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:
CD 1:
Hey Grandma (Miller-Stevenson)
Mr. Blues (B.Mosley)
Fall on you (P.Lewis)
8:05 (Miller-Stevenson)
Come in the Morning (B.Mosley)
Omaha (S.Spence)
Naked if I want to (J.Miller)
Rounder (S.Spence) Instrumental 1967 prev.unrel.
Someday (J.Miller-D.Stevenson-S.Spence)
Ain't no use (Miller-Stevenson)
Sitting by the Window (P.Lewis)
Changes (Miller-Stevenson)
Lazy me (B.Mosley)
Indifference (S.Spence)
Looper (P.Lewis) 1967 prev. unrel.
Sweet Ride (B.Mosley-P.Lewis-S.Spence-Stevenson-Miller) 1967 prev.unrel.
Bitter Wind (B.Mosley) 1967 alternate version prev.unrel.
The Place and the Time (Miller-Stevenson) 1967 alternate version prev.unrel.
Rounder (S.Spence) Live 1968 prev. unrel.
Miller's Blues (Miller) Live 1968 prev. unrel.
Changes (Miller-Stevenson) Live 1968 prev. unrel.
Hey Grandma (Miller-Stevenson) Single version
Big (Miller-Stevenson) 1968 prev. unrel.
CD 2:
Skip's Song (Spence) 1967 Demo prev.unrel.
You can do Anything (S.Spence) 1967 Demo prev. unrel.
Murder in my Heart for the Judge (Stevenson-Miller)
Bitter Wind (Mosley)
Can't be so bad (Miller-Stevenson)
Just like Gene Autry: A Foxtrot (S.Spence)
He (P.Lewis)
Motorcycle Irene (S.Spence)
Funky-Tunk (S.Spence)
Rose coloured Eyes (Mosley)
If you can't learn from your Mistakes (P.Lewis) 1968 Solo version prev. unrel.
Ooh Mama Ooh (Stevenson-Miller)
Ain't that a Shame (Miller-Stevenson-Lewis)
Trucking Man (Mosley)
Captain Nemo (Stevenson-Miller)
What's to choose (P.Lewis)
Going Nowhere (Stevenson-Miller)
I am not willing (P.Lewis)
It's a beautiful Day Today (B.Mosley)
Right before my Eyes (P.Lewis)
Truly fine Citizen (T.Dell' Ara)
Hoochie (Mosley)
Soul Stew (B.Mosley) 1968 prev. unrel.
Sweeing (S.Spence)