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Since its late-’90s rediscovery, Dave Bixby’s fabled 1969 private-press LP has been hailed by serious collectors as the crown jewel of the loner/downer folk canon—often trading hands for around $2,000. First reissued by us in 2009, it now returns in a newly upgraded edition with fresh source material, remastered audio, and added extras.
After stints in Michigan ’60s folk and garage outfits like The Shillelaghs and Peter & The Prophets, Bixby switched to acoustic guitar and began experimenting with LSD. A year of heavy use left him shattered; seeking meaning, he embarked on a spiritual quest and, in just six weeks, wrote “Ode to Quetzalcoatl” along with much of the follow-up, Harbinger’s “Second Coming.”
With help from fellow musician Brian MacInness—who contributes additional guitar—Bixby recorded “Quetzalcoatl” on an echo-drenched four-track in a small apartment living room. The result is stark and intimate: mostly acoustic guitars with occasional harmonica and flute, framing Bixby’s haunted vocals, spiritual lyricism, and finely honed songwriting.
The opener, the chilling “Drug Song,” sets the tone for a suite of equally tormented pieces, including “666,” “Lonely Faces,” “Open Doors,” and “Secret Forest.”
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