hippies.
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 the best.
The original cover got 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 .
Style: Heavy Psych; Bluesrock; leter Country influence too
see:
Cornells (Surf) ; FRANTICS ; Misfits (60s) ; SKIP SPENCE ; Jefferson Airplane ;
FINE WINE ; The Leaves ; Turtles ; Mike Bloomfield & Al Kooper ; Electric Prunes ;
Blackburn & Snow ; Lovecraft ;
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, piano (on Grape Jam)
Tracks:
Silver Wheels (P.Lewis-Vince Megna)
Better Day (Bob Mosley-Peter Lewis)
Hard Road to follow (Bob Mosley-Peter Lewis)
Sitting and Watching (Bob Mosley)
City Lights (Bob Mosley)
Queen of the Crow (B.Mosley)
Lost Horizon (P.Lewis)
I did't lie to you (B.Mosley)
Suzzam (Richard Dean)
Too old to Boogie (Don Stevenson-Jerry Miller)
Think it Over (Peter Lewis)
American Dream (Richard Dean)
Reprise