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Originally released on Capitol Records in 1969, Milestones is the second album by Detroit psychedelic rock band SRC. Building on the acid-rock foundations of their self-titled debut, the album finds the group expanding their sound into a more ambitious blend of heavy psych, progressive rock, garage energy and dramatic keyboard-led arrangements.
SRC were part of the same late-1960s Detroit underground that produced the MC5, The Stooges and Alice Cooper, yet their sound stood apart from the city’s rawer hard-rock scene. With Gary Quackenbush’s piercing lead guitar and Glenn Quackenbush’s swirling organ at the centre, the band developed a more Anglophile, theatrical and progressive identity, drawing comparisons to The Pretty Things, The Zombies, Blue Cheer and early British heavy psych.
On Milestones, the band adds new layers of melody, mood and sonic drama. Tracks such as No Secret Destination and Eye Of The Storm retain the fuzz-driven force of their earlier work, while Show Me and I Remember Your Face bring a gentler, more reflective tone. The album’s famous adaptation of In The Hall Of The Mountain King / Bolero shows the group at their most adventurous, turning classical themes into a psychedelic instrumental showcase.
Side B deepens the album’s range, from the keyboard-led tension of Checkmate to the garage-pop punch of Our Little Secret and Up All Night, before closing with the expansive, cinematic The Angel Song. The result is one of SRC’s most distinctive records: melodic, heavy, atmospheric and full of late-60s underground imagination.
This Jackpot Records edition is reissued from the original 1969 analog master tapes with the original cover artwork, released exclusively for Record Store Day 2026. It uses an all-analog AAA process, is cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, pressed on premium black vinyl, and limited to 1000 copies.
Track Listing Side A