LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

• 2x 180g Black Vinyl in Gatefold with 2x Inserts
• First ever recordings of the band
• Produced with the full co-operation of the Randy California estate
• Recorded in the summer of 1967
• Mastered from original tapes
• Never released before
• Comprehensive liner notes
• Rare photos

“The Ash Grove was a legendary venue for folk and early Los Angeles rock, and really the birthplace of Spirit. We brought in a younger, less inhibited crowd, a mixture of hippies and jazz freaks. Spirit, at its inception, was more of an improvisational jazz / blues group than anything else. Our first shows had very few structured songs, lots of free-form going on. We were constantly writing, trying out, and discarding songs. Getting to play in a major L.A. club, building a following, trying out new ideas, and forging what the group would become… It was a magical time for us”

– Jay Ferguson, 2016

Track Listing:

Side One

• Tunji
• Free Spirit

Side Two

• Our Topanga Home
• Ostrich Head
• Gramophone Man
• Silence

Side Three

• Boo
• Say Your Name
• Eventide

Side Four

• Hey Joe
• Matt's Theme
• Wade In The Water
• Outro (spoken)