Release 1995 Recorded Live at the Bottom Line June 1984 + Bonus 1986 & 87
Founded in 1965 from 2 Beat Poets Tuli Kupferberg and Ed Sanders.
Finding a good mix of political motivated lyrics in connection with Folk, Rock and even Psych.
In the 5 Years time of their existence are too many musicians changing through the lineups, to name all.
The band first recorded for the Jazz & Folk Underground label ESP before signing with Reprise in 1967 till split in 1970.
The band was headliner on the first day of the ESSENER SONG TAGE in Sept.1968..the first big Festival in Germany.
Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser was the organizer of the festival and later founder of the OHR & PILZ labels.
Style: Polit-Rock ; Poetry
see:
Holy Modal Rounders ; Stefan Grossmann ; Allen Ginsberg ; Carol King & City ; Danny Kootch Kotchmar ;
East Village Other ; Peter Stampfel ;
Musicians:
Tuli Kupferberg & Ed Sanders - vocals, perc., production
Ken Weaver, Bob Mason - drums; Steve Weber, Vinny Leary - guitars, voc.; Dan Hamburg - guitar;
John Anderson, Charles Larkey, Bill Wolf - bass; Peter Stampfel - fiddle, harp.;
Peter Kearney, Ken Pine, Danny Kootch, Stefan Grossmann - guitars; Jim Pepper - flute;
Tracks:
The Five Feet (Sanders-Taylor)
If you want to be President (Kupferberg)
Nova Slum Goddess (Sanders-Weaver)
Nicaragua (Sanders)
Fingers of the Sun (Sanders)
Wide Wide River (Goldbart)
How sweet I roamed (Sander-Blake)
Refuse to be burnt-out (Sanders)
Country Punk (Sanders)
Keeping the Issues Alive (Sanders-Kramer)
Bonus-Tracks:
Dreams of Sexual Perfection (Sanders-Taylor-Batty) prev. unreleased 11:50
Gratified Desire
Emily Dickinson
Party, Party, Party
The golden Bard Retirement Home
Lithe Lydia
Healing River
Chaos, Earth and Eros
Summer of Love (Sanders) prev. unreleased 8:58