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Orchestrated Psychedelia From The USA
There has long been a prevailing school of thought that psychedelic bands and orchestras do not mix. Even our compiler, Nick Saloman, admits he has been guilty in the past of dismissing many a fine track because of the unwelcome intrusion of brass and strings. It was down to bands like The Left Banke, with their innovative use of baroque instrumentation and chord structure, to show that psychedelia could be orchestrated and still sound superb. This compilation has rounded up 20 (previously uncomped on CD) tracks, all of which have been enriched, rather than diluted, by orchestration. You'll hear fuzz guitars, flutes, organs, sitars, horns, strings and some strange, strange lyrics. Okay, we concede that the mental image of a mob of penguin-suited, straight-laced classical musicians sawing away over a tripped-out psych backbeat may not appear particularly 'rock & roll' (well actually, maybe it does!), but open your ears and your mind, and you cannot fail to be seduced.
In among these mellifluous sounds you'll find a future Allman Brother, Texan garage band The Kitchen Cinq operating under a pseudonym, a band of loggers and firemen from the Pacific Northwest who nabbed a brief one-album deal, a former member of Paul Revere & The Raiders, and the man who would become Bruce Springsteen's manager. Step right this way.
Track listing:
1. BURNED: All Those Who Enter Here 2. THE SUBTERRANEAN MONASTERY: Realistic Patterns 3. THE MOON: Brother Lou's Love Colony 4. BUBBLE: I Call Her Lady 5. COMPASS: Her Sadness Primer 6. TIM WILDE: Popcorn Double Feature 7. THE SOUND SOLUTION: I Had The Notion 8. THE MYSTIC ASTROLOGIC CRYSTAL BAND: Yesterday Girl 9. THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Snowqueen 10. A HANDFUL: Dying Daffodil Incident 11. DOUGLAS FIR: Jersey Thursday 12. GREGG SHIVELY: Dominique Is Gone 13. NOBODY'S CHILDREN: Doncha Feel Like Cryin' 14. THE BALLOON FARM: Hurry Up Sundown 15. DUNN & McCASHEN: Lydia Purple 16. THE VISIONS: Small Town Commotion 17. DRAKE: Glory Train 18. THE 31ST OF FEBRUARY: Pedestals 19. NATTY BUMPO: Theme From Valley Of The Dolls 20.THE LITTLE BOY BLUES: Mr. Tripp Wouldn't Listen